For Keeps
The synonyms below for what is Love
only illustrate how complex the thing is.
Is Love affection, sex, brotherly, motherly
or infatuation?
Is it strong attraction,
Mysterious Intensity
which cannot be defined?
And what of Love of God
which of these below
fits best that loving style?
Forced to look at this
in detail
I had not noticed before,
I now need to decide
which is best in my regard-
the passionate soul-mated-ness Love,
the Hungry Style,
the Affection Model
the Devoted Lover
stable but less exciting fare?
Should Love-
the kind I give
and prefer-
be the dangerous kind,
heart leaping,
or the more adult
view of love
as Foundation Building?
Perhaps we love in different ways
which vary throughout the years;
so no one loving style fits all.
But, forced to choose, my choice
is clear;
I will take Devotion as my best way
of Love
given and received.
Here's why:
Devotion is Focused Beam
steady and unrelenting
and implies a certain Unconditionally.
My Love is devoted to me and I to her
seems a good basis for Eternity.
Devotion never veers,
in storm or adversity
and that gives comfort
in treacherous times as these.
I'll trade the flaming kind,
for while it burns brightly,
soon flickers
makes apologies
and leaves
never to return.
No, give me the long-haul comfort
of a Love that's there when these hands
wrinkle,
for then and there
is when I will need the most
steadfast loving care.
Others may take the photos out
of flaming loves
gained and lost.
I for one
am playing for keeps
I want my love
here beside me
always
And you know,
she is
for keeps
I mean.
WHAT IS LOVE?
Synonyms: These nouns denote feelings of warm personal attachment or strong attraction to another person. Love is the most intense: marrying for love.
Affection is a less ardent and more unvarying feeling of tender regard: parental affection.
Devotion is earnest, affectionate dedication and implies selflessness: teachers admired for their devotion to children.
Fondness is strong liking or affection: a fondness for small animals.
Infatuation is foolish or extravagant attraction, often of short duration: lovers blinded to their differences by their mutual infatuation.
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Love An Affection
(coverdale/moody)
Well, I love the way you walk
With your skin tight stride,
You got my eyes wide open
An my loose tongue tied
A french kiss mouth
An a smile so bad,
Youre the finest woman
That I ever had
So its alright,
Do anything you wanna do
Nobody had to tell you
How to make a mans heart bleed,
Your mama always knew
You was born to succeed
I can see the honey juice
Dripping off your lips,
Girl, you got the midas touch
Its in your fingertips
But its alright,
Do anything you wanna do
cos after midnight, Ill be alright
Riding on cupids train,
You give me loving, like Ive never had before,
Im back in the saddle again
So give me love an affection,
Love an affection
A little love an affection
Sure nuff goes a long, long way
You put your arms around me
Like a circle round the sun,
Your eyes turn on the hypnotising game
You play for fun
Im caught in your spell
Just like the spider an the fly,
An I cant break away from you
No matter how I try
But, its alright,
Do anything you wanna do
cos after midnight, Ill be alright
Riding on cupids train,
You give me loving, like Ive never had before,
Im back in the saddle again
So give me love an affection,
Love an affection
A little love an affection
Sure nuff goes a long, long way
cos after midnight, Ill be alright
Riding on cupids train,
You give me loving, like Ive never had before,
Im back in the saddle again
So give me love an affection,
Love an affection
A little love an affection
Sure nuff goes a long, long way
Love an affection
A little love an affection
Baby, baby, love an affection
Sure nuff goes a long, long way
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
I need love an affection,
Sure nuff goes a long, long way...
song performed by by Whitesnake
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Love Make Me Strong
(terry britten/sue shifrin)
Theres no power capable of
Coming between us--dividing our love
To be faithful I have sworn
Together we can weather the storm
Our tomorrows are ticking away
Our hands are tied--were victims of fate
In my darkness I will pray
For destiny to send me your way
Love make me strong
Give me the strength to carry on
Love make me strong
A tower of strength to lean upon
Love make me strong
The seven seas wont keep us apart
Not with an ocean of love in my heart
My devotion will see me through
Cause nothings gonna keep me from you
Love make me strong
Give me the strength to carry on
Love make me strong
A tower of strength to lean upon
Love make me strong
Oh its a sad sad story
True lovers forced to part
Shot down in all its glory
Youll hear the sound of broken hearts
My devotion will see me through
Cause nothings gonna keep me from you
Love make me strong
Give me the strength to carry on
Love make me strong
A tower of strength to lean upon
Love make me strong
Oh oh love make me strong
Love make me strong, make me strong
Love make me strong
song performed by by Olivia Newton-John
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The True Meaning Of Love
La Amour...
