Thoughts of Nanushka

We do not have to rely

upon memories

to recapture the spirit

of those we have loved and lost -

they live within our souls

in some perfect sanctuary

which even death

cannot destroy -

From The Thoughts of Nanushka Vol VII-XII - Nan Witcomb

Falling in Love

FALLING in love 
is a recurring illness -
the heady nights
and dizzy days,
the raging fever
and the pain -
recovery - 
slow convalescence
with the uncertainty
of where and when or if
this wondrous sickness
will strike again . .