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Love Returned

Love is hope given
Unless it first shall be earned
It can’t be returned.
Or have we loved insincerely
When it was priced too dearly?

© D G Moody 2023



Poetry by D G Moody
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Written on 2023-11-16 at 10:04

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Sameen
Love should be unconditional. As I've sadly learned.
2023-11-16