Invisible Trapeze

[ampoule]

Invisible Trapeze

I do not know what I am holding on to,
I cannot see or feel what I grasp,
But somehow it swings me from place to place,
And though I fear the landing,
I do not fall into its protective net.

Is it faith...trusting and expectant?
Is it hope...all rose-colored and propitious?
Is it love...tender and compassionate?

My Faith
My Hope
My Love

is this

That the homely man will hold me close
and wipe away my tears,
That he will keep me and respect me

Swinging
Releasing
Grasping

I have Faith and Hope and Love,
But the greatest of these is LOVE.


amp, December TwentySecond, TwoThousand

[symphony]

The love and hope in this makes me remember one of my friends, who always expresses raw feelings through her poems. I love those poems, and I love this poem. :)

[Granny5]

ampoulel, this is so lovely. It says so much about love and trust and hope.
I just love it.

[motherhubbard]

beautiful amp. for some reason it left me a little sad and wondering.