In the kindness of peace, love becomes the supreme beauty
of what sweet tranquility really means.
In the arena of the heart, sorrow
and happiness are often friends, not enemies, for sorrow is a part of love, even
though the laws of men try to divide them through greed and bloodshed.
An emotional heart full of love
rushes to touch another, like a torrential downpour of life-saving water upon
arid soil.
In the kindness of love, an empty
heart is nourished…the body worshiped…and the mind that was once consumed with bitterness becomes forgiving.
Until the end of our days when
death removes us from each other, our existence will have meant nothing if love
is not burning like a torch inside each heart.
Tell me, my friends, what good are
happiness, lust and riches if love is not embraced and given freely with
faithful tears to those in need?
Really, what good is the
enjoyment of life if the warmth and tenderness of our feelings cannot be found
or displayed in the kindness of love?
Written by/copyright Andy David © 2010-present
*Image from pixabay.com
Sharing with:Alphabe-Thursday Rd5 letter "K"
So very beautiful.. and so very true. Life without love is such a waste..
ReplyDeleteMy dear Crystal,
DeleteSo happy you agreed (smile). Thank you my dear friend for your kind thoughts. I am very grateful.
sorrow and happiness together? true, but I always hope that happiness is greater and will outlive sorrow.
ReplyDeletehave a great day.
Dear Lissa,
DeleteYes, sorrow and happiness goes together because of our imperfection. Thanks very much for the visit. It is much appreciated.
Andy, this is a wonderful piece! There is just nothing more I can say about it except LOVELY!!
ReplyDeleteMy dear Judie,
DeleteMany thanks for those heartfelt words. You know I am grateful and equally humbled. Thank you my dear friend.
lovely.. I really want to enjoy my life and reach for happiness (￣ー￣)ｳ
ReplyDeleteAmiko @ Days of Eomma
Dear Kim,
DeleteI hope you receive all the love and happiness your heart desires. Thank you so much for the visit.
love and sorrow do go together. opening ourselves to love makes us vulnerable to sorrow. i guess that is where the old saying 'it is better to have love and lost, than never to have loved at all' come from.
ReplyDeletegreat prose!
Dear VBR,
DeleteYour words and beautiful and true. Thank you for the lovely remarks about my humble work.
Andy,
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I happened to stumble upon your work. It's refreshing to hear such positive affirmations about love, and how that looks different for all of us. And yes at times bittersweet and sorrowful.
Dear Liz,
DeleteThank you for stopping by once again. Yes, love can be bittersweet...only because we are imperfect. Your comment is most appreciated. Thank you so much.
Such touching lines...you are right Andy. Life without love is incomplete... Love adds a beautiful meaning to your existence.
ReplyDeleteDear Me,
DeleteVery well said my friend. Love is what makes our existence so beautiful. Thank you so very much.
Agree with you partner...love conquers all. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteDear Poetess,
DeleteSo happy you agreed with me (smile). Yes, love conquers all things. I appreciate the visit my friend. Thank you.
Love is kind. Very nice "K" word, Andy.
ReplyDelete“1 Corinthians 13:4-8 - Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails.”
Dear Jim,
DeleteThanks for the reminder of those powerful words. Your visit is much appreciated my friend. Thank you so much.
Love is blessing!
ReplyDeleteDear Izdiher,
DeleteYes, love is a blessing and the greatest emotion the human heart could ever experience. Thank you so much for the visit.
Hi Andy, this just made my heart bleed for those in war torn countries like Syria. How bizarre are human beings at time. That blood thirsty desire to force submission on people and deny them the things they need for everyday life. That may not have been what you set out to say, but that's what came to me.
ReplyDeleteLetting you know i'll be offline most of the next 2 weeks, only popping in occasionally for appearances due to having a ball after my enforced writing retreat. The fun starts in earnest tomorrow! So no Lovers Cove until I get home.
Keep 'em comin' Andy
Denise
My dearest Denise,
DeleteYes, what is happening in Syria is heartbreaking. These are not my words....but, "the world must pass away". Man cannot live independent of GOD. Man fights for what does not belong to him, like the Earth, Water, Air Space. Show me the man or men that created them. In any case, have fun and know that I will miss your presence. Lover's Cove latest creation will be up later today. You are very dear to me my friend (smile).
Love is supreme,Love is sublime
ReplyDeleteWithout love you are an an empty chime
Generously share your love,that isn't a crime
Hey Andy not bad eh!that does rhyme :)
My brother Ram,
DeleteYou have hidden talent my friend (smile). Thank you for the kind words. You know I am always grateful to hear from you.
