(Love's) Better Poetry

For today’s prompt, take the phrase "Better (blank)," replace the blank with a new word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. This take on today's poem-prompt was inspired by yesterday's photo-session;the aim being to get a few good ones(aka everyone looking forward with eyes open!!) for a page in a family calendar for my parents for Christmas You are the laugh-lines that I earnAnd collect thankfullyAs by the grace of God I learnLove's Better Poetry You overflow my cup of joyFilling love's crooks and curvesWith happiness, dear girl and boyMore than one heart deserves You are my gentlest lullabyMy tenderest of careAnd each, the apple of my eyeAnd each, my humblest prayer You are heaven-to-earth's caress You are my home-sweet-homeYou are more holy thankfulnessThan pen can ever poem © Janet Martin