<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">So gorgeous Riantee, and so true! Very inspiring!<div><br></div><div>Love, Roz<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 9, 2021, at 5:00 PM, Riantee Rand via Thespiritexpress <thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
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when we mix our breaths, our juices<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">we
are delivered to each other.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">The
laws of being do exist that bind the lovers<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">to
one another;<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">they
fulfill our most ancient dream<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">shared
life, share food and drink<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">and
which each sip, with each bite,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">a
certainty: I am loved.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">Let
us shout with this oldest of dream,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">let
us weep and laugh with it,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">tremble
with it,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">let
us dance and embrace it<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">this
ancient dream:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">to
be loved without any reason.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">to
be loved with no condition, no merit.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">To
be loved,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="">just
like that.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class=""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></p>
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