Fourteen Words for Love

14 Words for Love

All you need is love.

Maybe a chocolate malt, too.

Oh, and some wi-fi.

Nearly half

a century together,

and I still love you

even more each day.

I pray for peace,

and for calm.

You remain the answer

to my prayers.

Imperfect as I am,

I still work daily

to be worthy

of your love.

Oh for young love again,

when I so needed

the lessons of old age.

The simplest meal,

If it’s prepared with love,

becomes a work of art.

Cherishing you is the source of

my happiness and good fortune.

Daily problems vanish.

We must have loved before,

in another time, place, existence.

How else explain it?

If love is a lottery,

I’m so glad

You took a chance on me.

I stare in the dark,

while you sleep,

amazed at how

lucky I am.

I have a secret.

I’m in love with

my best friend.

Think she knows?

Holding your love close,

not wanting it to fade,

like a perfect Spring day.

There’s a time for

passionate love,

also one for

becoming quiet.

Both are sweet.

It is only when

I forget my needs

that I can begin

to love.

It’s pure and kind

and free and unlimited,

given without needs.

It’s unconditional.

Love!