Love is...

Love is like diving into deep, unknown waters.  Love is being able to soar higher than you ever thought possible.  Love is the sound of waves crashing on salty rocks, the water creeping up on your legs, refreshing and shocking all at once.  Love is the smell of a good book that beckons you to its pages.  Love is frolicking through the woods barefoot, without a care in the world.  Love is the smile that brightens your day, no matter how horrible its been.  Love is a warm summer rain washing away the dirt and cold that winter left behind.  Love is giving up anything and everythings for something else.  Love is a simple walk through a park.  Love is not expensive.  Love is the way your favorite song makes your body come to life and sway.  Love is the feeling of butterflies making a mess of your stomach.  Love is the sun climbing over dark mountain tops, bringing light to all it touches.  Love is the confused, jumbled words that escape your unaware mouth without permission.  Love is an inside joke.  Love is the tender way a man looks at his other half, the way she looks back, and the way they look forward together.  Love is the way parents look at their children.   Love is a sacrifice.  Love is keeping warm together.  Love is a comfy sweater on a bitterly cold day.  Love is your own.  Love is always.