I love…
…when I travel you like me to let you know I arrived safely at my destination. To know someone far away cares as you do is a great comfort.
Ebb Tide by Brian Burke
You’re
the gentle breeze
that soothes
my heart
And through
my soul
your ripples pour.
Within
my mind
the storm clouds part
As you ebb upon
my body’s shore.
I love…
…watching you learn new things and become more of what you always wanted to be. Your growth gives added meaning to the phrase “the best is yet to come”.
Saying by American author Henry Van Dyke
Time is too slow
for those who wait,
too swift for those who fear,
too long for those who grieve,
too short for those who rejoice,
but for those who love,
time is eternity.
I love…
…your tenderness and soft touch. It means even more because I know a good bit of your life you have had so little of it. For some pain makes them bitter, but your hurts made you sweet and kind.
From “If I Could” by Harry Boslem
If I could find a song bird,
I’d place it on your windowsill,
To sing the song of our love,
And chase away the morning chill.
If I could find a sweet rose,
I’d place it on your pillow,
To gently scent your sleep’s repose,
With the good smell of tomorrow.
If I could kiss your sweet lips,
I’d kiss them all the while,
Until I lost myself in their softness,
To be found again in your smile.
I love…
…your tender heart and am happy to know you are letting it finally awaken. Far too long life circumstance caused you to hide your heart away in shadow while you kept your true feelings stuffed deeply down inside. I am proud of you.
“Myself” by the American ‘People’s Poet’ Edgar A. Guest
I have to live with myself and so
I want to be fit for myself to know,
I want to be able as days go by,
To look at myself straight in the eye.
I don’t want to stand with the setting sun
And hate myself for the things I’ve done.
I don’t want to hide on a closet shelf
A lot of secrets about myself,
And fool myself as I come and go
Into thinking that nobody else will know
What kind of person I really am;
I don’t want to dress myself in sham.
I want to go with my head erect,
I want to deserve all men’s respect
And in this struggle for fame and pelf (riches)
I want to be able to like myself.
I don’t want to look at myself and know
That I am a bluster and empty show.
I cannot hide myself from me;
I can see what others can never see;
I know what others can never know,
I cannot fool myself, and so
Whatever happens, I want to be
Self-respecting and conscience free.
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.
I love…
…that my heart is able to let you near. This is not because my fears are gone. It is possible because I believe letting you close is worth the risk.
American pastor and writer Ralph W. Sockman
To love is to risk not
being loved in return.
To hope is to risk pain.
To try is to risk failure,
but risk must be taken
because
the greatest hazard
in life
is to risk nothing.
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.
I love…
…that the pain we went through earlier in our lives causes us to be so gentle and kind to each other now. Being mistreated by others and knowing heartbreak softened us.
From a letter Ronald Reagan wrote to Nancy Reagan
Man can’t live
without a heart
and you
are my heart,
by far the nicest thing
about me…
There would be
no life without you
nor would I want any.
I love…
…how you listen intently to me when I talk about my dreams, hopes and wishes. Your interest and support makes them all seem a little more likely and possible.
From “The World According to Mister Rogers” by Fred Rogers
Listening
is a very active awareness
of the coming together of
at least two lives.
Listening,
as far as I’m concerned,
is a prerequisite of love.
One of the most essential ways
of saying “I love you”
is being a receptive listener.
I love…
…the glint in your eye when we first make eye contact and the little smile that follows soon after. There is no better way I know of to be greeted by someone you love.
“Enchanted Dream” by Claudia Watenpuhl
I soared upon the starry skies.
I sang of angels lullabies.
I saw the light of silver dreams,
And waded deep in diamond streams.
I heard the laughter of children’s play
And danced upon the sunlit rays.
I heard the echo of silver chimes
As destiny and love intertwined.
I touched an angels ivory wing
And listened to their chorus sing.
I held a dove within my hand
And laid upon the ruby sand.
I dreamed a dream of endless time
Where golden moons forever shine.
I breathed within loves purity
The day you gave your heart to me.
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