the Dance

the Dance

love is more than

a box of chocolates

in a heart shape

or a dozen roses

that entertain

and then die on the stage

love is more than

promises

and dreams

love is what survives

remains

and then one day reminds us

of what was

and what is

just with a different 

flavor and bloom

but still

in a heart shape.

erin-cilberto

2/16/26

Reviews

[Lydia Shutter]

Oh yes, love morphs through the years. Perhaps the passion has waned, but the true emotion is always there. Chocolates and hearts are nice, but long lasting enduring love does not need such things. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

right, it does not. Thank you, Lydi.
j.

[Thomas W Case]

There’s a steady wisdom in this—no glitter, just the long haul truth of it.
You strip love down to what endures, and that quiet bloom hits harder than roses ever could.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for those words, Thomas.
j.

[Desert Knave]

Yeah. chocolates and roses are nice, but they hardly touch the depth that love reaches. ~Jim

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your wisdomesque words, Jim.
j.