Rate:4.0 / 1 vote

The Same Way You Love God

Wallace Dean LaBenne

You want me to love you the same way you love me
with true admiration in every wave and sea

You want me to love you the same way you love verve
with real aspiration in every dip and curve

You want me to love you the same way you love joy
with grand adulation in every con and ploy

You want me to love you the same way you love truth
with apt affirmation in every gift and couth

You want me to love you the same way you love sun
with full application in every stride and run

You want me to love you the same way you love life
with cold abnegation in every fall and strife

You want me to love you the same way you love take
with now activation in every hurt and ache

You want me to love you the same way you love God
with deep adoration in every place and sod

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

48 sec read
2

Quick analysis:

Scheme AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 742
Words 160
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Full analysis for The Same Way You Love God »

Wallace Dean LaBenne

Professor, therapist, author and poet. more…

All Wallace Dean LaBenne poems | Wallace Dean LaBenne Books

5 fans

Discuss the poem The Same Way You Love God with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "The Same Way You Love God" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/87822/the-same-way-you-love-god>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    More poems by

    Wallace Dean LaBenne

    »

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    3
    days
    14
    hours
    27
    minutes
    121 entries submitted — 29 remaining

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Our awesome collection of

    Promoted Poems

    »

    Browse Poetry.com

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Repeated use of words for effect and emphasis is called ________.
    A rhyme
    B repetition
    C assonance
    D rhythm