{"id":2347,"date":"2006-12-11T15:44:26","date_gmt":"2006-12-11T23:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mortaine.com\/blog\/love-lives-in-the-quiet-places\/"},"modified":"2006-12-11T15:59:20","modified_gmt":"2006-12-11T23:59:20","slug":"love-lives-in-the-quiet-places","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mortaine.com\/blog\/poetry\/love-lives-in-the-quiet-places\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Lives in the Quiet Places"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Love Lives in the Quiet Places<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Love lives in the quiet places.<br \/>\nIt is in a hand, tightly held.<br \/>\nIt is in close-scented embraces.<br \/>\nIt is the moment when bodies meld.<br \/>\nLove lies in the still, silent times.<br \/>\nIt is the good-bye kiss.<br \/>\nAnd all awkward love rhymes.<br \/>\nLove is that, but it is also this:<br \/>\nLove is frustrating, fiery calls.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s passion and fire and stubborn pride.<br \/>\nLove is hard work, breaking down walls.<br \/>\nLove is the truth that can&#8217;t be denied.<br \/>\nA great gift it is to marry your best friend.<br \/>\nLove is there now. It does not end.<\/p>\n<p>[Written in commemoration of the wedding of elentar and his new bride, Jeanette.]<\/p>\n<p>Stephanie Cottrell Bryant<br \/>\nMay 27, 2003 <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a9 2003, Stephanie Cottrell Bryant. Written by Stephanie Cottrell Bryant. Permission to copy, distribute, share with friends and loved ones is granted, provided the copyright and author acknowledgments remain intact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Love Lives in the Quiet Places Love lives in the quiet places. It is in a hand, tightly held. It is in close-scented embraces. It is the moment when bodies meld. Love lies in the still, silent times. It is the good-bye kiss. And all awkward love rhymes. 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