poetry

poetry	Leslie A. Neilson is a published author and lives in NB Canada. A sample of her work is given below. Email her at aneilson@nbnet.nb.ca if you are interested in more.
Picture 1	Portrait of poetry
Picture 2	Poetry and her family at the beach... Look at the cool dinosaur!!

What is love...?
It's meaning is vast, yet simple.
It has existed since the beginning of time...
through change, through growth, through uncertainty.

It is something you can embrace...
without actually holding on to it.
It is a gift that needs no decorative wrappings..
to magnify it's worth.
It is something we all need, to survive...
for it gives us purpose in our lives.

Love says many things, in it's silence.
It's presence fills our hearts with faith,
not only in ourselves...but in others also.
It gives us an armour of charity ...
and prompts us to look towards others with kindness.

Love is a tool that can create miracles.
It can overcome any obstacle placed in it's path.
If given the opportunity,
love can richly nourish anyone
who desires it, without a moments hesitation.
It is gracious and full of life.

Love is forever present and cannot die.
It is shared between those who have found it.
It is seen through the eyes of all who believe.
It is felt through the ones who have allowed it to surface.
It is given to those who accept it.

I ask again, " what is love? "
It is you. It is me. It is us.


Leslie A. Neilson