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Love Is

List form also in rhyming couplets: Love is patience one has with a difficult child. Love is a man supporting his wife in her trials. Love is a wife who remains “for better or worse.” Love’s not just doling dollars out from your purse. Love is giving aid and time for someone that’s in need. Love is not words alone; it’s doing a good deed. Love is a hug for someone crabby or sad. Love is holding your tongue when someone treats you bad. Love is not for just your own sister and brother. Love is for all. God says, “Love one another.” Love is showing kindness everywhere you can. Love is forgiveness – even of a really bad man! Love is not easy when others do you wrong. Love is showing compassion all day long. Love is not saying, “I’d do it if I could.” Love is in saying, “I’ll do it, and I’ll do it good.” Love is not just for the one whom you adore. Love is for everyone and so much more. Love is what would change wrong things to right. Love is what would change our darkness into light. August 21, 2022 for the Meaning of Love Poetry Contest Sponsor: Anoucheka Gangabissoon

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Joanna Daniel

Date: 3/31/2023 11:34:00 PM

Wow! I have missed this one some, belated congratulations on a win and POTD:)

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 8/27/2022 8:41:00 PM

Back to congratulate you on your winning entry Andrea. You nailed it! A double win with POTD too. Congratulations! Blessings xxoo

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 10/7/2022 9:44:00 PM

Thank you up in heaven, Connie. I never would have imagined you'd be gone a few weeks after this comment to me.

Len Gasun

Date: 8/27/2022 7:18:00 PM

Oh, I missed this too. So beautiful complete definition of love. My double heartfelt congratulations on your contest win and POTD honor my dear friend Andrea. I love your poem a lot and enjoyed. Thanks for sharing. God bless you always and your writings. Hugs

Valsa George

Date: 8/26/2022 5:34:00 AM

I missed seeing this as Poem of the day. Glad this 'litany' of love has been rightly honored as POTD. Congratulations, dear Andrea !

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 8/25/2022 10:33:00 AM

- Congratulations on your <3, y poem, Andrea :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 8/25/2022 5:49:00 AM

Beautiful poetry Andrea, love is everything you have listed, it’s so good that with love we are gifted. Congratulations on poem of the day… Belle

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 8/25/2022 4:25:00 AM

Congratulations on POTD! Love…love is…a beautiful thing and you’ve given it life! God bless!

Sara Kendrick

Date: 8/25/2022 3:23:00 AM

That is a good one taking the love chapter, 1 Corinthians 13, and putting it into practice. 1 Corinthians 13 is agape love which is impossible to do by a human even with The Holy Spirit residing within them. We as humans can only strive to reach that goal in our lives. I enjoyed reading your contest entry which seems like a good contender for the contest to me. Way to go. Congratulations on your POTD winner with this one. Just saw it on another comment. Sara

Sam Kauffman

Date: 8/23/2022 8:40:00 PM

Andrea, congratulations on the honor of your POTD! It is lovely and filled with compassion. Wonderful write.

I Am Anaya

Date: 8/23/2022 7:30:00 PM

Congratulations on your POTD Andrea!! Your love is list should be made an example for all to follow and we need more love is not's as well! Love ~Anaya

Brandy Nicole

Date: 8/23/2022 6:44:00 PM

Yes, we should “Love one another." Even our enemies, because "God says". Andrea, your thoughts leave me in complete awe. This is beautiful in every way and my heart is uplifted. Congratulations my dear friend, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. :) Hugs, Brandy

Miranda Hawley

Date: 8/23/2022 4:01:00 PM

Excellent POTD! Congrats! Great job of giving many example of what love is and is not.

Constance La France

Date: 8/23/2022 3:11:00 PM

Andrea, your poem is really wonderful and congratulations on receiving the POEM OF THE DAY honor ~

John Watt

Date: 8/23/2022 2:57:00 PM

Andrea, your poem is suffused with wisdom about love; not only what it is, but what it isn't. The world would be a better place if we all followed your definitions of love and freely gave compassion, forgiveness, affection, patience, and kindness. Well done, and congrats for your POTD honor ~ John

Mark Toney

Date: 8/23/2022 2:40:00 PM

I love the line "Love is showing compassion all day long." Congratulations, Andrea, on Poem of the Day!

Panagiota Romios

Date: 8/23/2022 2:13:00 PM

Perfect, Andrea. Congratulations on the POTD. And my best wishes in the contest, too. Panagiota xxx

Michael Tor

Date: 8/23/2022 2:00:00 PM

Andrea this is so lovely. You expressed love in so many wonderful ways. To know this love your write of, you have to have and know within yourself. So what I am saying is you are full of love and you are a special human being to be filled with so much love. Big Congratulations for receiving POTD. I am taking several weeks off this wonderful site, and only commenting on your beautiful Poem. God bless you and again Congratulations...

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 8/24/2022 3:39:00 PM

I wish I were good at HALF these things, Michael. It's very difficult for people to practice love as Christ taught it. That's why we have so much crime and violence in our world. People just don't understand , especially about forgiveness

Eve Roper

Date: 8/23/2022 12:50:00 PM

Congratulations on POTD, great list.

Susan Lawrence

Date: 8/23/2022 12:10:00 PM

I love this Andrea !! So poignant and so much wisdom. Love is for all. God says “love one another “ … so very true . Big congratulations on POTD. A fav for me ! Hugs and talk soon , Susan :)

Jim Slaughter

Date: 8/23/2022 11:32:00 AM

And some people say that love is just a "four-letter word". Hmmph! What do they know? A great choice for POTD, Andrea, and BOL in the contest.

Robert Gorelick

Date: 8/23/2022 10:10:00 AM

Congratulations on POTD Andrea! Your rare love is magnificent if obtained! Robert

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 8/23/2022 1:22:00 PM

rare indeed. Some on this list are really hard for me!!

Ann Peck

Date: 8/23/2022 9:01:00 AM

I love your Love poem...someone crabby or sad, forgiveness, love one another, all your thoughts are beautiful. Now, if we would just follow them. Congrats on POTD!

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 8/23/2022 8:56:00 AM

Congratulations on your POTD win. Your "Love Is" is an amazing write. Love It. FAV... Have a wonderful/blessed day...............

Joseph May

Date: 8/23/2022 8:28:00 AM

"Love is what would change our darkness into light" Congrats on POTD Andrea

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 8/23/2022 1:22:00 PM

thanks, that was my personal favorite line.

Bill Baker

Date: 8/23/2022 7:41:00 AM

Easy to see why this "Love" poem is the POTD. A FAV for me, Andrea. Congratulations on your POTD my friend. Have a happy day! :-) Hugs, Bill