When your gaze found mine, the whole world swayed, As if the earth had missed a hidden beat; The sunlight suddenly grew unafraid, Then melted like warm gold around my feet. I tried to look away, but something stayed, A trembling little universe in you; My eyes became two doors I could not close, And every secret seemed to wander through. I felt my cheeks turn roses in the rain, A sudden fire underneath my skin; The stars began to whisper my sweet shame, While little suns kept blooming from within. Your eyes were not just eyes, they were a place, A strange blue room where gravity was gone; I wandered through the silence of your gaze And somehow lost the person I was on. My heartbeat stumbled, then forgot its name, It ran barefoot through corridors of light; I blushed as though the moon had called me beautiful, Then hid my face from heaven's watching sight. The trees leaned closer, jealous of the view, The flowers opened wider just to see; Even the wind became unusually shy, As thoug...
Love is not measured by ceremonies,
Not by silk, gold, or scripted vows,
It does not rise with polished speeches
Or bow to the gaze of gathered crowds.
Its true language lives in the unnoticed
In pauses between heartbeats,
In the quiet loyalty of presence
When words have no strength left.
Love is the memory of shared mornings,
Light resting softly on familiar faces,
The echo of laughter in empty rooms,
The comfort of knowing where you belong.
It is found in hands that remember each other,
In patience learned through fragile days,
In choosing the same soul again
When ease has long since departed.
Time weaves love from fleeting moments,
Stitching meaning into the ordinary,
Until memory itself becomes sacred ground
Where devotion learns how to stay.
So let the world count its ceremonies
Love counts the moments that endure,
For it is not the grand display that remains,
But the memories that stay in the heart forever.
© 2026 Gloria Penelope
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