David Whalen (5/18/38 / Covington Kentucky)
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A few words on love
Love Is a word
That women prize
As a token
To men love’s a thing
Better shown…
Than spoken
To women,
love in words
Is a passionate potion
While to men
Love in deeds…
Is the ultimate devotion
David Whalen
Submitted: Sunday, August 01, 2010
Poems by David Whalen : 12 / 607
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