Love…
…is the stuff that makes a difficult morning easier to bear; sickness quicker to recover from; smiles to be more prevalent; and contentment to be a closer ally.
American poet and writer Margaret Abigail Walker Alexander
Love
stretches
your
heart
and
makes
you
big
inside.
Love…
…makes beautiful the ordinary and polishes the plain to shiny. An ordinary heart finds its beauty in loves presence; an everyday spirit finds its shine standing in love’s light.
American poet and Unitarian Minister, Kenneth L. Patton
She is
a maiden
made of
many flowers,
a million
blossoms
shaped to
form
one
bloom…
Love…
…is not a steady stream that is always the same. Rather it is like the wind; at times calm and easy; at others strong and intense. Love can be peaceful or a raging storm. Sooner or later we all know it as both.
From “Brushstrokes of a Gadfly” by Elizabeth Ann Bucchianeri
Love,
like everything else in life,
should be a discovery,
an adventure,
and like most adventures,
you don’t know
you’re having one until
you’re right
in the middle of it.
Love…
…true and good, gives purpose to living just as light gives beauty to sun’s rise and set. Everything has more meaning through the eyes of one who has the joy of love.
“Simply Love” by Oklahoma Poet Hazel Mae Bell
The world is poetry,
the birds
and bees,
The flowers,
the grass,
the ants,
the trees,
The clouds that drift,
the sky so blue,
the world is lovely,
’cause I love you.
Love…
…makes the commonplace, uncommon. A simple activity like holding hands walking through a parking lot can become a memorable adventure.
New York young adult fiction author Rachel Cohn
It’s BS
to think of friendship
and romance
as being different.
They’re not.
They’re
just variations
of the same love.
Variations
of the same desire
to be close.
Love…
…is coming to know a person better and better while finding the mutual bond continues to grow through all the imperfection and fault discovered. The healthiest love is built on respect for what is admirable and empathy for what is not.
“An Active Noun” by TV personality and writer Fred Rogers
Love isn’t
a state of perfect caring.
It is an active noun
like struggle.
To love someone
is to strive
to accept
that person exactly
the way he or she is,
right here and now.
Love…
…is a mystery the greatest detective has never solved; the smartest scientist has never deciphered; the wisest fortune-teller has never predicted; the most gifted sage has never explained. Yet, they all loved much the same as I love you.
Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley
You may not be her first,
her last, or her only.
She loved before
she may love again.
But if she loves you now,
what else matters?
So don’t hurt her, don’t change her,
don’t analyze and don’t expect more
than she can give.
Smile when she makes you happy,
let her know when she makes you mad,
and miss her when she’s not there.
Love…
…gives living dimension, depth and color. Without love, life is like having only near tasteless food to eat or like a rainbow in black and white.
From “A Life Without Love” by Rachel Fogle
A Sunset without a sun
is no sunset at all.
A life without love
is no life at all.
A rainbow without colors
is no rainbow at all.
And heart without feelings
is no human at all.
Love…
…is the lubricant of life. Love allows joy to come faster and grief pass more quickly. It is in the knowing that one is loved that the soul is empowered, the mind is eased and the body is strengthened. The gift of your love gives me meaning to those words.
From “All The Things I Love About You” by Joanna Fuchs
I love you
for the warm,
sweet affection
in your eyes
whenever
you look at me,
and
the special smile
you save
only for me…
Love…
…is driving home from the gym just when the first light of a new day begins to show on the horizon as thoughts of you come to mind… and I smile.
From song “Love (Can Make You Happy)” by Jack Sigler Jr.
Wake up in the morning
with the sunshine in your eyes
And the smell of flowers
blooming fills the air.
Your mind is filled
with the thoughts
of a certain someone
that you love;
Your life is filled
with joy when she is there.
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