Your words are wise, Andy. You do express so well why love is so important in one's life.
ReplyDeleteMy dear Mary,
DeleteYou are very kind to my humble work. I am very grateful for the visit my friend.
You have such a way with words!
ReplyDeleteDear JDaniel's Mom,
DeleteThank you for the visit and encouraging words. I am humbled by them.
Hi Andy
ReplyDeletelife is wonderful, but yes what is life without love.... For without love, life would be half a life..
Thank you for sharing Andy and stay in love always.
*smiles*
Lovely Angie,
DeleteVery true words from you my friend. No one could have said it better!! Thank you for all the encouragement and support (smile).
You make a very good point here, Andy.
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Dear Sue,
DeleteThank you for the visit. I am so happy you feel the same way when it comes to love (smile).
What a waste life would be without love! Spoken from the heart, Andy.
ReplyDeleteDear Rocky Mountain Woman,
DeleteThank you for the kind words. Your words also came from the heart.
When I met my husband, one of the first things he told me was that he needed to be with someone who was kind...first and foremost. I guess he decided I was kind enough... :)
ReplyDeleteIt takes so little to be kind and means so much.
Another epic post, Andy. Have a great day!!
My dear Anita,
DeleteYour husband is a smart man for he made the right choice to his happiness (smile). Many thanks for the kind and sweet words my friend.
This is awesome and so very true. I lived a life of much means and had no true love and felt miserable and now today I live from paycheck to paycheck and have much love around me and in me that I am more happy now and would never want to return to where I was. Though I have struggles, I know that I love and am loved and that gets me through all the time. Thank you so much for expressing what I have tried to express to others.
ReplyDeleteDear Susan,
DeleteYou sound like a woman full of love. Don't ever change for the world need more loving hearts like yours. Thank you for the lovely remarks.
I like that sorrow and happiness are friends ~
ReplyDeleteThanks for the visit Andy ~
Dear Heaven,
DeleteThank you for the visit also and for your smile of approval.
The questions you ask are universal and eternal♫
ReplyDeleteDear Lmkazmierczak,
DeleteThank you for the visit and encouragement. My heart is most grateful.
Hello Mr. David! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting my blog. It was a pleasure to hear from you.
I read this post while listening to the 'Song from a Secret Garden' and it created a delectable impact.
You are spreading positivity using the power of love. Thank you for reminding us what we are missing by being hateful.
Have a good day! :)
Dear Sui,
DeleteYour words are moving, powerful and kind. Thank you so much for being so nice to my humble work. Please know I do appreciate the visit and hope you will return again soon (smile). Many thanks again.
your write beautiful poetry - so glad I found you!
ReplyDeleteDear Artful Diva,
DeleteSo glad we found each other (smile). Thank you for your lovely sentiments. I am most grateful for them.
Wise words, Andy! It's the yin and yang of life. Where there is love, there will be sadness. Thankfully, the love is still there to help you recover. :)
ReplyDeleteMy dearest Rachel,
DeleteThank you for the lovely remarks. I just had to laugh at the way you put it...yin and yang (smile). Hope all is well with you sweet friend. I'll be over later to see the big reveal!
Dear Andy, so beautiful! May the torch of love always burns in our hearts and touch the people around us. Have a wonderful and blessed weekend!
ReplyDeleteMy dearest Nelieta,
DeleteYour words are beautiful and true. Thank you for the visit my friend and the lovely remarks. We are missing you (smile).
So beautifully written.
ReplyDeleteDear LadyFi,
DeleteThank you for the visit and kind words. Hope will will return again.
Andy, I'm holding my breath again upon reading line by line of your lovely description of love. It's so beautiful! You are a man with a great heart! :)
ReplyDeleteMy dear friend Balqis,
DeleteYou always touch me with your heartfelt thoughts. It means so much to me to call you..."friend". Thank you again my dear.
Oh man.
ReplyDeleteOh man.
Our Grandlittles just went back to school and I am really, really missing them already.
That tiny perfect hand held so firmly and safely...
Geez.
That just made me tear up.
I had to read through this twice because I was being all emotional.
InKredible writing from a man with an inKredible heart!
Wow.
A+++++
My dearest Jenny,
DeleteHow can I respond to such heartfelt and moving words? I am awed by your kindness my sweet friend. I shall be Your poet always (smile). Thank you so very much from the depths of my humble heart.