That four-lettered word

Love is fleeting
Love is pink
A cherry blossom
Gone in a wink

Something to cherish
Be lucky to know
To patiently wait
Under mistletoe

Love is lasting
Evergreen
A nostalgic photo
Of a wedding scene

Love is painful
Love is cruel
Spurning a classmate
Just to look cool

Love is gentle
Love is sweet
Sweeping someone
Off their feet

Love is forever
Love is now
Love is why and
Love is how

Let love blossom
Help it grow
Make beautiful flowers
From the seeds that you sow

Build a home
From loving acts
Laughter, smiles
And remember these facts:

Love is for all
Young and old
Small and dainty
Big and bold

Boys and girls
And inbetween
Love is found
Not on a screen

But in those moments
That we share
A glance their way
A mesmerising stare

A comforting hand
When you need it most
A union that warrants
Ceremony and toast

A master of touch
A kiss thief
With unwavering trust
And sincere belief

And when the lights
And music go down
You can hear it
In the thrumming sound

Of a heart beating wildly
Inside a chest
When a hand touches lightly
On the back of a dress

Kiss me forever
Under our tree
Where birds will chirrup
And we can see

Our initials carved
Into the wood
Declaring our love
The way we should

To keep it secret
Would be wrong
For in this
Everlasting song

I am your queen
And you my king
But I don't need
A diamond ring

Just a lifelong friend
A walk along the coast
Holding hands
Heart-shaped toast

Forget me not
When I am old
With greying hair
Instead of gold

My love still burns
Like in that first mile
When I made you laugh
And saw your smile

And though our journey
Is nearly through
You still need me
And I need you

I will go on loving you
Though you may not know
The time has come
That I must go

I depart from you
Reluctantly
I make my way
Across the sea

But know, my love
And know it well
Our love was the greatest story
One could ever tell

Reviews

[Bare trees]

i'm sure others will disagree but for me this is a little too long. but that's not to say its bad. you write really well. regardless of length i'd give it a hundred.

100/100