The true face of love

Love is no riddle,
yet none has ever truly solved it.
It is not a timepass
but the truth of the heart,
the depth of the soul.
Love is not wrapped in costly gifts,
it is a bond from heart to heart,
where one sacrifices their own joy,
to win another’s smile.
It is the name of caring,
of carrying someone’s worry in every heartbeat,
of hearing even in silence
the footsteps of the one you cherish.
Love is when desires are laid aside,
and peace is found in another’s comfort.
It is giving your precious time,
it is offering words of solace,
it is placing balm upon wounds,
and never sprinkling salt upon them.
Love is that which words cannot contain,
which blossoms through sacrifice,
which rises from the heart as prayer,
which touches the soul as serenity'