Love's Crown

This morning's love-letter from God was gold-gilt-etched 💗💖

Happy Valentine's Day!

For a beautiful love story click this link

to todays Daily Bread Devotion

(I just learned what an octogenarian is!)

Many waters cannot quench love.

Song of Songs 8:7

Oh-ho this hard      -knock, soft-kiss,

 flying-falling dosey-doe... Oh-    ho  this happy, hurting holding on 

and letting go...Oh-ho this yearning-learning-earning wisdom starred and scarred...

No easy street to crown the ups and downs on love’s postcard...Oh-ho this giving-taking, 

caring-sharing quite-a-fight... Oh-ho this multitude of sorrows to sweeten delight... Oh-ho,

 the humble joy of feeling like our hearts could burst... Becomes the Prize that crowns

 love’s sacrifice of others first... Oh-ho, we are so startled by how much 

true love can hurt... Oh-ho, the heart holds artwork made 

of diamonds set in dirt... Oh-ho, what we know 

about love leaves us both vexed 

      and awed... At ups and

 downs boundlessly

crowned with

the kind 

love of 

God

<3

© Janet Martin

(or traditional stanza form)

Oh-ho this hard-knock, soft-kiss, flying-falling dosey-doe

Oh-ho this happy, hurting holding on and letting go

Oh-ho this yearning-learning-earning wisdom starred and scarred

No easy street to crown the ups and downs on love’s postcard

Oh-ho this giving-taking, caring-sharing quite-a-fight

Oh-ho this multitude of sorrows to sweeten delight

Oh-ho, the humble joy of feeling like our hearts could burst

Becomes the Prize that crowns love’s sacrifice of others first

Oh-ho, we are so startled by how much true love can hurt

Oh-ho, the heart holds artwork made of diamonds set in dirt

Oh-ho, what we know about love leaves us both vexed and awed

At ups and downs boundlessly crowned with the kind love of God

© Janet Martin

Or this...

Oh-ho this hard-knock, 

soft-kiss, 

flying-falling 

dosey-doe

Oh-ho this happy, 

hurting 

holding on 

and letting go

Oh-ho this yearning-

learning-

earning wisdom 

starred and scarred

No easy street 

to crown 

the ups and downs 

on love’s postcard

Oh-ho this giving-taking,

caring-sharing 

quite-a-fight

Oh-ho this multitude 

of sorrows 

to sweeten 

delight

Oh-ho, the humble joy 

of feeling 

like our hearts 

could burst

Becomes the Prize 

that crowns 

love’s sacrifice 

of others first

Oh-ho, we are so startled 

by how much 

true love 

can hurt

Oh-ho, the heart 

holds artwork 

made of diamonds 

set in dirt

Oh-ho, what we know 

about love 

leaves us 

both vexed 

and awed

At ups and downs 

boundlessly crowned 

with the kind 

love of God

© Janet Martin