To Love and Be Loved In Return

The greatest thing

One could ever learn

Is to love

And be loved in return

For in sorrow

One will never learn

The great joys of love

The pangs of great loneliness

In love

One will always see

The sun shining its brightest

The moon above in its loveliest

In solitude

One will never see

The rays of glorious sunshine

The feel and air of romance

In love

One will always feel

The pleasure of living

The simple things that makes one smile

In solitude

One will never feel

The comfort of yonder company

The warmth of intimacy pure

For in sorrow

One will never learn

The great joys of love

The pangs of great loneliness

In solitude

One will always see

The darkness of sole corners

The coldness of clear waters

In love

One will never see

The empty promises of lovers

The choking strains of relationships

In solitude

One will always see

The bitter part of humanity

The irrationality of hope

In love

One will never see

The wretchedness of cold hearts

The sweetness of parting

For in sorrow

One will never learn

The great joys of love

The pangs of great loneliness

The greatest thing

One could ever learn

Is to love

And be loved in return

The sweetness of life is to have the choice of loving and living... Wishes of hope, bliss, happiness, and peace to Amber, Ivy Ether, John Peter, and all readers