Karin, on Real Toads would like to see a love poem. I’m not big on writing lovey- mushy poems. (I’d sooner read what others have written). So, rather than wax lyrical about bleeding hearts, stars and moons – I decided to take a more pragmatic approach and explore one aspect of love itself.
why didn’t anyone tell me
that love was more than a feeling?
Imagine my surprise to find love
worming its way to the core of my being
knitting its web- deep within
having no form
yet clearly being seen
why didn’t anyone tell me that love never dies?
grab those shears
use the sharpest knife
and sever all ties
Love lives and breathes
knitted deep within
it just never, ever
dies
©Vivian Zems
November 24, 2018 at 5:58 pm
Your poem made my heart sing ….
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November 25, 2018 at 8:25 am
🙂 I’m glad you liked it!
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November 24, 2018 at 6:13 pm
A beautiful poem. You can write s about love!
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November 25, 2018 at 8:24 am
Lol! It looks like I can!
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November 25, 2018 at 8:44 am
❤️
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November 24, 2018 at 6:44 pm
Lovely post
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November 25, 2018 at 8:24 am
Thanks Wale!
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November 25, 2018 at 8:24 am
Do check out my recent post… Thank you very much
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November 24, 2018 at 8:06 pm
You cannot severe yourself from love… never.
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November 25, 2018 at 8:18 am
Indeed!
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November 24, 2018 at 8:24 pm
Very sweet poem, hope you are right. k.
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November 25, 2018 at 8:18 am
Thank you 🙂
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November 25, 2018 at 11:46 am
Wish that were right all the time!!! 🙂
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November 26, 2018 at 1:57 pm
Hope so!
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November 25, 2018 at 1:11 pm
Ha, I love this. So much deeper and truer than the mushiest love-poem around. These lines appealed to me especially:
having no form
yet clearly being seen
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November 26, 2018 at 1:56 pm
Thanks, Rosemary !
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November 25, 2018 at 2:04 pm
For a fleeting moment there, I thought you might use those scissors on your beloved! 😉
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November 26, 2018 at 1:56 pm
Lol!
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November 25, 2018 at 2:52 pm
So, because I’ve yet to finish my coffee, I had this mental image of love running around (all right, shambling around) like a zombie, grunting about brains and hearts.
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November 25, 2018 at 8:02 pm
😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣- You’re cracking me up!
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November 25, 2018 at 3:14 pm
Truth!
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November 26, 2018 at 1:56 pm
🙂
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November 25, 2018 at 5:51 pm
Smiling at Magaly’s comment. Your poem is true. Love never dies.
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November 25, 2018 at 9:50 pm
Thank you Sherry! Magaly’s sense of humour is on fire!
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November 25, 2018 at 7:52 pm
Me too smiling hugely at Magaly’s comment 😀 Your poem is beautiful in its truth and brevity ❤️
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November 25, 2018 at 9:48 pm
Thanks Sanaa!😊
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November 25, 2018 at 8:44 pm
Vivian I love your take on love….yes we cannot sever those ties as love wraps itself around our hearts. Beautiful!!
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November 25, 2018 at 9:48 pm
Thanks Donna!😊
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November 25, 2018 at 10:47 pm
You’re definitely not mushy…yet, you describe love perfectly.
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November 26, 2018 at 1:55 pm
Thanks Myrna! 🙂
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November 25, 2018 at 11:43 pm
So, true–it gets smaller, but rarely dies altogether–nice pairing of pieces!
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November 26, 2018 at 1:55 pm
Thank you! 🙂
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November 26, 2018 at 1:13 am
Well have a look! Vivian has written a love poem after all!
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November 26, 2018 at 1:55 pm
Oh dear! It appears I have 🙂
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November 26, 2018 at 3:27 am
You claim to not be into writing love poems, and yet you craft this brilliant ode to it, and you absolutely nail all aspects of it.
Uh-huh… I see you!
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November 26, 2018 at 1:51 pm
Arrgh! I’ve been found out! Lol! I honestly wanted to present a clinical write..but this emerged 🙂
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November 26, 2018 at 5:16 am
That love which is “knitted deep within” cannot be renounced. I love how you define love as more than just a feeling.
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November 26, 2018 at 1:48 pm
Thank Anmol!
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November 27, 2018 at 12:24 am
Tis a love poem after all. Lovely
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November 27, 2018 at 1:20 am
That, it is! Much as I tried to resist! 🙂
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