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I love you more
than meat and bone, only the true
shape of you, belongs to me.
And if I say, I love your face,
I mean the face of you, behind
your eyes that touches
my eyes, my true face.
I love what is inside
your smile, and hold you
to be closer still to that dear part,
stronger, even, than heart
that beats, and with thanks,
my daily need, you
until the last breath I take.
For Karin's midweek challenge: Giving thanks with a love poem
Wow, "my daily need, you until the last breath I take." A deep love. So beautiful, Kerry.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sherry.
DeleteThis is true. The face of love that connects with eyes behind the eyes.
ReplyDeleteA poetic truth is hard to attain, so thank you for believing.
DeleteThis is what makes life a treasure.
ReplyDeletePrecious, and a scarcity.
Deleteexquisite, Kerry ~
ReplyDeleteMy thanks, Michael.
DeleteHow beautiful is this love poem! The kind of bonding and intimacy it portrays is so heartfelt — the smiles, the faces behind the eyes, true shapes, beating hearts — it's so lovely to read this tender and sweet verse. :-)
ReplyDeleteI am glad to know it struck a chord.
DeleteI can imagine your poem as wedding vows, one to another. Lovely, Kerry.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely thought!
DeleteThis is a wonderfully evocative poem Kerry -
ReplyDeleteand certainly, as you've noted in the comments, it's difficult to find words for the elusive emotions, the ones that speak of the essences of someone and love, and what it means, in the sharing, offering and receiving of this precious gift. It's not easy to write, to capture such sentiments, without sounding saccharine, but I think you've brought this out well, especially since you've grounded it so well, with choice words, like "meat and bone" ... I really like the flow and feeling of the first stanza ... the way it circles and loops back and around, the word repetition helps anchor the feelings that are, so often, lighter than air, as if carried on wings ....
lovely poem Kerry -
Thank you, Pat. i usually steer clear of "love poems" for the very reason that it is so hard to present something unsentimental. Glad this worked.
DeleteLove always sees more... and loves what it sees. Even if raw and scary... especially if. Your poem describes exactly what I love about love... the way the loving truly love.
ReplyDeleteThe way love should always be... thank you, Magaly. I'm glad the poem rings true.
DeleteLovely and loving poem. Meat and bone- the essence of our selves
ReplyDeleteYet, we are so much more..
DeleteThis is a poem that the one being addressed would love to hear... a love like this is perfect...
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bjorn. One would hope the one to receive the poem would be gratified... but I guess everyone's definition and understanding of what love actually is, is different.
DeleteNow that, Kerry, is what I call an honest to goodness love poem! I especially love:
ReplyDelete‘…only the true
shape of you, belongs to me’
and
‘my daily need, you
until the last breath I take’.
Honest to goodness... I'll take that phrase with thanks, Kim.
Delete...what is inside your smile. This is the loveliest of love poems...
ReplyDeleteyes the person inside the person... beautifully worded Kerry.
ReplyDeleteNot always easy to discern that inner being..
DeleteHow beautiful and sincere this love poem is. Clearly he is a keeper!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteIt's all the yearning heart desires and sees. Leave this on the pillow of eternity.
ReplyDeleteWhere it may remain, seeking to quantify the impossible...
DeleteWhat else is a love poem good for?
Oh my gosh, this is so beautiful, Kerry!
ReplyDeleteI love your love poem, Kerry. I'm not real into love poems but it fits the description of what I call a "mature love" as being on the other end of the spectrum from "passionate love." I read lasting affection and devotion and sincerity.
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Oh those precious moments of want and need. Love can be beautiful pain.
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