PAD 10: Love is Better

 

Mixed Wildflower Field #1.   Image Source: wanderingYew2/Flickr.

PAD Challenge, Day 10 prompt: take the phrase "(blank) Better," replace the blank with a new word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles might include: "Be Better," "Write Better," "Wanting Better," and/or "There's Nothing Better."

Love is Better

"So faith, hope, love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love." (1 Corinthians 13:13).

Better than the roses red:
Words both calm and gently said.

Better than a pink carnation:
Angry words that go unspoken.

Better than gold chrysanthemum:
Willing help with cheerful hum.

Better than blue forget-me-not:
Petty fight that goes unfought.

Better than the bright sunflower:
Kindly words in needful hour.

Better than yellow daffodil:
Work that’s done with love and skill.

Better than Texas bluebonnet:
Heartfelt words formed into sonnet.

Better than all this world’s flowers:
Faith, hope, love in life’s short hours.