Why Tenderness

These Precious Days

Out of the vast universe,
In the entire history of time,
We have come together
To spend these moments
And the balance of our days
With each other.

Not knowing our time remaining
Or what tomorrow may provide,
We have this rare chance
To learn to love one another
Sensitively and delicately,
Fully and deeply.

With our brief span passing
At an ever faster pace,
We can let the days
Slip through our grasp
Or we can remember that
These are our moments now.

Yes to a Dance
The pace and the flood of distraction
Creates drift that skirts disconnection
Until there is no satisfaction
And loving is far from perfection

Just then comes a note from Romance
Saying this is worth taking the chance
Daring to ask, just perchance
If they’d say yes to a dance.

THE POWER OF TENDERNESS

The central thing we’ve learned and want to share is the power of tenderness to create and enhance a sweet, deep and at times exquisite closeness with each other. The other wonderful discovery for us is that tenderness can be cultivated, and like a well-tended garden, it will grow. 

There’s also a benefit of living tenderly together that is a precious gift.  The ongoing experience of having our feelings treated tenderly by each other creates a profound feeling of trust in each other’s love.  It feels deep and unshakable, which is of tremendous comfort.  It leads us to realistically aspire to the following relationship description we created, which has become our favorite toast; so here’s to you, and to us:

May our togetherness always be:

Rock solid
Pillow soft
Feather tender, and
Moonlight in love