I some times wonder,
if any one could really define love
Many of us, many a time, have tried, but failed, some how
If love is happiness,
Then why does it give heart aches & pain ?
If love is selfless,
Why does it expect, something in return or some gain ?
If love is bliss
Why does it bring such despair ?
If love is true
Then, why does it become so unfair ?
If love is pure
Why does jealousy, hatred & envy lurk so near ?
If love is trust
Then, why does one feel betrayed & so insecure ?
If love is understanding
Why does it cause confusion & conflicts ?
If love is forgiving
Then why, so much pain & hurt it sometimes inflicts ?
If love is tenderness
Then why does aggressiveness give it, a thrill ?
If love is life
Then sonetimes why does it suffocate, why does, it kill ?
If love is care
Why does it become so indifferent, so aloof ?
If love is innocent
Why is it suspicious, always searching for proof ?
If love is an emotion
Then why is it never in our control ?
If love is divine
Why does is it burn our heart & soul ?
If love is strength
Why does it make us so weak ?
When love is found
What is it, we always tend to seek ?
If love is giving
Why does it expect, so much in return?
If love is understanding
Why do we falter ,why don’t we learn ?
If love is togetherness
Why does it tear us apart ?
If love is joy
Why does it break your heart ?
If love is a game
Why are there no rules ?
If love is a lesson
Why is it not taught in schools?
If love is priceless
Why do we try to assess it's worth ?
If love is God
What on earth, it’s doing on earth ?
If love is blind
How can it see right in to, the others, heart ?
If love is wrong
Why it seem so right, right from the start ?
If love is simple
Why does it puzzle the world ?
If love is serene
Why does it make your head swirl ?
If love is love
Why is it so hard to understand ?
Yet love is a desire
Which is it always in demand?
If love is free
Why does it bind, with invisible chains ?
If love is ever lasting
Why does it die, & only memories remain ?
If love is a word
If love is a word
Why is it so hard to define?
If love is just madness
When in love, why does one feel so fine ?
Though it is difficult to define
Or give true love a name
But of one thing I’m certain
Life without love, is all in vain
I still believe in true love
Love is a mystical experience between two
I believed that Love was my dream
And yes, this dream of mine has finally, come true.
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At loss for words...One of the strongest emotions that we experience.. Yet, we struggle to give definitions, answer the question.. Only You could put out all the emotions and feelings attached with Love out so very beautifully.. !! I think this should be the top result that should appear when one googles for the word "Love"... If anybody questions me about love anytime, I will direct them to this page, for the sheer brilliance of the explanation, brought out so intricately, so delicately and so very beautifully.. Love every word of this post.. !! Love you Dadda.. Please keep writing.. Have missed your writing very much !
ReplyDeleteI read it out loud to someone I love and wanted to add to the comments.. This post is sheer awesomeness ! This poem reminds me of the sonnets I have read.. Felt as thought I was reading out from a book of poetry from Byron or Wordsworth or someone of the likes.. !!
ReplyDeleteThank you for writing this.. Love you !
Thanx Amo, it has been you and Sweety's constant persuasion that prompted me to write something, so as you know , LIFE , NATURE, FAMILY & LOVE these are my favourite topics , so this was the outcome. Glad you all liked the post.
DeleteSee, I told you na...what a beautiful post!
ReplyDeleteLike I say usually, "Ekdum Mast Hai!"
I'm very proud of you...thank you for writing :*
So, love is what it's all about, huh? Love is a madness, and if it isn't, then it isn't love...
I heard that somewhere and I totally agree. I guess, no one has ever been able to understand what love actually is, including you, didn't matter how hard you tried...isn't that true, Dad? So maybe love wasn't meant to be understood in the first place. It was meant only to be felt, only to be lived in, to grow in...
The perplexing feelings, the strange, confusing, fulfilling, heart-breaking, overwhelming, and ecstatic emotions, that only a person who truly loves, would have a chance to experience...Those are the feelings that I feel when I read your post...simply beautiful!
Go on Dad, you're doing wonderfully...Keep at it, without stopping:)
I love you:*
Thanx, Sweety, love is like a a very confusing emotion, every one feels & experiences it differently .Sometimes it's sweet & sometimes bitter but without experiencing love , one cant claim that he/she has really lived a wonderful life.
