February means Valentine's Day, and Love

I think Beth Nielsen Chapman is one of the finest wordsmith poets of our generation.   She is a genius, IMHO.  So, in honor of love, here are some of her famous lyrics.   If you want a real treat, download her songs, or at least listen to her singing them.  You will be touched deeply.

How We Love 

Life has taught me this;
Everyday is new,
And if anything is true,
All that matters when we're through

  is how we love.
Faced with what we lack
Some things fall apart,
But from the ashes new dreams start;
All that matters to the heart 

  is how we love.

Chorus:
How we love, how we love,
With the smallest act of kindness
In a word, a smile, a touch.

In spite of our mistakes
Chances come again,
If we lose or if we win
All that matters in the end

 is how we love

Chorus:
How we love, how we love
I will not forget your kindness
When I needed it so much.

Sometimes we forget,
Trying to be so strong
In this world of right and wrong,
All that matters when we're gone
All that mattered all along
All we have that carries on... 

  is how we love.

The Path Of Love

Oh the path of love is deep 

  with a thousand twists and turns,
There are promises to keep, 

  there are endless things to learn.
Through the laughter and the tears

  sometimes lost, sometimes alone,
Letting go is how you steer, 

 and it always leads you home.

Oh the path of love is free, 

  it will never hold you back.
Like the branches of a tree, 

  reaching out till it's lost track.
And it opens wide each heart 

  like the seed that breaks the stone,
No matter where you are, 

  it will always lead you home.

Oh the path of love is true, 

  and it only wants what's best,
There are doors it pulls us through 

  as it puts us to the test.
And there's nothing to pretend,

  in our heart somehow we've known
The path of love won't end, no 

  it only leads us home.
The path of love won't end, it only leads us home.

   Beth Nielsen Chapman