Love and Love - By Atul Singh


Two kinds of love, 

in our hearts they live

the one we get

and the one we give


the one we get

keeps us strong

the refuge we seek

in times of storm


it swaddles our heart

keeps it warm

a blanket woven

that we wrap around


scaffolding built

keeping us intact

bracing us

from life’s impacts


the one we give 

has a different beat

doling it out 

even a greater need


it lifts us up

while we give

yet those who receive 

feel better still


love we give

multiplies

from heart to heart 

as it flies


it never stalls

or stays in place

all around the World

it makes its way


but none can force it

none can demand

it can only be given

at our own command


there is a little twist 

in here this tale

about the game that

the two loves play


it happens so

that the only way

we can get any love

is when we give it away


as if someone somewhere 

keeps an account

in the giving realm 

how we perform


that score than

multiplied manifold

brings us love

that even our heart’s can’t hold


the heart that gives 

need only be one

but we get back

from thousands in return


So let’s not give gingerly

let’s not hold back

uninhibited let it flow

for the little while we can


In the final count

happiness will be

the love we get

because of the love we give

Comments

  1. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2023 at 5:15 AM

    Absolutely true! Very well said..

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2023 at 5:28 AM

    One of your best!.. woow.. so beautiful so elegant and such powerful message

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2023 at 7:10 AM

    Beautiful !

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  4. AnonymousMarch 9, 2023 at 4:41 PM

    Resonated with me-beautifully written.

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