Love Comes Softly

Elisa Ashley
Love isn't fireworks and immediate WOW
That fades and time will show
What two people really share beneath the strains of life.

Lasting love is found beyond the romance and flirting
past the lovemaking
Love is what is there when you're sick
it's what you talk about when you're together
When you're quiet, but not silent
Love is what makes you want to run home after work
Love is what gives you the energy to keep going
When the world seems to be against you
Love is the person who is walking through the fire with you
Love is the person who would go through the fire
or the rain or the mountains or the bullets
FOR you
Love is the person who cries with you
Who hurts when you hurt
Love laughs when you're happy
Love gives
Love wants you to be happy
Love waves goodbye when you're not

You were with me, by me and for me when no one else was.
I wasn't looking and you were there
love came softly for me.
Love came quietly.

I suppose love will die the same way.

Published by Elisa Ashley

Elisa is currently very heavy into writing, living and loving with the man of her dreams, Matthew Austin.  View profile

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  • 3lilangels2/11/2008

    love this!!!!!!!!!!!! such a beautiful job and i love your work well done!!!! i am subscribing to you and thanks for wonderful reads.

  • J.B.2/3/2008

    OH, that is so sweet and so true. Beautiful poem, good job.

    JB

  • cathiesbloggs1/27/2008

    You have got a fan "me"...this is beautiful !!...

  • Branwen661/26/2008

    Lovely...

  • Harry Gunawan1/5/2008

    A beautiful way to celebrate the art of love is by reading this poem again and again. Lovely word craft! :-)

  • Coffee Mugg1/4/2008

    A beautiful poem Elisa,

  • Gretchen1/4/2008

    *hugs* As mama used to say....time wounds all heels ;)

  • Linda Ann Nickerson1/4/2008

    Love it. . . . especially "when you're quiet, but not silent." Beautiful.

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