Mapenzi...
Amore...
Love...
In every language you say,
it sounds sweet any day
Love is an emotion of strong affection and attraction
It is the intimate addiction to the one
The one you give all your heart, the one you promised never to be apart.
Love is a virtue of kindness and compassion,
it is the unselfish devotion with vows of passion
love unleashes a variety of different feelings, feelings so real it's more like healing
to a heart that has been chilling,
in the depths of the cold sea.
love is passionate, it is the closeness of being together
it is the oneness of being in love, to hold and to have
love compares to survival instincts, that keep humans together
love is less of a sexual affair,
it's more of a punishment that you endure over and again because you care.
in love, you never fall,
when you fall, it does not hurt
and when it hurts, you do not cry,
because love conquers all.
whether rich or poor, on the beach or in the shower
whether short or tall, in winter or in fall
whether blind or deaf, insecure or feeling safe
all you need is love.
love is an international language that overrides all the cultural and linguistic illusions that represent our generation
love is reciprocated, it's a mammalian drive like hunger or thirst
call it lust, call it attachment,
but i call it safety,
the security to say the words 'i love you' and feel it, to say ‘i need you' and see it.
love has taken control of my system, stimulating my brain's pleasure center
i am so in love i get side effects
when i can't eat, it's because of you
when i can't sleep, it's because of you
when my heart beats, it's because of you
when i stop to stare at another woman, it's because of you
it's because i know, she has nothing on you
the common ground for humanity, is the need and desire for love
love is timeless,
love is kind,
love and kindness are never wasted, and so is time
so trust me when i say,
I LOVE YOU
poem by Lucas Miganda
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0986..... 100,000 Love Stories
Two Basic Forces rule Universe
ONE is LOVE, FEAR is OTHER
All actions Emanate from one of these
We are always caught in one, LOVE or FEAR
Cinematic Love, A Love in Split Second
Infatuation, A Hormonal Love in Young
Sex, Natures Love for Recreation 'n' Procreation
Married Life, A Love for Intimacy
Family, A Love for close relationship
Affection, An intimate Feeling of Love for the Dear
Friendship, A Love of closeness to share
Patriotism, Love for Nation
Devotion, Love for God
Caste and Creed, Love for same Group
Conditional Love, Love with Ifs and Buts
Unconditional Love, Gods Love for His Creation
Corruption, A Love of Politicians and Bigwigs
Self Love, Love for one's Self
Prepaid Love, Post Paid Love
Heartfelt Love, Pocket felt Love
Instant Love, Constant Love
One side Love, Triangular Love
Attached Love, Detached Love
Idiotic Love, Stupid Love
Cricket Love, Cinema Love
It's all Money, Honey Love
Pick a word from Dictionary
Suffix Love, Get another Love
There are 100,000 Love Stories
Then what's Love?
Your expressions of your Longing for Belonging
Is Love, So Great, Poets write 100,000 Poems?
100,000 Feelings,100,000 Love Stories.
(14-April-2010, Chennai)
poem by Gan Chennai
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Colours of Love
LOVE is
Life and also death
Servitude and devotion
A poem and philosophy
Stony but also compassion
Commitment and treacherous
Cold and also fresh air
Sin and virtuous
Body and also soul
Attraction and effort
Happiness and also displeasure
Affection and affliction
Action followed by union.
