Four letter words

Hate

        Love

Leer

        Hope

Bait

                 Dove (peace)

Fear

         Cope

Take your choice on this braided rope

Our vision constricted through a microscope

Expanded through the lens of a telescope

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

No pain, no gain, no hurt, no dirt but of all the above, the sensible choice is always love. It's not nomenclature but the expression and usage that always identify the intention. Getting dirty in the garden is not the same as getting dirty in the bedroom. People claim to love their new cars, their color television sets or pizza and then they claim to love their spouse. I hope I'm never traded in for a slice of pizza.

[Soren]

Thank you so much Fabian I deeply appreciate your read and understanding interpretation. Yes a pet peeve of mine is the generic use of the word love that should be a most sacred word. Not religiously but spiritually. We use it to denote like, passion of a sexual nature and what it really means to me that fidelity, caring, putting something else above oneself. No wonder people get confused. It is the antonym for hate not for celibacy.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I think you pretty much nailed it with, "putting something else above oneself". That is "sacrifice" and sacrifice is ALWAYS the greatest measure of love. Those who dissent I would humbly direct to the cross.

[Soren]

Well said Fabian