The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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Love is Growing
Somewhere in the shadows
and on the cold wet ground,
love is growing.
Yes, love is growing!
Look around.
Look under.
Look more deeply.
Open your heart and you will see,
there is nothing in this world but love.
Love is in the rusty tin can by the road,
and in the nearby muddy tread mark.
It is in the dead tree lying along the path,
alive and crawling around with the worms.
Love is forever looking at you in the mirror.
How did you ever fail to see it?