True love
Deepens with the
Passage of time
Through distance
And silence,
It stays on the wings
Of each lover’s dreams
Emerges in the
Quiet corners of surrender
A warm soothing hand
That asks nothing
Needs nothing
Exists in spite of
And because of
Cannot be willed into being
Or wished away
True love simply is
Is the air we breathe without thinking
The sun that warms but does not burn
The loose embrace that holds fast
While setting free
True love dances only
When it is time
And not before
It comes without being called
And its presence lights
The darkest solo crossings
True love
The love of changed lives
And new hearts
Cannot, will not
Be ignored
It gives confidently
Expecting nothing in return
And its greatest reward is the act of loving.
© Julie Stevens 2001
yes the poem is true , true love does not give , expecting something in return.