Today’s word is “lonely-hearts” ... Lohn-lee-hahrts ... of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives. (Dictionary.com)
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Souls yearn and pine for a safe space,
Where all’s accepted with pure grace,
Where foibles vanish into mist,
Far from that cloistered, joyful place.
And so they go a-wandering,
To lonley-hearts clubs and beyond,
Searching for that one true love,
With whom they’ll have a forever bond.
Then many nights and days are spent,
Checking the yes’s and the no’s,
Measuring for personality,
But the process seems so slow.
Meanwhile, in truth, God sits and waits,
Readied mercies great, unnumbered,
For his children to come back to him,
Unashamed and unencumbered.
Anne Selleck
Copyright 2017
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