Whether long term

or short term

Sweethearts are

the names we say

of those whose love goes beyond themselves

and focuses on another with sweet abiding love

Oh, the mystery

and the passion

that engulfs us

in such bliss

Never explaining where it came from

Always strengthening the bond

A bond that grows internally

as we live love day by day

in the words that speak devotion

in the deeds those words convey

Oh, how can words express such love?

Or, truly share what’s in our hearts?

Alas, the one we name our “sweetheart”

Is the one for whom

we care!

D.J. Hausman-Hill

Lititz