In a village where the old trees sigh,
Beneath an amber autumn sky,
A young man came with trembling hands,
Seeking answers love demands.
He asked me, “Can you measure this?
The way her heart might lean to kiss
My hopes, my dreams, my silent plea—
Does Clara’s love reach out to me?”
I don’t measure love in lines or weight,
Not in numbers, not in fate.
But in how her eyes hold morning light,
In how she greets the world with grace and might.
I measure kindness in the bread she bakes,
In every laugh the village takes.
And if your heart is true and slow—
Her love may bloom where quiet feelings grow.
We watched her knead the rising dough,
Her gentle hands, her quiet glow.
She gave a loaf to every child,
With warmth that couldn’t be defiled.
I asked him, “Do you see her soul?
Not just the part you long to hold?”
He frowned, unsure, but stayed to learn—
For love’s not claimed, it’s gently earned.
I don’t measure love in lines or weight,
Not in numbers, not in fate.
But in how her hands shape hope anew,
In every word she speaks so true.
I measure courage in her daily grace,
In how she lights the darkest place.
And if your heart is soft and clear—
Her love may find you, standing near.
So I wrote no numbers in my book,
Just sketches of the way she’d look
When kindness passed from hand to hand—
That’s where true love makes its stand.
For love’s not measured, lad, you see—
It’s given freely, patiently.
Not in inches, not in gold,
But in stories quietly told.
So show your care in bread and time,
In silence shared, in rhythm, rhyme.
And if your soul meets hers in truth—
You’ll need no compass, lad… just proof
That love, when real, will always show…
In how she lets her quiet feelings flow.