LOVE

[lizzieluthor]

I've come to the realization that the word 'love' is wholly inadequate. I love peanut butter, I love music, I love New York City on a summer day. Should that be comparable to the love we feel for others? According to m-w.com, Love is:
1 a (1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties (2) : attraction based on

Comments

[dr_c]

1. He has very kewl initials.

I thought his initials read like something out of an economics textbook? Oh, wait a minute-- that probably is what you mean.

(Actually, that is pretty cool.) :)

[prettyannamoon]

Gah! GP, you are too cute. Now I'm sitting here feeling all moony and fluffy. You're right, the English language really doesn't have enough words for love. And I adore that poem. It's a pity you hardly ever hear more than the first line, because it's the rest of the poem that makes it beautiful, really.

It is socold! I'm wondering when (if?) the snow will hit. But love's a lovely thing to think of in a snowstorm. Or any time. :)

How Do I Love Thee?

[lizzieluthor]

Anna's right. We don't hear the poem enough. So I decided to post it. Let the love flow. Sigh.....

How Do I Love Thee? by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, -- I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! -- and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

[mrsronweasley]

Awww, that was so sweet! He sounds absolutely wonderful, so go you two :)

Oh, and special thanks to Liz for setting this up for me (hehe...it took me a couple of hours before I realized which LJ id was yours).

Hehehehee... That's funny. :) And you're very welcome - so glad to have you aboard!