My Heart Told Me

I asked my heart

if Love is one and the same,

in its morse codic beat

it said, " Are the flowers of

Spring dressed with the same petals?"

"No" I retorted.

"But are they all beautiful?"

my heart replied questioningly. 

"Yes" I quipped. 

"You have answered your query then."

Again I asked 

my patient heart, 

"Do you stop loving

someone the moment 

you discover their flaws 

or get hurt by them?"

After pondering on it, my heart spoke,

"Do you ignore the 

rose because it has thorns?"

"Thanks heart! 

I have one more question.

How do I take care of another heart?"

My heart mused 

with the knowledge it gained

after millions of blood pumps,

"You treat a heart like

you treat a blossom.

You should become

a loving gardener.

But you should know

that your Love isn't 

all it needs.

Remember that a flower years

for sunshine too.

It grows with rainbow butterflies.

It glides with the wind.

It is nourished by the Land.

A heart needs other hearts

-it doesn't strive on yours alone."

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*Picture from http://www.princetonol.com/Family_Life/images/coloringbook/flowers.gif