A Recipe for Love*

by Benji Raymond


(Serving Suggestions:
Serves two people generously)

Directions:

Take two compatible souls
Sprinkle a dash of honesty & trust
Sift in a layer of compromise & a cup of loyalty,
then mix with an ounce of understanding & patience.

While stirring, add a cup of consistency.
fill in the gaps with communication & tolerance.
Swirl gently,
Throughly coat with a dash of unselfishness,
sprinkle with a pinch of compassion & reliability.
Add a teaspoon of kindness & intimacy.

leave to warm in the moderate sun over a period of time.

Best served with :
a spice of humour


*Edited version of the poem which appeared in Marriage Is Forever:
A Blue Mountain Arts Collection (March 2003)