Month: February 2012

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As Old As Time

I love…
…YOU.  I need you.  I want you.  It’s hard to remember my life before you were in it.

From “COULD IT BE?” by Freida Martinez
Could it be
That I once saw you
In a dream
As old as time?
And could it be
The arms holding you
Were really mine
The whole time?

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When It All Falls Down

I love…
…that we get along as well as we do and don’t have painful fights.  Everything is not always perfect, but our love and respect for each other helps us work well through the rough spots.

“I Want to…” by Jenna
I want to stare into your eyes
And never look away;
I want you to hold me in your arms
And tell me it’s okay;
I want to kiss with a passion
That only we can share,
And when it all falls down
I want you to be there.

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My Debt to You

I love…
…that your favorite thing is being together.  It’s mine too.  Wasting time with you is never wasted!
 
American poet Jessie Belle Rittenhouse Scollard
My debt to you,
Beloved,
Is one
I cannot pay
In any coin
Of any realm
On any
Reckoning day.

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A Gentle Light Around You

I love…
…how people are attracted by your kind and caring ways.  You carry a gentle light around you that is easy to see for anyone who looks close enough.
 
From song “The Way You Look Tonight” by Kern & Fields
With each word,
your tenderness grows,
tearing my fears apart.
And that laugh,
that wrinkles your nose
touches my foolish heart.
You’re lovely,
with your smile so warm
and your cheek so soft,
there is nothing for me
but to love you.

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Feel My Heartbeat

I love…
…that you like to sit close on the couch while we watch a movie at home.  Even those I have seen before are better when shared with you. 
 
Taken from “Together We Are One” by Andre Willis 
Close your eyes
and see me.
 
Reach out
and I am there.
 
Feel my heartbeat
in your chest.
 
Run your fingers
through my hair.

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Lodged in My Heart

I love…
…that you are understanding when I have to work late or business keeps us apart.  It makes me want to be with you even more.
 
12th Century writer, Frau Ava of Göttweig
I am yours,
You are mine.
Of this we are certain.
you are lodged
in my heart,
the small key
is lost
You must stay there
forever.

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Scent of a Lady

I love…
…when I hug you from behind and can put my face in your hair to smell the wonderful “scent of a lady” that is uniquely you.
 
Lt. Col. Frank Slade in the Movie “Scent of a Woman” 
Have you ever buried your nose
in a mountain of curls
(and) just wanted to go to sleep forever? 
Or lips…
and when they touched yours were like
that first swallow of wine
after you just crossed the desert?

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Plenty of Room

I love…
…how open you are when there is something we need to talk out. That’s only one of many ways you show just how much you care and want the best for us.

American literary critic Barbara Johnson
Love
is
what
makes
two
people
sit
in
the
middle
of a bench
when there’s
plenty of room on both ends.