Thought for The Day - A Kiss

A Kiss 11 x 14 Pastels

Mommy kisses the baby

Uncle kisses the baby

Grandma kisses the baby

And each time lips are pressed against the cheek

Nose or neck

 A sense is 

Communicated

LOVE

Unconditional caring

A message declared

You are unique

A treasure

A man and woman

Out for a ride on a bike trail

Stop to wait at a traffic light

Talking about whatever couples talk about

He ponders her

Moves in closer

And kisses her on the lips

A light kiss

But its message is clear

I cherish you

At this moment

You make my heart sing

There is no one else like you in the entire world

And I’m blessed to have you

The many years have dulled

The edges of this man and wife

Children grown and with children of their own

A kitchen table

Once the center of family gatherings

Now a quiet place for the morning paper

A cup of coffee

And quiet comments

But this day

The husband looks over at her

His sweetie

And in a second

She is sweeter than ever to him

Reaching over further than his old frame should allow

He finds her waiting lips

Poised to receive what years have not dulled

An expression of love

Given

And received

Eternal

In a dark grove

Where olive trees are grown and harvested

A troubled man

Resolved to complete his work

Quietly wakes his students

Early morning hours

Lessons remaining to be learned

But no time to learn them

A friend approaches

A strange band of soldiers 

Behind

He greets his rabbi

Embraces him

And with a kiss

He seals an act of betrayal

Forever changing the fate of the world

And giving him an infamous name

Love gone wrong

A bond destroyed

Yet an exchange is made