Poem: Love After Love

The poem "Love After Love" by Derek Walcott. A beautiful poem of awakening unto yourself. Read by Don Reed Simmons.

Transcript

Just simply breathe.

A poem by Derek Wolcott.

The time will come when with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your own door,

In your own mirror,

And each will smile at the other's welcome and say,

Sit here,

Eat.

You will love again the stranger who was yourself.

Give wine,

Give bread,

Give back your heart to itself,

To the stranger who has loved you all your life,

Whom you ignored for another,

Who knows you by heart.

Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,

The photographs,

The desperate notes.

Peel your own image from the mirror.

Sit.

Feast on your life.

Thank you.

Reviews

Beautiful poem ~ love the personification and imagery

Magnificent.

Lovely! Thank you for sharing & definitely a message I needed to hear right now!

Don's voice is really calming me and bringing me inner peace. Thank you

Oh to find myself again..

Peaceful, truthful, mesmerising. Namaste 🙏🏽

very good. going to listen to it more🌈

This is such a beautiful poem. Reminding me of my self worth and the love I have for myself and my life. Thank you for this . . . 💙

Thank you for this beautiful poem Don. It's so important always to love ourselves before loving another. To include ourselves in this love.

Wow! A much deeper response than I was expecting. Thank you!

Ahhh. Absolutely connected to inner higher power with this beautifully read wonderful poem. Thank you 🙏🏼💫💜

What a great way to start the process of reconnecting with yourself. Excellent!

I really enjoyed this!I thought is was going to be about loving another but I was pleasantly surprised🌹

This poem cracked my heart open ♥️ thank you!

Powerful poem.

Must love ourselves to be able to love another. Truth in the poem.

Thank you so much.

Loved it. Thank you 🙏🏻