Magic of Love

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The Certainty in My Heart

I love…
…the certainty I feel in my heart. It’s important to me that you know my loving feelings for you are strong and resilient. Be confident in that…. I am.

“The Quicker to See You Again” by Lois Wyse
We reached the corner of the street,
And you turned and walked away.
But not I.
I ran.
I ran from you as quickly as I could.
I felt your eyes upon my fast-retreating back
And knew that you kept turning ’round
to watch me run away.
But what you could not know
As I ran down the street
Was that I ran because
I cannot bear to walk away from you.

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Silently I let It Fall

I love…
…that you are learning not to be afraid to cry and are coming to know the healing quality of tears. Sometimes they’re the best cure for what ails us. Always I am glad to hold you in my arms anytime that will help the pain and sadness pass.

Poem by American poet Marge Tindall
I shed a tear today.
Silently, I felt it fall.
You caught it,
shared it,
held it,
felt it,
then
suddenly
it wasn’t so
big after all.

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Love Like Crazy

I love…
…that even though you like to be busy, with me you can sit still, relax, and be lazy. We’re good together at doing nothing in particular and doing it well.

From the song “Love Like Crazy” by Lee Brice
Be a best friend.
Tell the truth.
And overuse I love you.
Go to work.
Do your best.
Don’t out smart
your common sense.
Never let your
prayin’ knees get lazy.
And love like crazy.

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Love’s Brush Will Paint for Us

I love…
…that my heart has discovered it can feel again. Through you I have come again to know love in full and broad dimensions instead of the narrow daydream my heart grasped to hold on to for such a long time.

From the poem “My Friend, My Love” by K. Brook
The lines of age
will etch
their mark on us
and time
will take
the strength
from our bodies.
But love’s brush
will paint for us
a picture of such beauty,
That a hundred lifetimes
could not remove their glory.

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Somewhere Close to the Heart

I love…
…that recently we began closing emails with “love and kisses”; that became “dove and wishes”; then “bugs and fishes” and so on until we had used up just about every possible rhyming word. I smile each time  I think about it.

“Close to the Heart” by American poet Helen Lowrie Marshall
Close to the heart is a secret place
Where dreams are stored away,
And study candles of faith are kept
Against a darker day.
And there, too, are the memories;
The laughter share, the tears,
The little things that mean so much,
Seen through the mist of years.
Out dearest wishes, deepest loves,
The burdens that we bear;
The essence of our being lies
In what we harbor there.
To each his own; a hideaway
That has not counterpart;
The treasure-house of the soul that lies
Somewhere close to the heart.

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Hold On To Her

I love…
…that you are focused on improving yourself and resolving your past. In each way you heal and grow, my heart, mind and soul are positively affected simply by being allowed to bear witness to your efforts.

Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician and poet Bob Marley
She loved before
she may love again.
But if she loves you now,
what else matters?
She’s not perfect –
you aren’t either,
and the two of you
may never be perfect together
but if she can make you laugh,
cause you to think twice,
and admit to being human
and making mistakes,
hold onto her
and give her the most you can.
Smile when she makes you happy,
let her know when she makes you mad,
and miss her when she’s not there.

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She’ll Steal Your Heart

I love…
…that you never seem to tire of spending time with me and express your feelings about that openly. To know my presence matters to you that much means a lot to me.

From a poem posted on poemhunter.com by Udiah (witness to Yah)
Soft and warm
Sealed with care
Sweet and kind
Will ever share
Brave and strong
Yet so fair
That is her
She’s always there.
If you meet her
Best Beware
She’ll steal your heart
unaware
Her name is Love
This I swear
There’s none like her
anywhere.

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Like an Hourglass

I love…
…waking up in the morning and getting an email or text from you before I get around to sending you one. My mornings are always better when you put some of yourself at the threshold of my new day.

Quote from French author Jules Renard
Love is
like an
hourglass,
with the heart
filling up
as the
brain
empties.

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From Instinct and Intuition Alone

I love…
…you with a feeling beyond thought and logic; apart from reason and common sense; above wisdom and below rationale. From instinct and intuition alone does my heart move toward you.

Brazilian lyricist and novelist Paulo Coelho
I think that perhaps
we always fall in love
the very first time we see
the person of our dreams,
even though, at the time,
reason may be telling
otherwise, and we may fight
against that instinct,
hoping against hope
that we won’t win,
until there comes a point
when we allow ourselves
to be vanquished by our feelings…

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Your Positive Magic

I love…
…when you send a short email or text just before you go to bed saying you had an enjoyable day and feel happy. Some of your positive magic rubs off making it easier for sleep to find me and for my dreams to find you.

Polish born-American novelist Anzia Yezierska
If
I had
never met
you
I would
have dreamed
you
into being.