Ron VanHooser Poet Free verse

Number 8

Our love is the number 8:
A pair of circles 
joined forever
by the touch 
of a tender kiss.

We are an hourglass,
and our love flows like the sand,
each half ebbs but never empties,
each half fills but always has room
for more love to fill our souls.

It is no small miracle
that when you and I
walk side by side,
number 8 transforms us
into infinity.

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Sara Kendrick July 1, 2026 at 2:23 PM Congratulations on your winning work in Brian's contest. Way to go. Sara K. Ron VanHooser July 18, 2026 at 1:24 PM Thanks Sara, it really surprised me as so many people read this poem and are just puzzled. They don't get it. I'm glad you liked it. Thanks again, Ron

Natasha L Scragg June 25, 2026 at 7:50 AM Love the symbolism of the hourglass in this poem. There will always be room for more love. Very clever ending too to make the sign of infinity. :-D Ron VanHooser June 25, 2026 at 2:34 PM Thank you! I don't write much with symbolism, but this one came to me and seemed to work, so I released it into the wild to see how it was received, yours is the first comment I have had and it is positive. Thank you for that. I'm glad you enjoyed it! All the best, Ron