The Bible defined it superbly

The poets with precision and beauty

But can I not also have my say...

About what love means today?

For I have found love

Not just the love of passion

Not just the love of lovers

But love to last a lifetime

I am discovering secrets

I am listening with awe

I am listening to love

And singing its song

Love will not break

In the face of destruction

Love will not yield

To the fiercest storm

Love will not falter

In the midst of dissent

Love will not succumb

Even if passion is spent

Love will not disappear

In the Beloved's absence

Love will not fail

Even when hope's frail

Love doesn't dim

In the darkest of nights

Love always glows

For it is light

Love doesn't bring joy

For it is joy

Love IS, Love WAS

Love will always be