Love can not be christened
Name it
Lose it
But when I see you as an embodiment of love
I see you as
Radha
Durga
Meera
Marriam
(2010)
poem by Tribhawan Kaul
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A Thought Within a Heart
I held her in my heart with great affection
To my thoughts she claimed so much
Would I call this love, I am unable to answer
But it began the start of a dreamless romance
That I would never come to witness
I am unable to understand the workings of love
How the heart picks at random its choices
I only accept the madness of such affection
The call of such passion that echoes
From the heart and to the mind it flows
The words and thoughts of what we name love
Or infatuation or desire it is all unclear
But one thing is guaranteed ever present
That in our own presence is a being of such beauty
One who makes us question everything
One who makes us dream of such passion
And here in the sway of a hearts singing
The mind and soul become lost undone
In the loving of a new loves beginning
Or the continuation of something well known
Take nothing for granted and be understanding
For love shall provide many an annoyance
But I am at a loss in my own explanation
To what I felt or feel, should I feel it still
A girl of great beauty and wonderful nature
A girl with kind heart, naive in her trusting
I would wish her to be happy, but not change her
So is this love, infatuation or the beginning
Of something that is yet to be decided
poem by Matthew Holloway
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Love
Love is a Beautiful Sweet Feeling
Love is Caring and Sharing
Love is Forever, True Happiness
Love is Sunshine, Rain; Rainbow
Love is Affection, Admiration, Adoration
Love is Bonding and Binding
Love is the Strongest Emotion
Love is Devotion and Dedication
Love is Invaluable yet Common
Love is Being Good and Thoughtful
Love is Trusting and Being Trustworthy
Love is Universe and Universal
Love is Giving and Forgiving
Love is Passion and Compassion
Love is Patience and Commitment
Love is Togetherness and Understanding
Love is Perseverance and Responsive
Love is Dream, Hope, Fulfilment
Love is Mystical.Mythical and Real
Love is Sensation, Meditation, Spiritual
Love is Kindness, Gentle Touch
Love is Fire, Air, Ether, Water and Earth
Love is Mind, Heart, Body and Soul
Love is Natural, Creative and Growth
Love is Patriotism and Humanity
Love is Peace and Prosperity
Love is Family and the World
Love is Persistence and Freedom
Love is Conservation and Generosity
Love is Self and Selflessness
Love is Finding Yourself, Reaching Out
Love is the Deepest Feeling
Love is Any or All of These, yet Undefined
Love to Live, Live to Love
Love is the Essence of Life
Love is Divine!
poem by Manjeshwari P MYSORE
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Many Faces Of Love
Love they call it but it get me confused.
To my mummy, it is called love,
The one for my babe affection yet it’s love
The one for my work, dedication yet love it is
Love just another name for caring for my baby
When engulfed by passion, love in action
They say my devotion to God is love for Him
My dear Love,
How many faces hath thou?
Like chameleon you change cloth
Yet you come in beautiful colours
All to you good attributes put,
You are gentle, caring, persevering and enduring
You make me feel so much an imperfect being.
But with you in me I feel so great
The world you make so worthy to live in
My heart you made a world of its own
A planet that houses so many loving people.
I can be in so many place same time
Cause with you I am every where
In the hearts of those that love me.
Love how great you are?
poem by Stephen Olufemi Omolara
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Love In My Eyes
Love is kind
Love is patient
Love is strong
Love is.
Love is Tough
Love is soft
Love is Tender
Love is.
Love strict
Love is leneiant
Love is obedient
Love is.
Love is cool
Love is refreshing
Love is clear
Love is.
Love is actions
Love is words
Love is silent
Love is.
Love is here
Love is There
Love is everywhere
Love is.
Love is yesterday
Love is today
Love is tomorrow
Love is.
Love is forever
Love is together
Love is apart
Love is.
Love is gained
Love is lost
Love is found
Love is.
No matter what it is
Love is here, today, forever
Love is found, everywhere, together
Love is Love in my eyes.
poem by Kelly Persinger
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Love in My Eyes
Love is kind
Love is patient
Love is strong
Love is.
Love is Tough
Love is soft
Love is Tender
Love is.
Love strict
Love is leneiant
Love is obedient
Love is.
Love is cool
Love is refreshing
Love is clear
Love is.
Love is actions
Love is words
Love is silent
Love is.
Love is here
Love is There
Love is everywhere
Love is.
Love is yesterday
Love is today
Love is tomorrow
Love is.
Love is forever
Love is together
Love is apart
Love is.
Love is gained
Love is lost
Love is found
Love is.
No matter what it is
Love is here today forever
Love is found everywhere together
Love is Love in my eyes.
poem by Krystal Faith
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Love you love!
