What is love? By Sue Ellson Love is one of the strongest emotions I have ever felt. A connection to the divine within, between me and something else—human, animal or experience. A feeling of transcendence that surpasses logic and time. That lingers or can be lost. At times, it can create a sense of fear of future loss or abandonment. When it is so intensely overwhelming, it can be felt throughout one’s entire being and you can be brought to tears either experiencing it or remembering it. Genuine love can be shared without the need for it to be returned. Given without reward for a moment or a lifetime. It can respond to pain, vulnerability and familiarity. It can appear when one least expects it. A touch, a gesture, a look, a longing from deep within. The feeling can be triggered before or after something actually happens—in anticipation, participation or reflection. It can occur when we are still and silent. Self love has an enormous capacity to change our destiny. Romantic love can be driven by lust, desire, compatibility or difference. Love for others can feed the soul. A sense of compassion allows us to love another despite their behaviour. There is spoken love—when words are used to express feelings and sentiments. #poem #poetry #sueellsonpoem #whatislovepoem https://sueellson.com/blog/what-is-love/