Gift of Love

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The Spirit of You

I love…
…that when you made the bed last Sunday morning you left a card hidden between the sheets for me to find that night at bedtime.

Elizabeth Barrett to Robert Browning June 19, 1846
… the spirit of you
and the influence of you
are always close to my spirit
when it discerns any beauty
or feels any joy;
if I am happy on any day
it is through you…
whether you are absent
or present,
dearest,
and ever dearest…

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My Last Breath

I love…
…sitting on the couch with you while we munched on edamame, blueberries, grapes, strawberries and cheese with Ravi Shankar’s music playing in the background.

Quote from DeAnna Anderson
If I had to choose
between breathing
and
loving you
I would use
my last breath
to tell you
I love you.

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Without You It’s Blurry

I love…
… when it is time for you to leave, for even for just a few hours, how you always hang back for a few extra minutes, holding me and saying without a word how much I mean to you.

From “Tiny Dancer” by Elton John and Bernie Taupin
You’re my star,
My light,
My whole entire life.
Without you it’s blurry,
And I can’t see why…
… I just think
That I’m dreaming
All night…

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Four Questions of Value in Life

I love…
…how much we value our love.  The great pain we both knew in the past with others taught us the hard way to appreciate what we share for the great gift it is.
 
Dialogue from the Movie “Don Juan DeMarco”
There are only four questions of value in life…
What is sacred?
Of what is the spirit made?
What is worth living for,
And what is worth dying for?
The answer to each is the same:
Only love.

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In Dreams and In Love

I love…
…the pet-names you call me.   When I hear “Sweetie” or “My Sweet” or “My Sweet Southern Gentleman” it’s touching to know you see me that way.  Being kind and tender is the way I always want to treat you.
 
Hungarian Poet Janos Arany
In
Dreams
And
In
Love
There
Are
No
Impossibilities.

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Your Eyes

I love…
…how thoughtful you are and how quickly you pitch in to help me do things. Being in deeply in love and being friends at the same time is a wonderful combination. 

Taken from “Your Eyes” by Samantha
There’s no crying
Beneath the skies,
There’s no hiding
Behind your eyes.
They tell your every feeling,
They scream them loud and clear,
They tell me you love me,
And you’ll always hold me near.

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In Harmony Familiar

I love…
…the way our hands fit together.  My masculine fingers are not too big.  Your feminine fingers are not too small.  When we hold hands they “fit” together like two halves of one whole. 
 
From “Holding Hands” by Richard Sidy
Their hands find each other
automatically,
a perfect fit,
in harmony familiar
like they were always
together
their warmth
their feel
their rhythmic embrace…

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Nothing in the World Matters

I love…
… how you pull me close when we hug and hold me for a long, long time.  You are never in a rush to let go.  Nothing in the world matters at that moment except you and me.

From “A Simple Hug” by Johnny Ray Ryder Jr
A hug is
An amazing thing.
It’s just the perfect way
To show
The love
We’re feeling
But can’t find
The words to say.

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Crawled Into the Light

I love…
…how you put your hand on my arm and kept it there for a long while the first time I had dinner with you, your sister and Mom and Dad. In that simple way you told them how you felt about me.

Author Unknown
I climbed up the door
and opened the stairs,
Said my pajamas
and put on my prayers,
Then I turned off the bed
and crawled into the light
All because you kissed me goodnight!