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LOVE--- Needs No Title

During our brief tenure on earth, we are transformed from a child that’s taught, to an older, but wiser individual who teaches. 

This transformation is subtle and continuous. Regardless of difference in age… both continue to have a common need; a need for comfort, guidance and love.

Yes… you have aged, your children have grown; they no longer reside in your home.

How do you greet them when they return; how long has it been since you hugged them?
How long has it been since you told them “I love you”; how long since they said those words to you?

Have you looked at your mate recently, and for no other reason than you really meant it, did you say “I love you.” Do you reach out and touch one another, just to show you enjoy and need their nearness?

Love should never be taken for granted, it has to be nurtured, spoken, and practiced.
With every effort you make it be known, it will be returned in like kind.

To grow old… knowing you are truly loved, you will feel more like the child, and the child will become a loving adult you nourished; you have completed your part of the cycle.

Love is infectious, and addictive; I hope no one ever finds a cure for it. 

God help us if the word LOVE is deleted from the dictionary.

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  1. Date: 12/4/2012 9:54:00 PM

    A very nice write about love. Love I believe is what moves the world. Thanks for sharing this with us. Lucilla

    Jerore Avatar Robert Jerore Date: 12/4/2012 11:30:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    To say "I Love You" to your spouse with conviction, is a major step for many people. To say it often becomes so easy... it's like breathing. Both energize life.
  1. Date: 11/23/2012 5:38:00 PM

    This is a very touching piece Robert, very thought provoking indeed. Blessings, Carl

    Jerore Avatar Robert Jerore Date: 12/4/2012 11:25:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Yes Carl, to my wife and I; our "I Love You" comments remind us, there is no room for HATE. Oh, we have our heated disputs, but only to release tensions, and not give birth to dispair, and ugliness.
  1. Date: 11/19/2012 3:17:00 PM

    I admire your beautiful words, Robert. - Real L-O-V-E! Have a nice week. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)

    Jerore Avatar Robert Jerore Date: 12/4/2012 11:17:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank You Anne: Momma and I never go to sleep, nor awake in the morning, without making a statement "I Love You." We don't count the number of times it is repeated throughout the day. To some this may sound "Gushy", but to us it strengthens our bond even more.
  1. Date: 11/14/2012 7:21:00 PM

    Yes, you are right we do live for love, but knowing TRUE LOVE, makes you feel like you ARE living. When you both get old and gray, and sags and wrinkles you acquired, make you feel like you're wearing someone else's hand-me-down; if you can hold your loved one and say... "I love you as much today and more, than the day we first met", YOU... will know true love.

  1. Date: 11/14/2012 1:06:00 PM

    Robert, wow.... love is what we live for...pd