Until We Love Each Other More...

... Tomorrow is the final day of this challenge, but remember:This challenge ain't over until it's over, so...For today's prompt, take the phrase "Until (blank),"replace the blank with a new word or phrase,make the new phrase the title of your poem,and then, write your poem. It's easy to love the 'easy to love'.But, not everyone or everything iseasy to love, in turn, turning life into abig lesson-book! Until we love each other more and cling to grudges lessAnd take care never to ignore or neglect promisesUntil we gently contemplate our words before we speakAnd rather than retaliate, we turn the other cheekUntil no envy-twinges sting when others steal the showThat we worked very hard to bring about. Until we sowAware that we will reap. Until the onus of returnImpacts the seeds we spill; it seems we still have much to learn Until we live to give all that we can to life’s demandsWith empathy for fellowman, with open hearts and handsUntil we pray more than we do and fret a little lessAnd weigh the wants that we pursue for more than happinessUntil we kindly reverence the Giver of our daysMindful of worship’s Recompense by what our actions praiseUntil we do not slight or spurn the things that God esteemsWe still have so much yet to learn, of hopes and plans and dreams Until we have mastered the art of humble gratefulnessUntil we are purer in heart and start to grumble lessUntil we smile more than we pout/shout and befriend more than feudAnd walk a second mile without reluctant attitudeUntil we cherish what we have while it is within reachAnd, unafraid of mistakes, brave the lessons life must teachUntil kindness does not keep score or wait for its returnUntil we love each other more, we still have much to learn Until we want for others, more than we want for ourselvesUntil no secret cupboards groan with miser’s laden shelvesUntil love has nothing to hide, each motive boldly baredUntil longing is satisfied because blessing is sharedUntil we realize that joy is the flipside of griefUntil the pursuits we employ are rooted in BeliefUntil we recognize Dawn’s Door is hinged to Twilight’s UrnAnd start to love each other more, we still have much to learn © Janet Martin A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another. This is My command to you: Love one another. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another. Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law