Love u love for the love you gave
love u love for the love time we had
love u love for our lovely fights
love u love for always getting right
love u love for the tempestuous thoughts
love u love for the happiness I got
love u love for your support
love u love for loving me a lot.
love u love for teaching me to smile
love u love for your every style
love u love for teaching me love
love u love for making me beloved
love u love for loving me
love u love for always living with me
love u love for completing my life
love u love for solving every strife
love u love for keeping me warm
love u love for giving rest in your arms
love u love for your kisses and hugs
love u love for getting me addicted to you as drugs.
© Chitresh Jhawar
poem by Chitresh Jhawar
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Every Other Love Song
Every other love song
Is a declaration of love
To us
This love song is beautiful
The words are beautiful in this love song
A profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person
That we show
And for us we have love also
Our love is passionate
We are both ruled by intense emotion
Every other love song
Sends a different message to us
It puts that fire in our lives
Every other love song
Sometimes can be exciting
But when we have heard it too many times
It can be kind of annoying
Because the radio had played it over and over again
We want to put some romance in our lives
It is our desire
poem by Aldo Kraas
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Embraced in the arms of your love
Your arms of love enfold around me
and embrace me in passion so warmly
They entwine me with great emotion
Expressing your love and your devotion
I feel like a child so secure and so safe
Locked inside your sweet loving embrace
Safely enfolded in your loving charms
Held tightly and tenderly in your arms
They bring me so close to you loving heart
Oh Love of my desires nothing us shall part
I feel the strength of your love for me
When held by your arms so passionately
Outstretched so wide your love to display
'I love you so much' is what they say
With the same desire I wrap my arms round you
Cocoon you in my embrace as all lovers do
Though loved as a child in a large family
I never thought that love like ours could be
I had such low expectations of loves ability
Thought it weakened when stretched to capacity
You refused to accept any limitations on love
And showed me affection from heaven above
I have never experienced such love like this
It is a love like Christ's and as strong as His
So vast and wide and so freely given
Embracing my soul and lifting it to heaven
With enough love left over for others to share
Reaching out to them in loving care
Let's wrap ourselves in loves embrace
and lose ourselves in this love of grace
Love that will never let each other go
Love that will endure life's test and grow
Resting in the warmth of this love that's ours
Secure in the knowledge of its hidden powers
No matter what happens we're safe in the Lord
For underneath are the everlasting arms of God
Passing Through
It's the laughter most I miss
and doing things in the sun.
I look in the mirror glass
and see a woman still young
loving, outgoing and fun.
Not ready to walk away from
looking for someone.
The ad said 'organized, goal-directed, person of heart
own my own home, love my son, reaching out,
coming back and moving on, ready for what's next.'
But the ad's responses were clear
They said
“Looking for woman with no baggage,
no children, no kids.”
How can love's issue, my son,
not be love to everyone?
Why is the narrow choice for me
between parenting or happiness?
Why not both?
Why not love mine and me?
I look at him and I do not see 'baggage' of any kind.
Yet many do.
I have the mother's dilemma
indeed all parents do:
lovers love
and give their best;
but nature has built me
for devotion
to children who
are not just passing through.
A man who understands that
is the one who loves me.
Hearts fire and passions storm
but true fire grows beyond it's self
expanding
into love,
not just for me and mine
but, for yours as well, indeed.
Those who cannot love the children.
are not lovers
but merely passing through.
