February 2009
Love according to children.
capucha:
Actual children’s answers to the question “what is love?”
“When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.” - Billy, age 4
“Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.” - Karl, age 5
“Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your...
so swim to the end of the river
until there’s no shiver
left in your spine...
– “Beautiful Life” by Charlotte Martin