Melt Together

My Love…
We are fodder for a fire, that burns brightly yet does not incinerate; that grows hotter with time, yet does not obliterate; that protects with its heat; that melts two into one entity as certainly as crayons melt together on a hot stove.

Elizabeth Barrett to Robert Browning June 26, 1846
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think the
same of you,
you asked
yesterday.
But I
never think
the same
of you;
because
day by day
you look greater
and feel dearer…

Madly, Deeply and for Always

My Love…
I am constantly touched by the depth of feeling you show me. Your kind way and tender manner is the sweetest affection I have ever known. I love you madly, deeply and for always.

By American novelist and screenwriter Nicholas Sparks
middle-aged-coupleEDITLove is
more than
three words
mumbled
before
bedtime.
Love is
sustained
by action,
a pattern
of devotion
in the things
we do
for each
other
every day.

I Knew It

Love…
…came not because of one thing, but because of many. In coming to know you I have discovered so much I like; so much to be glad, even joyful about. If I had custom made you for me, I could not have done a better job.

Spoken by Tom Hanks in the movie “Sleepless In Seattle”
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was
a million
tiny
little
things
that,
when
you
added
them
all up,
they
meant
we were
supposed
to be
together…
and
I knew it.

Abundantly Clear

Love…
…has been a healing salve for us. After all that’s happened, the depth of our respect and affection for each other is abundantly clear. I love you Sweetheart and being loved by you is the best thing that ever happened to me.

American singer, songwriter, and actress Kelly Clarkson
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experiences
remind me
that it’s
those
black
clouds
that make
the
blue
skies
even more
beautiful.

From Top to Bottom

Love…
…enriches the soul and powers the heart with a stronger beat. From top to bottom, it hollows out a person to make room for itself. Whether high or low, love brings a depth of feeling known no other way.

American Teacher, Writer and Recovery Leader Karen Casey
_Lovers-in-a-Dangerous-Time-Directed-by-Mark-Hug-and-May-Charters-Truly loving
another means
letting go
of all
expectations.
It means
full
acceptance,
even
celebration
of another’s
personhood.

What Is Deepest

Love…
…knows of imperfection, but cares little about it. What is good and virtuous is amplified. Flaws and deficiency are diminished. Through the eyes of love we lift another to their greatest height.

French philosopher & Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
asian-coupleLove alone
is capable
of uniting
living beings
in such a way
as to complete
and fulfill them,
for it alone
takes them
and joins them
by what is deepest
in themselves.

It Is So Rare

Love…
… is not as simple as “I love you”. Those three words are an absolutely true statement about what I feel, but there is much more. I like you. I respect you. I believe in you. I admire you. I trust you. And more…

French Romantic composer Hector Berlioz
It is so rare…
to find a complete person,
with a soul, a heart
and an imagination;
so rare for characters
as ardent and restless
as ours to meet
and to be matched together,
that I hardly know
how to tell you
what happiness
it gives me to know you.

A Great Comfort

Love…
… Love is a sense that comes without doubt and question; a simple, but certain knowing. There is graceful comfort in knowing there is true love in your heart for me.

Contemporary Italian writer C. Joybell C.
We have to allow ourselves to be loved
by the people who really love us,
the people who really matter.
Too much of the time,
we are blinded by our own pursuits
of people to love us,
people that don’t even matter,
while all… the people who do love us
have to stand on the sidewalk
and watch us beg in the streets!
It’s time to put an end to this.
It’s time for us to let ourselves be loved.

For Ten Minutes, a Whole Day or Longer

Love…
…is the peace of mind from knowing you will be there to help if I ask. Whether for ten minutes, a whole day or longer I know without doubt I can depend on you.

Taken from a poem of an unknown original source
I know that I can always count on you
To be there when I need someone
To give their best advice.
I know that I can always count on you
When I need someone
To help me make things right.
I know that I can always count on you
To be there when I need someone
To lend a helping hand.
I know that I can always count on you
To be there when I need someone
To truly understand.