The Love With Which It's Given

Written for:

Verse First - The Ordinary
Write about something quite ordinary. In the words of Natalie Goldberg, "Give homage to old coffee cups, sparrows, city buses, thin ham sandwiches."

Poetry Jam - The Last
Use any meaning of last, the final, the most recent, or keeping something going. I am sure there are some other uses of the word "last,"  so go where you will with it. And just for fun lets say it in 20 lines or less. 

my little mug given with love by my daughter on my birthday

My ordinary little mug

Sits on the kitchen bench

By my ordinary electric jug

Each morning I do clench

But ordinary this is not

With love to me it came

With love and care it was bought

A present with my name

Someday it will crack and break

Nothing lasts forever

But till then a special place it will take

And my thirst we'll quench together

And when it can't be used again

With sadness I'll let it go

But in my heart it will remain

For love just makes that so

Things don't last forever

That I know is certain

But what lasts and what we treasure

Is the love with which it's given

~x~

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