THE POEMS BELOW ARE ALL FROM THE BOOK, "I LOVE YOU"
(Susan Polis Schutz)
I look at your face
It is so strong
I look at your eyes
They are so soft
I hear you speak
Your words are so wise
I watch your actions
You are such an individual
I talk to you
You understand the meaning behind
whatever I say
You are everything
that is beautiful
I am so lucky
to have met you
and I want to
tell you
over and over again that
I have fallen in love with you
and the more
I learn about you
the more
I love you
Love is
the strongest feeling known
an all-encompassing passion
an extreme strength
an overwhelming excitement
Love is
trying not to hurt
the other person
trying not to change
the other person
trying not to dominate
the other person
trying not to deceive
the other person
Love is
understanding each other
listening to each other
supporting each other
having fun with each other ...
Love is
not an excuse to stop growing
not an excuse to stop making yourself better
not an excuse to lessen one's goals
not an excuse to take the
other person for granted
Love is
being completely honest with each other
finding dreams to share
working towards common goals
sharing responsibilities equally
Everyone in the world wants to love
Love is not a feeling
to be taken lightly
Love is a feeling to be cherished
nurtured and cared for
Love is
the reason for life
Love is
being happy for the other person
when they are happy
being sad for the person when they are sad
being together in good times
and being together in bad times
Love is the source of strength
Love is
being honest with yourself at all times
being honest with the other person at all times
telling, listening, respecting the truth
and never pretending
Love is the source of reality
Love is
an understanding that is so complete that
you feel as if you are a part of the other person
accepting the other person just the way they are
and not trying to change them to be something else
Love is the source of unity
Love is
the freedom to pursue your own desires
while sharing your experiences with the other person
the growth of one individual alongside of
and together with the growth of another individual
Love is the source of success ...
Love is
the excitement of planning things together
the excitement of doing things together
Love is the source of the future
Love is
the fury of the storm
the calm in the rainbow
Love is the source of passion
Love is giving and taking in a daily situation
being patient with each other's needs and desires
Love is the source of sharing
Love is
knowing that the other person
will always be with you regardless of what happens
missing the other person when they are away
but remaining near in heart at all times
Love is the source of security
Love is the
source of life
Love is the strongest and
most fulfilling emotion possible
It lets you share
your goals, your desires, your experiences
It lets you share
your life with someone
It lets you be yourself
with someone who will always support you
It lets you speak
your innermost feelings
to someone who understands you
It lets you feel tenderness and warmth -
a wholeness that avoids loneliness
Love lets you feel complete
But in order to have
a lasting love relationship
you must make a strong commitment to each other and love
and you must do and feel everything within your mind and body
to make this commitment work
You must be happy with yourself
and you must understand yourself
before you can expect someone else
to be happy with you or to understand you
You must be honest about yourself and each other at all times
and not hold any feelings back
You must accept each other the way you are
and not try to change each other
You must be free to grow as individuals yet share your life as one
but not live your life through each other
You must follow you own principles and morals
and not follow what societal roles tell you to do
You must follow the philosophy that men and women are equal
and not treat either person with inferiority in any way ...
In order to have
a lasting love relationship
you must be together always in your heart
but not necessarily always in your activities
You must be proud of each other and love
and not be ashamed to show your sensitive feelings
You must treat every day spent with each other as special
and not take each other or your love for granted
You must spend time talking with each other every day
and not be too busy with outside events that you
are too tired for each other
You must understand each other's moods and feelings
and not hurt each other intentionally
but if your frustrations are taken out on each other
you must both realize that it is not a personal attack
You must be passionate with each other often
and not get into boring patterns
You must continue to have fun and excitement with each other
and not be afraid to try new things
You must always work at love and your love relationship
and not forget how important this relationship is or what
you would feel like without it
Love is the strongest
and most fulfilling emotion possible
If you commit yourself to love
love can last forever if you want it to
and I do
I look at some couples
who seem to have
lost that spark in their eyes
and I know that can never
happen to us
because we have such a deep
and meaningful relationship
one that is exciting and
fulfilling in every way
And because I never want us to
take each other for granted
I want to treat each day as if
we were new to each other
I know how hard it is to find
a relationship like ours
and I thank you every day
and every minute
for being such a beautiful part
of my life
** VALENTINE LINKS
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Valentine's Day
