Wednesday’s Words of Wisdom (And Whimsy)

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“I wish I was twenty and in love with life and full of beans.”

Self Portrait – Mary Oliver

Love is in the air.

Or is it snowflakes?

In a few days’ time, men will be flocking to flower shops, jewelry stores, and chocolate outlets trying to impress their amour. Others will wine and dine their beloved, with dinner at a fancy restaurant. Some will even (gasp) write a love letter or a poem. Most women I know would be more impressed if men did the dishes once in a while, picked up their dirty laundry off the floor, or remembered to put the toilet seat down every time.

Buying chocolates and putting the toilet seat down…a winning combination and the ultimate sign of love.

Authors, playwrights, poets and musicians have been writing about love since time immemorial. My exhaustive research of songs about love (Google) provided me with a list of some of the most famous love songs. As I scrolled through the list, I wondered if there was a deeper meaning to the lyrics, a subliminal message.  Here’s what I came up with:

True Love’s a Many Splendored Thing

When she tires of you, love is a many splintered thing.

Only Love Can Break Your Heart.

A spendthrift spouse can also break your bank account.

She Loves You

But she’s not crazy about your cooking.

Can’t Help Falling in Love

The definition of a hopeless romantic. Hopeless being the operative word.

Love The One You’re With

A sure-fire way to end up in divorce court.

At Last

At last I can get some sleep. My husband snores. He moved to another bedroom.

I Will Always Love You

Except when you’re a pain in the ass.

You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling

Sadly, you never had it in the first place.

I Just Called to Say I Love You

…And could you make meatloaf for supper

I Want to Know What Love Is

Ask Google. It knows everything.

What’s Love Got to Do With It?

Laundry. Dishes. House cleaning?

I Think I Love You

A lame marriage proposal

Love Will Keep us Together

So will the mortgage.

To Know Him is to Love Him

An ode to Tim Horton.

I Can’t Stop Loving You

Yes I can if you don’t stop watching sports all weekend.

How Deep is Your Love?

Six feet if you cheat on me.

So, there you have it. A small smattering of love song classics.

Just for fun, I did ask Google about love.

“Love is a complex, powerful emotion of deep affection, care, and attachment, involving feelings like warmth, fondness, and devotion, expressed through actions like kindness, intimacy, or commitment, and understood differently by everyone, encompassing romantic, familial or platonic bonds.”

I still think it all comes down to the toilet seat!

“Though I’m not twenty,

And won’t be again but ah! Seventy. And still

In Love with life. And still

Full of beans.”

Self-Portrait – Mary Oliver

Have a great weekend and Happy Valentines Day to lovers and hopeless romantics.