Love Without Fear
I say that I love everyone,
and I suppose it’s true;
if I really know what love is -
that is. . .
I greet strangers with the open arms
and love of all mankind.
I love my wife and children and grandchildren
more than my own life,
and I love my in-laws, like
Well, in-laws. . .
I guess what I am trying to say is:
that to see this clearly is to live
with a humble heart,
know what you don’t know,
and above all,
Love without fear.
Russell Kendall Carter, BA. MAT. Dlitt.
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rkcdlitt
I am a retired high school and college professor. The last 10 years of my teaching was as a college professor of literature and writing. I have self-published one book of prayers and meditations and am preparing another book of poetic odes to faith and love. I am truly honored to be welcomed into this group.
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Blend of personal reflection on speaker's own loves and broader philosophical claims about universal love.
Moderate density; philosophical assertions interspersed with personal anecdotes and hesitations.
Predominantly positive emphasis on love, humility, and living without fear despite some ironic qualifications.
Quiet, meditative tone with hesitations, ellipses, and self-correction; contemplative rather than kinetic.
Approximately 22 lines; falls in 16-30 range.
Minimal figurative language; mostly declarative statements with some parenthetical asides and self-interruption.
Pure lyric internal voice; speaker reflecting on personal beliefs and emotional truths without dramatic distance.
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