The Greatest Riddle

W hat kills just as often as it breeds life?

What spills as often as it holds tight?

What makes old men cry for times past...

And fills a child's mind with questions to ask?

What bonds friends and families alike...

What glue holds a marriage through hard times?

What elusive gem must we all seek?

What weakens the strong and strengthens the weak?

What will outlast Time and Gods and Earth?

What goes beyond the grave and is instinct at birth?

What is older than old, and is always new...

And what have I seen, Love, shining in you?

-Jake-
Wednesday, May 6, 1998