Love (6)



It is so much
easier to give
than to take
but until
we have learned
to take
we cannot know
the true spirit
of giving

We must learn
not to punish
those who give
for our self-contempt
at needing to take

The true spirit
of giving and taking begins
with knowing and liking
ourselves


(Cf: John Steinbeck - The Log From The Sea Of Cortez)