The measure of love

some funny musings on love

I tried to put the world into boxes

Discovering it was like chasing after young foxes

The earth is so full of pieces and bits

But it’s hard to find one that really fits

 

So many criteria I wanted them to fulfil:

They should be nice to look at but not weigh too heavily on my bill

Pleasant to touch, with meaning to them and easy to find

And loved by you and me, were the points I had on my mind

 

Some boxes I used were big and others were small

And put onto each other they created a tower which was quite tall

They would have reached the moon and drawn a whole circle back

But they kept falling down – Well, what the heck?

 

There were boxes of blue, of red and yellow

And I must say this surprised many a fellow

There were boxes of all shapes and seizes as well

And the number of them I am unable to tell

 

There were possibly as many boxes as stars in the sky

The world is so diverted and that is the true reason why

Some were half empty but others were filled

But I didn’t put animals in for fear of having them killed

 

Why did I come up with such a crazy idea in the first place?

I wanted to impress my love and I wanted a thing to amaze

To lay all thing in the world dear to her down in her lap

Without having her think my love was a trap

 

But my task remained quite an impossible dream

Putting all things together is not as easy as it may seem

The boxes would pile up higher and high

Forming a wall that blocked out the sky

 

So I got rid off all the boxes I had obtained

And choose to tell you what I had gained

In all of those years during which I knew you

And if you listen now you will know it is true:

 

There are things in the world that require no measure

And one thing above all because it’s the ultimate treasure

I am the richest person without boxes of gold

As long as I‘ve got you close enough to hold

 

In my arms and now you know the absolute truth:

You don’t need boxes of riches, you don’t need youth

But if you have this one thing you will have forever enough

The one thing that doesn’t fit in a box is a crazy thing called love!