Thank you, Lomi, for this poem about love.

Love is all of those things, and more. When I was younger, I was taught that love is a choice. That was a good thing, too, because the feelings of love have a short shelf-life. Love must be able to choose to love, honoring the loved one in good times and in bad.

People who are married for many years are not so because they are better at loving than other people are, but because the commitment of love in their hearts continues to love, even with dents and mud stains, showing on the outside.

I have been married to a lady for nearly 40 years. As two responsible adults, I don't have the right to force her to do anything. I have learned how to express disagreement with respect, continuing to love her, even when she chooses not to go my way.

Excellent free verse poem!

"Is it the best thing in my life?

It is." Well said. WRITE ON!