The Currency Of Love
Charles Edward York 1966 (Saigon, Vietnam)
The Currency Of Love
The currency of love is care
Exchanged between us
When a need is recognized
And receives benevolence
Real and tangible
Seen and felt
Touching a soul
Making a life matter.
Generosity is a necessity
Given as abundance
Regardless of resources
It is an act of the heart
A hand reaching out
An ear who listens
A voice speaking out
A willingness to help.
Love is not a convenience
It is sharing with no conditions
A commodity to spend
Whose value lies in doing
Words are wheels
Able to express
But the currency of love is
Meant to be paid between us.
Copyright © 2024 Charles Edward York
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The value of exchanging love and compassion
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Written on April 29, 2024
Submitted by charlesedwardyork on April 29, 2024
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| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 830 |
| Words | 157 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 8, 8, 8, 2 |
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