Jan. 3, 1973 Poetry by Michael F. Nyiri

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Love is...

I 	Of all the world, or the people in it - 
		They said everyone had a mate

II	The lovebirds sit on their perch
		and sing

III	What is love? he asked of the woman
		Sixty-five grey hair fur coat
		Love is...found a quote in a newspaper
		What is love? he asked of the girl
		Blonde hair nice figure cheerleader
		Love is...found a quote in a newspaper

IV	Someone gets famous
		for attempting to define
		That which cannot be defined
		Love is...nothing unless both feel it
		at the same time - radiance seeping
		through to the inner soul - warmth
		telling her that he is there
		forever - and vice versa

		Love is...touch - grasping each other's
		emotions through the facades they put up - 
		feeling for imperfections in the
		soul and not caring superficially

		Love is caring, wanting, expressing,
		movement, losses, quarrels, agreements,
		making up - and breaking up

		Love is a paper both parties have
		to sign

V	Love is young and old and eternal
		The old men say love is blind
		The young women say it is
		Something old something new
		Something borrowed something blue
		Love is relationships - letters in a 
		drawer - names carved on a tree - 
		sitting together in the rain - smiling

VI	Love isn't a quote in a newspaper
		Love isn't "cute"
		Love is real and hard and heartbreaking
		Love is lonely and miserable
		Love is waiting for a phone to ring
		for two weeks - waiting for a
		letter to arrive - waiting for a 
		kind word - or a premonition
		Love is...unkind sometimes

VII	Love is...two little children playing in
		the mud
		Love is...the very first kiss
		Love is...sleeping together

		Love is...something that can't be
		described...
		Love is...
		Period

1973

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