Love Laughs...and Cries

She tells us she’s engaged

Proudly showing her ring

We hug her saying ‘wow, oh my’

Then we laugh

And cry

She counts the weeks, days, hours

Until the big day

And we all try to be happy while

We laugh

And cry

Time dashes through households

Stealing ribbons and curls from little girls

As we scold, hug, hold, sigh

We laugh

We cry

She shows me the song they’ve chosen

For their wedding

And she tells me why

And I laugh

And I cry

Love is life’s moment-music

Heart-beat percussion in perfect time

While we flounder, free-fall, fumble and fly

We laugh

And cry

© Janet Martin

Yes, love laughs and cries. When Emily announced her engagement Victoria hugged her and cried. Yesterday a neighbor/friend dropped in and she told me she feels so guilty for feeling so sad that Emily won’t live here anymore. On Saturday morning I hugged my middle daughter who is up north at a kid’s camp for a week, smiles with tears… Last week while my sister’s kids were here I clutched at sorrow tugs; at how BIG every one is getting and I had moments of quiet tear-wiping. Just now Emily showed me the song they chose for their ceremony and she explained to me why, then they laughed as they turned to see me listening to it and wiping a river of tears from my face so I start laughing too…love can me such a mess sometimes:0

Yesterday at lunch I noticed that barely a minute passed that Victoria didn’t glance up at Emily…(this pic is blurry but I had to take it quick before they noticed me. )