I have found love and wallowed in its joy and luxury. I have lost love and been swallowed up by its grief and poverty. Experiences with loving caused the fear of it grow, but courage to embrace it grew more. Knowing the risks does not slow a searching heart. B.P.

Beauty shines brighter
in the heart of him
who longs for it
than in the eyes
of him who sees it.
Kahlil Gibran