Brian’sPoems

The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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How I Love

...now that I know...

As my love grows,
my long list
of likes and dislikes
is shrinking.

I now love the rain.
I love the snow.
Above all I love
those spirits helping
the flowers to grow.

I love the desert.
I love the sea.
I love the vines
growing wildly between
you and me.

I love my suffering.
I love my joy.
I love my life.
I know there’s nothing
I need to destroy.

I love you.
I love me.
I love this world.
Oh, how I love all three!

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