Inspired by discourses on love and friendship downstairs :)

Do not call me love but call me friend

Do not call me love but call me friend
Love is too large and sacred a word

Not being your mother
who feeds you
and teaches love to you
Nor your wife
who weds you
and makes love to you
Nor your lover
who excites you
and talks love to you
Nor your child
who delights you
and demands love of you

Love is too large and sacred a word
Do not call me love but call me friend

That worries
if there is no fruit in your lunch pack
That nags
if towards yourself you are too slack
That jumps
if to others you too kindly speak
That blushes
if you unknowingly make a silly mistake

Do not call me love but call me friend
Love is too large and sacred a word

If on the day when I am gone
You suddenly feel time drag along:
“Alas, that one is dead
who smoothed out my life's bed
Who once in a while
had lent me a smile
Who cared for me dear
and always stayed near
Who teased me a little
and O that proved so fatal!”

Do not call me love but call me friend
Love is too large, just be my little fiend!

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• "Do not call me love"? why "our hair changes from black to grey"?/ - joking 20000408234426
  • Why...? 'cause your friendship was going astray ;) - tian xin 20000409021738
    • No! My beautiful long black hair never changes to gray! Nor goes my friendship astray!! 何必以己度人！/ - joking 20000409064239
      • Me blush for the silly mistake I unknowingly made :) - tian xin 20000409154536
        • 向您学习！ 请原谅我的冒昧！ - joking 20000409214644
          • 互相学习。试译： - tian xin 20000410000119
            • Thank you! And best wishes!/ - no-longer-joking 20000410013558
• Indeed, Love is too large and scary a word:) - cynic 20000409002039
  • So stay cynical and unstirred;) - tian xin 20000409022213

"Do not call me love"? why "our hair changes from black to grey"?/

Why...? 'cause your friendship was going astray ;)

No! My beautiful long black hair never changes to gray! Nor goes my friendship astray!! 何必以己度人！/

Me blush for the silly mistake I unknowingly made :)

向您学习！ 请原谅我的冒昧！

互相学习。试译：

Thank you! And best wishes!/

Indeed, Love is too large and scary a word:)

So stay cynical and unstirred;)