the tao says:-
to delight in your love
to feel the heart open
to treasure every moment
every touch
every glance
every kind word
but let it go

for all things change
everyday we are different
everyday our hearts bend in the wind
feelings ebb and flow
intimacy is not something you can cling to
for it is fragile as a bird
it needs it freedom
to sing and fly
to come and go as it pleases

Simplicity
the uncurling of a fern
a leaf flutters to the path

Patience
the blush of autumn
turns to red and gold falling leaves
the seed pushes out of dark loam

Compassion
the heart recognises itself in others
the heart sees suffering and struggle
different, but no different to its own

With simplicity
I relax into the centre
I return to the source
With patience