Romance - What is it?

Romance -What is it?

Is it noticing?
Is it wanting?
Is it a kiss in the rain?
A flower picked fresh from your blooming rose bush?
Or is it store bought?
Does that count?
Yes-it’s trying, it’s an attempt.
But does it mean more if it’s been picked?
Walking among the plentiful blooms
Selecting just the perfect one for you?
Is that more romantic?
I don’t know…
Is it the gentle way your hair is moved aside before a kiss?
The grasping of your hand in a theater?
The opening of the car door, the store door, the bedroom door…
Wanting to watch a sunset, the ocean, a bee?
A hawk soaring on warm thermals,
But what if non of these are appealing?
What if all the subtle clues to your soul are missed?
Is there another way to find romance?
Can one create enough for both?
Can we keep telling ourselves it's enough?
That we don't really need it?
I don’t know...
I’ll keep trying.