Love is Patient, Love is Kind

Love is patient, love is kind,
But love's lots of work, so put away your nursery rhyme.

Love's not a flower that stays for an hour,
Love's that stubborn weed that wills itself into a tree.

Though 40,000 seeds released,
Only one love seed remains unteased,

Though it only blooms but once a year,
Its blooms are beautiful and fierce.

And all through the dormant winter
While stripped of all its leaves,

Its roots stand firm, unyielding,
'Til next year's spring brings peace.