poem by Lonnie Hicks
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Affection
(l. stansfield/i. devaney/a. morris)
Feel the sun on your face and the wind in you hair
And a big, big love in your heart
So strong
Feel a hand in your hand and a whisper sweet and low
That says I love you
Spoken:
We all know what we want
Chorus:
Affection, its a way of life
Direction, all of us know which way were going
With our affection
Affection, may be big or small but know that
We can have it all with our affection
We know which way to go
Take a walk in the sun with the one you love
And a big, big love in your heart
So strong
And rest a little while, keep on smilin, smilin
Spoken:
We all know what we want
Chorus
Well, you could lay down and die for the one youre lovin
Theres a sweet, sweet love in your heart
So strong
When youre dancin on the air, like you dont care
Its honey on your lips and sweeter to your fingertips
You know what we want
Chorus
song performed by by Lisa Stansfield
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Lust for her
I used to watch her silently from the corner
I thought she would be certainly falling in love later
It was just my feeling and forced me to think
There was nothing new as I started to dream and wink
I found something unique in her beauty
This might be a grace to few from almighty
At first sight anybody may want to have relation
As beauty is such a fine gift from god to feel elation
When you fall in for real love, certain aspects take back seat
Love and affection reign supreme and take all precautions to beat
Remove any misgivings and bring in new kind of attachment
The sky and stars matter so much just to add fine moment
I was not at all fascinated by her outer beauty
But inter magnetic pull and fine blend of quality
Her gorgeous look and intelligence could attract anyone
Even though I was ordinary but considered as special one
I had not uttered a word to her honor
Yet she picked it correctly and understood for
This was strong enough for me to go after her
And try at any level to woo and earnestly offer
Neither am I poet who can write many things in her praise
Nor a blind person who will follow her and make hasty chase
Yet it is powerful attraction and compels me to make a drive
I felt it is going to prove a big start and means to survive
My love story is not going to be a mere lust for her beautiful body
It is intense feeling for attachment with complete devotion to somebody
I shall like to prove complete her man in days to come
Now only one thing left to be seen is how does she welcome?
poem by Hasmukh Amathalal
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With Love, Time is Not (Free Verse, Rhymed)
With Love, Time is not
Nor space and distance matter
Ribboned passion in a knot
One loving heart tied with the other.
With Love, Age is not
Nor even Status break attraction
Kings give up thrones, and all of that
For his lady love's deep affection.
With Love, Race is not.
For Color fades in Cupid's arrow
It conquers all, no matter what
Blind to the sight is what lovers know.
poem by Cynthia Buhain-Baello
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Love Devotion & Surrender
Love, devotion surrender
Listen,
If youre tired of walkin around and getting nowhere,
I know, theres a path thats leading towards the master.
Chorus:
Love, devotion and surrender
Love, devotion and surrender
Love, devotion and surrender
Love, devotion and surrender.
Oh, brother, listen to the rhythm of your heartbeat,
Its keeping time with all the universal children (chorus)
Sister, sing the song created for your brother
Louder, till the (your) heart embraces all the harmony (chorus)
song performed by by Santana
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Define A Father
what did i do so wrong, to make you hate me for this long? your supposed to be my father, your supposed to care, but then again what father breaks promises made to his child, what kind of father is never there. I tried so hard to please you. I gave you the best i could to make you love me but you never would. I thought it was because of her that you never wanted me around, i did all i could to make you see how much she hated me. Then she was gone and i thought the problem would be fixed but the truth was so plain to see, it wasnt only her who hated me. you'd always ignore me, that would hurt so bad, then you'd yell at me and tell me ' you didn't want to see my god-damn face' and that would make me so mad, your supposed to love me, damnit grow up and be a real dad. Define a father to me and all that comes to mind is a loveing, secure man who knows that his children love him and even more, he knows he loves his children. Define a father and sometimes i still try to see you but in reality your only love is electronic and doesn't really give a damn that you love it. Define a father and there's no way to describe the love and devotion, the smiles and cheers, he helps you succeed and wipes away your tears. A father to me is devoted, loving, determined, and is willing to do whatever it takes to protect his family. Define a father and i dont see you.
Devotion to his family and all the things he can do. CAn you look at your father and know that he loves you?
poem by cynthia Routen
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So Far Away
o my love, so far you are
so far
why have you created this distance between
what ever could you mean?
why have you pushed me away so?
why can our love not flow?
why do you dam
it, why subvert and prevent it, why ruin the plan?
what did i do?
to deserve such contempt from you?
shall i be penalized for my affection?
will you increase my affliction?
why have you insisted to pus me away
Do i not have a say
in this relationship or can you terminate
what you did not create
do i deserve such scorn
do i deserve to be deserted....forlorn
when my one crime, that charge you bring against
my one offense
is my love and affection
adoration and admiration
our distance was created in response to my devotion
surely my love you shall not persist to make yourself far away
surely my love you won't leave me here
and yet you choose what is fey
and you do leave... you have left my dear
o my love, why did you push me... push me so far away?
poem by David Knox
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