There’s a lot of love about if you look in the right places
The quiet gaps of long-ago friendships that return
Around the corner from new friends
Who are just getting to know you.

In the rose that winks at you as it grows up your trellis
The random voice approaching from across the world on Twitter
The young girl who stands up for you on the train
The young child who smiles at you on the tube.

The neighbour who offers to help when you’re ill
The discussion that connects with your heart on the radio
And there’s the cat as he purrs and massages his ears on your legs
It’s all a love of sorts.

The desk in the corner of the room that reminds you of your mother’s love
A painting of the South of France creating memories of happy times
The translucence of the dragonflies who show us that everything has a purpose
And us, we humans, play hide and seek with what we are here for.