I wrote this poem last year but it is one of my very favorite things I have ever written and what better place to show it again ?
Romantic M’Day is for love right? Head over to Edward Hotspur’s to see all that is romantic and mushy and sweet this week and every week on this day but a week later. There are links and logos and I am trying to talk him into chocolate. Those little hearts that… ok Here’s to love and romance.
love is this and that…
Love is
Everything and nothing
Poetry and prose
The music of the heart
The diction of the soul
A soft place to rest
A hard place to reach
Light that guides our actions
Darkness with no relief
The Questions left unanswered
The Answers to all we ask
A bottomless well to drink from
A nearly empty flask
Strong enough to stand
Weak enough to fall
Love is…
The stillest calm
and fiercest storm
The darkest night
and the brightest morn.
It is as we travel
In search of our purpose
Journey, destination
Anchor Compass
A stormy unrest of soul
A calm peace of mind
Cruel when ruled by fear
Caring when it’s kind
A gift when given freely
An obligation by demand
A dream of hope when thriving
A nightmare in its end
A banquet feast fit for a king
A meager bowl soup
A Church of many believers
A house of ill repute
Love Gives
and takes
It makes whole
it breaks
Knows all,
is all,
begins and
ends all
©LizzieC2012
Running Naked With Scissors 
Thats a lovely poem Lizzie, may i put it on my poetry site and give you credit and a link.
Thanks Harry – of course ! I would be honored if you would 🙂
There you are Lizzie top of the page 🙂
http://poetscornerblog.wordpress.com/2012/12/10/poem-love-is/#more-5513
wow 😀 !!!! Thank You Harry.
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I loved this!
thank you 🙂 sometimes I look at things like this i wrote and wonder …
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And sometimes, it keeps moving on, oblivious to the whims of others.
Love this, LizzieC!
Good point – that it does.. thanks Guapman! 🙂
All I can say is that your poem was so beautiful….Diane
thanks Diane I appreciate it 🙂
Absolutely lovely, m’dear.
thank you 🙂
This one I feel in my belly. Great writing. Thanks for sharing.
of course – that’s love 🙂
Lizzie, I can see why this is one of the most favorite things you have written. Though I love all of your writing. Most poems about Love only highlight one side of it, the light or the dark, and this one has balance and encompasses it all, the being full of being in love, and the pain of of being in love. Without this, we wouldn’t care.
I never thought of the balance… I would be drawn to it I guess.. it is what makes sense to me as a goal… balance… and of course I am a firm believer of acknowleger that the good is as good as the bad is bad ..
Loved this poem Lizzie, very well written!
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Thank you for following poets corner Lizzie.
I am glad to have found it 🙂
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