DeleteWhat a comeback!!! What a post!! A real masterpiece. I always thought of love as love and nothing else. I thought we feel love and there is no need for definition. Love can not be understood, can not be seen but can only be felt. I know that the sudden skipping of my heart beat when I see you suddenly even from a distance, is love. I know that when you are not near me, the loneliness is love, I know that the joy and jumping of my heart when you give a loving smile and call my name softly full of emotion is love, I know the pang of jeaslousy I feel when you praise anyone but me is love. I know that the hurt I feel when you ignore me and don’t seem to understand my feelings at times, is also love. I know that not being able to concentrate on anything without you and , not enjoying any moment when you are not nearby, loving and enjoying each moment , even if it is just sitting near you and lolling around without even a word spoken is love. I know that wanting to stand on top of a tower and wanting the shout and tell the whole world that you are mine and I am yours, is love. I know that the pride I feel when anyone praises you and the happiness I feel to see you happy is love. I know that the feeling of wanting you to be happy even if it means that I get hurt at times, doing things which make my heart ache but knowing that it gives you happiness and so wanting to do it again and again for your happiness is love. Lying in your arms , dreaming of our future and our children’s future and talking of anything and everything and nothing in particular but just enjoying each moment of being in your arms is love. I know that being out the worst in you at times just because I want your love and attention is also love. All in all I know that if the madness I feel is love. I love being in love. I love the hurt and aches and the pain it causes because I now that in the end love compensates for all the pains and heartaches. It si something everyone should experience. It is heaven on earth. God’s way of making our loves worthwhile.
ReplyDeleteLove is the feeling I get when I'm with you
a desire to wrap you in my arms and never let you go. Love is the flutter in my chest when you're near, the dreamy look in my eyes when I think of you. Love is the emptiness I feel when we're apart. Day becomes night without your bright light. Love lasts forever it never fades but only grows stronger each day Love is a marriage of two hearts and two souls Love never grows tired; it never grows old or weary, but becomes ever more treasured as the years pass
See what your post does to me. Can’t stop writing. Hope I have not bored you al with my comments. Keep writing. You are the best.
This reply is simply beautiful.. !! Wowwww.. Beautiful feelings expressed so very wonderfully...!!
DeleteI think its time for you to start a new blog M.. Please please please do it :)
Sue, I'm lost. your comments, is a post in itself. in your comments i guess all the readers will find an appropriate definition / meaning for love.Simply wonderful.
DeleteWhat a comment, Mumma! Wowowow! <3
DeleteBored us all with your comments?! Are you kidding me?!
After reading your comment, I'm in love with love :)
Love your comments loads... they keep all the posts alive by adding to the magic!
Love you loads! Muaahh
What is love? i was under the misconception that love is something which can be understood or explained. Love is about feeling it, i got it right but still i cannot believe that i was in such a .... can't say.
ReplyDeleteMy eyes have opened.. love indeed is magical and it makes one see the world through a different view.. very beautiful!! i liked it!
THANX YU RA, I HOPE YOU DO EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC OF TRUE LOVE , IN YOUR LIFE.
DeleteSir,
ReplyDeletehow wonderful it is to read feelings/emotions/thoughts in word. And it gets beautiful when they are perfectly expressed in to words accompanied by some newborn soundless emotions. And, this was about Love:) A big thank you to Amogha for sharing this great piece of work with me and another big thank to you for writing it. it is so effortless yet so convincing. Couldn't stop myself from commenting on it:)
Snehal
Thank you, Snehal for your comments.It was very nice of Amogha for giving you the link for my blogs, and it was kind of you to spend your time reading the post. Thanks again.
DeleteI read the comments above and realized that you wrote after a long gap. I really understand what you say through these words. Love really can be frustrating, at times , but what's life without it, and the ones you love? I believe it's a beautiful thing, something to treasure, and each moment of frustration, sadness or pain is forgotten when you see the one you love, smile.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful words, which are very true.
I don't think you should stop if this is what you churn out.
Love is difficult to comprehend. It has been a mystery to mankind ever since man first felt it. The essence of love lies in the fact that it is a complex mix of so many feelings, vividly expressed by you. While going through the post, a stark comparison or rather, contradiction in each line catches the glimpse. It is a mistake on our part that we have miserably failed to believe in the supreme power of love due to our selfish, cunning, disrespectful attitude towards life, love and self. How many among us can become like Noah??...self-introspection needed...
ReplyDeleteExtremely sorry for the late comment..missing those rapid fire posts:-) and loved your post so much...
What a comeback, Dad! Awesome is the word for it!!
ReplyDeleteWhen we read it for the first time, Amo mentioned that it seems apt as a prologue for some romantic novel... I totally agreed!
It's amazing how the questions pertaining to love posed oh so poetically answer themselves. I believe love is not a subject to be questioned - it is a solution in itself for many queries, a cure for many maladies, it is akin to a source of light for whatever darkness shrouds life, it is like sunshine on a cold day and a gust of cool breeze coupled with a tree's shade on a hot day, it is a wholesome meal for a hunger-stricken soul, it serves as a shelter for the homeless heart, it is an bottomless reservoir which never overflows but no matter how full it allows a generous amount to irrigate other reservoirs, it is a licence to let go and move along if one-sided, it is a birth certificate to a new life if mutually shared... at times it is life, and at times it's larger than life :)
I can rant on and on, but that's love for you - a never-ending story ;)
Loved your post and loved the comments that ensued!
Now that you've made a comeback, make sure to post regularly (might I add, the time interval between posts should be moderately large to permit poor, busy souls like me to comment rather than gawk at the burst of posts :p)
Love you loads!