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A Measure of Love

I thought to measure love...
Then thought, what heart
puts a limit on the heart?
Does a mother tell a child
not after breakfast
only till noon
after tucking, on you own?

darling I love you
after sex, no hugging

I thought to measure love
then thought

Love, need never to be thought

Love, need not ever be sought

Just Love....

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Valsa George

Date: 9/12/2025 1:48:00 AM

Love is something that comes by itself, unsought. Love cannot be sought or bought. It has a natural course and it finds its own space. Well said.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 9/11/2025 6:32:00 PM

"Love" the last three lines, my friend. Perfection! ~ Gershon

Joe Dimino
Date: 9/11/2025 6:45:00 PM

Hi Gerhon; thank you for the encouragement. We give each work our best effort...and then hope we have not wasted our time, and the valuable time of the treasured reader. Blessings my friend.

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 9/11/2025 5:34:00 PM

well said, Joe.....true and wise words. Love is boundless. have a blessed evening, Sara

Joe Dimino
Date: 9/11/2025 6:26:00 PM

Thank you, Sara; have great evening. Blessings.

Yann Rolland

Date: 9/11/2025 4:14:00 PM

this is a brilliant poem, love the idea, great inspiration poet

Joe Dimino
Date: 9/11/2025 6:28:00 PM

Thank you, Yann. Thank you for the support. Have a great evening.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/11/2025 3:51:00 PM

That was funny. No hugging after sex. I can imagine some guys saying that. I really like this theme and the clever way you express it

Joe Dimino
Date: 9/11/2025 6:29:00 PM

I always try to get a little laugh into my works. So pleased you saw the humor in that statement. Have a great evening.

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 9/11/2025 2:12:00 PM

I enjoyed reading your powerful write. Great thoughts here. Yes, "Just Love...." is the answer. Have a wonderful day writing away............

Joe Dimino
Date: 9/11/2025 6:31:00 PM

You got it! Best summery: Just Love. Says it all.

Sally Eslinger

Date: 9/11/2025 11:13:00 AM

Hmmm…I read 3 times, then back over some individual lines, to consider your deep thoughts in one-on-one relationships, just meeting a smeone, or, say, surrounded by unknown others in grocery line. We are to look for the Jesus Christ in others (& self) = much love needed to find love from conception, learning/feeling/giving Love is not measureable/boundried/static. Bravo Joe

Joe Dimino
Date: 9/11/2025 11:39:00 AM

Hi Sally; wonderful comment. Thank you. To look for Christ in self and others...yet a measure of love. How much do we look for" 10% 50%? Yet measures of love. How much do I love you? A whole bunch. Closer. I love you more than life itself -- yet a measure of love. Though a great deal. Love is "not measurable/boundried/static", in the sense, non confinable. Best conclusion yet. Are we even capable of pure love, or only human facsimile? We are not...if we are only human. Which we are not. Lots to think about. Thank you, Sally. Hope your are feeling better.