Love is

o          Love is........                              Wesley H. Perkins



The word love is used so many ways and so many times

some women come to think men just use it as another line.



It'a a powerful word, and can be just as dangerous as any weapon



But unlike a gun, an arrow or a knife,....

it can leave a scar that can last for life.



Some people scorn love from painful pasts..

afraid to say it again, fearing it won't last.



And although their pain is real and true..

that should never stop you from saying "I love you".



For me, the word holds deep meaning...

for the woman i love i met in a chance and strange meeting.



We said the three little words to each other not long after dating...

i carried those words back to a war, heart soaring because i knew she was waiting.



Over the ocean and thru the months in the desert...

her love got me thru every dangerous mission.



Every chance i got, i would text, IM or call her....

she never failed to answer and helped relieve my pressures, ...

with a voice so sweet, mere words could not measure.



She was there for me upon my return....

to assure me that now it was finally our turn.



On the day i proposed i was nervous yet hopeful...

would this wonderful woman give me the chance to make both our hearts full ?



When she said "yes" my heart nearly exploded...

i knew then and there that she was truly devoted.



On the day we exchanged vows, it was so beautiful and real....

and to this day, i try to tell her how i truly feel.



We've had our moments, some times of stress and strife....

but through it all, i can never imagine not having her in my life.



It never fails when i look into her eyes and see her smile...

i feel like iv'e gone to heaven ; at least for a little while.



It's times like now, when i can't wait for her to be home....

to see her again and get that feeling iv'e always known.



So, as much as i can understand others pain....

when they hear the word love and they think it's said in vain....

i close my eyes and see her face, and think "Their loss is my gain"



That's what love means to me ; that and so much more.



I wrote this for my wife......so grateful to have her in my life....

so she can look at it again and again, in our future lives.



I hope she feels that when i say those three little words to her....

a warmth wraps around her life a fine mink fur.



Because i mean every word, each time i say it...and so i'll say it again.....



Chrissy,....i love you !



That....is what.....love is 

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