This is my reply to @andysantics48’s challenge to write a love poem. Read her poem here. Elizabeth Barrett Browning said, in Sonnet 43: “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.”
Counting The Ways Of Love
One is for mother
For father too
Our love for our parents
Come what may, it is true
Two is for siblings
Loved with all our might
Brothers and sisters
(Even though we may fight!)
Three is for pets
A dog or a cat
Mouse, horse or guinea pig
No bond stronger than that
Four is for family
Cousins and aunts
Grandparents, uncles
That make your heart dance
Five is for close friends
The family we choose
Those dear souls at our side
We know we can’t lose
Six, other friendships
Deep felt or light
Short term or long term
Casual or tight
Seven’s for lovers,
A partner or spouse
Without them our heart
Is an empty house
Eight is for children
A love that’s so deep
If they are threatened
We fight (or we weep)
Nine is for faith
For some it is God
For others it’s different
Your choice gets my nod
Ten is for meaning
The work that we cherish
That makes us feel needed
Without it, we’d perish
Eleven’s for hobbies
Leisure and fun
Our favourite pastimes
When the work day is done
Twelve is for nature
The land and the seas
The good food we eat
Fresh air, and the trees
Some lucky people
Know every way
But whichever you have
Make them matter each day
To the loves I’ve forgotten
I just want to say
From my heart to yours
Namaste
EDIT: Oops, I was supposed to nominate some others to write a love poem (or song, story or picture I guess) to spread the love. So I nominate @dreemit, @mineopoly, @meesterboom, @iamthegray and @onetree.
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