Unconditional Is the Nature of Love

Love means unconditionally to me It never means conditionality Never down your neighbor’s leg should you pee Never use its rain as excuse, you see ......... Contentious relationships will decay Don’t just love your neighbor, love him today Keep heart and home open consistently To benefit most from love’s harmony ......... Though one’s own Agape may be sloppy No cause to pee on another’s copy Just stay with self alone if love seems gone Unconditionally await love’s dawn ......... Love never dies, or a child counts the cost When love is gone, it’s your child who is lost Unconditionally, expeditiously Agape returns conspicuously ......... Prerequisites stifle heartfelt offers Leaving you lonely with empty coffers To know true love is our Lord’s greatest gift Refuse to let squabbles cast hearts adrift
For Lay's What Love Means collaboration challenge Co-written by Carolyn Devonshire and John Freeman

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011



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Date: 10/6/2011 1:41:00 PM
Thought I'd read your oldest poem shown here - I guessed John had been involved somewhere, when I read Agape : ) Witty piece with a serious message. Many congrats on your wins too, my friend x
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Date: 5/18/2011 8:19:00 AM
Many congratulations on your win in Walayee's fine contest Carolyn.....:)
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Date: 5/17/2011 12:14:00 PM
Congratulations on the win in Lay's contest Carolyn. Love, Carol
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Date: 5/17/2011 8:45:00 AM
Great Collab, dear friend, Congratulations on your honored place. Agape, Moses
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Date: 5/17/2011 8:36:00 AM
congrats on your win in the contest, an excellent blend of writing from both of you...
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Date: 5/16/2011 11:21:00 PM
with loving hearts, life is a truly a gift.. what a wonderful collaborative effort! congrats on the fine win, moe and carols! :) hugggs!
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Date: 5/16/2011 6:57:00 PM
congrats on the win this is great! cory
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Date: 5/16/2011 6:23:00 PM
Congratulation in double for the wins in the contest, Carolyn
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Date: 5/16/2011 3:19:00 PM
Congrats Carolyn!!! Lovely write... Lay
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Date: 4/12/2011 2:03:00 PM
a nice write, enjoyed readng it.
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Date: 3/24/2011 10:50:00 AM
i love the encouraging nature of all these words in your poem... thoughts worth taking into account... really nice! awesome... >hey Caro, i really love your last name Devonshire... sounds so... English! >Good9t dear friend.
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Date: 3/9/2011 6:58:00 PM
i think the title says it all and you put the soul to this piece. FANTASTIC !
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Date: 3/4/2011 11:32:00 AM
Very powerful stuff, Carolyn - my ex always said she offered 'unconditional love forever'...and then she dumped me LOL. Yes, Sappho was the Tenth Muse, some say. I often wish my Muse would shout in my ear, rather than whisper : ) Jack
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Date: 3/2/2011 7:39:00 AM
A possitive re-enforsement always brightens ones day dear poet ! A wonderful collaboration of thoughts Carolyn ! Many thoughts of love for you and yours dear friend ! much love, james
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Date: 3/2/2011 5:19:00 AM
A stunning collaboration Carolyn, really love the approach to the contest, best of luck you guys, love Wilma
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Date: 3/2/2011 2:49:00 AM
It is true.....It is unconditional....A great mind makes its appearance in lines.I enjoyed it,Carolyn.
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Date: 3/1/2011 8:14:00 PM
Don't just LOVE your neighbor; love him TODAY! This is Caroloyn's modern day version of the apostle Paul's " Love chapter " in Corinthians! Thanks for writing such diverse poetry, Carolyn. You are constantly taking words to new heights. I am inspired as always! Gwendolen
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Date: 3/1/2011 4:31:00 PM
7up:) beautiful
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Date: 3/1/2011 3:12:00 PM
Well done guys!! Looking real good! Best of luck in Lay's Contest! Much love, Annalise
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Date: 3/1/2011 6:11:00 AM
ahhh, the devotion of love so brilliantly expressed with divine images, carols! a grift from the heart that spells a win in the contest! lovely..:) huggs, nette
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Date: 3/1/2011 4:42:00 AM
So clever , as ever , CD and best of luck as this will be in the winners circle . As William Shakespeare once said : " To pee or not to pee , that is the question " ??...
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Date: 3/1/2011 1:41:00 AM
the more i read poems the more i fall in-love with the words and the thoughts of others. good luck on this one and thanks for kind comments 7up
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Date: 2/28/2011 9:01:00 PM
I am with Diane. I think I know who you did this one with! So whose stanzas are the pee ones? heehee. Cute, you guys!
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Date: 2/28/2011 8:58:00 PM
I think I know who wrote with you, Carolyn, and you collaborated well together. Good luck in the contest! Best to you, Diane
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Date: 2/28/2011 8:39:00 PM
Carolyn, this is a bit different from what I've seen from you previously. Nevertheless, it rhymes and conveys good descriptiveness. I think Lay will like this one as well.
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