Passions

I have many passions

Many loves

From the simple company

Of my cat

To being with

And doing things with

My kids

Passions that have been with me

As long as I can remember

Like music

And reading

And art

To newer things

Like editing

And knitting

And spinning

And you

When I was a kid

I doodled and drew

I rode horses

And ran

The fire of those flames

Slowly fizzled out

Due to age

And weight

And truthful criticism

But even as some flames

Slowly died out

New ones

We’re sparked

Into existence

And bravely

Began to burn brightly

I’m not sure it matters

Which passions

I partake of

Only that I do

I think there is

An inherent value

Just in being passionate

But when that love

Includes a form of creation

Of harnessing your creativity

To bring forth

Something new

And unique to you

Then you are truly blessed

And if you are lucky

You will have people in your life

Who share the same joys

The same passions

As you

And if you are not just lucky

But serendipitously blessed

You will get to express

Your creativity

And pursue your passion

With people you love

And who love you

In return

You will laugh together

Be wild and crazy

And gloriously silly together

But most importantly

You will collaborate

Your passions

Will fuel their passions

Ideas begetting other ideas

Your thoughts

And dreams

Will soar

The flames of your passions

Will be the oxygen of theirs

And you will discover

That the only greater joy

Than creating something

On your own

Lies in creating something

With the people you love