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Love Through the Years

At different times in our life Love means different things Before our teens “puppy love” Starts our young hearts to sing Teenage love quickly follows With raging out-of-control hormones Discover there's much more to life Than baseball and ice cream cones Then comes the roarin' twenties Get married and have a family Way to soon they're off to school Can't be a grey hair, that''s silly Next comes the middle forties A successful business man But love is still number one in life Your secretary, your eyes do scan The fifties are a rude awakening You sure ain't young anymore Girlies' shorts are shorter than ever Notice them a whole lot more 60s and 70s are much the same Where did I leave my teeth Physical love just ain't so important But it's still hiding beneath All the stuff that goes with old age Then love reoccurs once more A gentler, softer, more tender love As we dream of the days of yore © Jack Ellison 2013

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Date: 8/1/2013 9:03:00 AM
Bravo! Very well done! Dragon agrees... He knows good poetry after reading yours. But what does he know of love. At 2 years old... He's still in the puppy love stage...
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Date: 8/1/2013 6:43:00 AM
Yes, I understand exactly what you mean my friend, this is how I envision love as well! It matures as you get older, it gets greater and greater as time goes on! I really enjoyed reading this enlightening poem this morning! What a powerful piece, such a tremendous poem, Great Work!!
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