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1 Corinthians. 13:4-13
Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,
It is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
And now faith, hope, and love abide, but the greatest of these is love.
DAILY RESPONSE: These verses, commonly read at wedding ceremonies, define love. Love is poetry’s most common theme. Consider your definition of love. Jot it down; then turn it into a few lines of simple verse. Yes, that’s a poem. Please post it in the comments below.
Kimberly Blackadar 
Based on the theme that actions speak louder than words, I wrote this short poem:
“Silent Love”
Love—
Often spoken,
Frequently written,
But at her best
When she creeps
Silently, wordlessly
Through actions.
Love those verses.
Love is kind.
Love is gentle.
Love is forgiving.
Love is forever.
Thank you for posting your definition in verse, Beverly. I love your closing line. Love is forever…
Love is found in the voice of strangers
Love is shared in the experience of lovers
Love is always present in what you think, say and do
Love is not nearly the same for each of us
Thank you for sharing your poetry, Darlene. I like the contrast between “strangers” and “lovers” and agree that love is not the “same for each of us.”
Great definition in verse.
( First line of a hymn by Charles Wesley )
“Love divine, all loves excelling,
joy of heaven, to earth come down:
fix in us your humble dwelling,
all your faithful mercies crown.”
I love you
then and now
forever true
Love never fails
my vow prevails
for me and you
( on the spur of the moment ).
Marianne,
I love spur-of-the-moment poetry. Right now I’m immersed in a constest of poetic form, and I’m loving the challenge–but I miss letting my emotions go freely with inspired words.
This is a “love”ly offering. 🙂
Thank you, Kimberly 🙂
Yes, I can see that you are first and foremost a writer of the heart…and of course your mind constantly engaged !!
I quite enjoy the rules of some poetic forms…gives me a guideline. But the gather prompts of late have been too difficult for me. Give me a Genre Shortie any time…hahaha.
Someone please turn i cor 13 into a poem