There are quiet times of romance
and there are romantic highs 
during which lovers feel alive,
Full of music and poetry,
and life takes on new meaning. 
Romance is an attitude. 
It is a man and woman 
being alive to one another .. 
It is an atmosphere .. 
a look that speaks
more eloquently than words,
a squeeze of the hand
as you pass each other 
in a crowded room,
a pat on the head or the shoulder
for no particular reason.. 
Romance is an element of fascination 
and delight that culminates
in a deep desire 
to experience all of life
with the one we love.

by Joan Winmill Brown & Bill Brown

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