love is the second,
and understanding the third.
The chance to love and be loved
exists no matter where you are.
In matters of the heart,
nothing is true
except the improbable.
And what do all the great words
come to in the end, but that ?
I love you —I am at rest with you —I have come home.
That’s all nonviolence is —organized love.
Marge Piercy is a poet, novelist and feminist social activist.
Wow! I really love this poem. <3
ReplyDeleteSo glad you did. I have also posted another one of hers - this is a link to it http://caroleschatter.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/to-be-of-use-poem-by-marge-piercy.html
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this poem with me. You were right, I did like it!
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DeleteLovely poem, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYou are great for taking the time to comment.
DeleteEnjoyed the poem, lovely post!
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DeleteCarole, thanks for sharing this poem. Life is a gift...one that can easily slip past us if we lose sense of our focus.
ReplyDeleteYour blog site looks interesting. New Zealand has always been on my family's list for countries to visit. Thanks again.
David
I know it takes time to comment, so thank you very much.
DeleteTrue Talk.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this poem and your blog with me. :) I always feel honored when I get to take a peek into someones elses life. Much honored care.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you liked it. Thanks for taking time to comment.
DeleteThank you for that poem, I am so glad you shared it with me. Thank you, also for commenting on my blog as well.
ReplyDeleteLife itself is an unsolved mystery...
ReplyDeleteJust we can try to feel it through our emotions.
Thank you very much for offer such nice poem,
also paying gratitude to share mine...
In quest of a lovely shelter in anybody's heart,
journey of life continues....
Thank you,too.
DeleteIf each and everyone in this whole world have all the three gifts - life,love and understand, then this world will be a wonderful place for us all to dwell in....
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment
DeleteThis is nice! I loved the poem. Never heard about the writer but would sure like to read more of her if I can find any. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGreat. I do have one other of hers already up in an earlier post. Here it is. To Be of Use
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