When Love Enters

When love walks, gently up the steps
of your house and knocks on your door,

for gods' sake, don’t just stand there --

Open the door.

When love enters your home,

and spreads its aroma like a sacred incense,

don’t let your heart go on and on

about how it has forgotten how to be loved.

When love enters your home,

don’t start tying it down with ropes

panicking it will not be there tomorrow.

For who can predict the future?

When love enters your home,

receive the bouquet of flowers it has to bring,

place it in a vase of fresh water, and give

its buds ample space to bloom.

When love enters your home,

let it come through your front door,

and let it flow out through all the windows

of your home to nurture those who, 
are still waiting for love to enter their homes.

When love walks, gently up the steps

of your house and knocks on your door,

for gods' sake, don’t just stand there --

Open. the. door.