A Saturday Celebration: St. Valentine’s Day

http://onestoppoetry.com/ Is a new favorite haunt of mine. Today they are celebrating Valentines Day and asking everyone to share a poem... We hope to see you joining in too..... OURS IS ...

~THE WAY~

I didn't have much left
as far as I could see,
the roads I had traveled
had left me so weary,
but the good Lord wasn't
quite done with me just yet,
that is why He brought you
into my life, I bet.

Side by side as we worked,
you showed me a new trade,
and together we found
a new friendship was made.
It didn't take very long
till your kiss did ignite,
while each day we could feel
that our hearts did unite.

We made it official,
we took that sacred vow,
I can hardly believe
that five years have gone now.
When I wake to your kiss
each and every day,
I have to thank the Lord
that He showed me the way.

It's the way you do things
most men would never do,
the way that you always
say you love me too,
the way that you never
have a bad thing to say,
the way that you always
do your work every day.

It's the way that your snore
(wakes me up in the night,)
The way you'll roll over,
stop snoring, hold me tight,
It's your touch, your laughter,
and the tears you cry too,
It's the sweet way you love
that paved the way to you.  

 

 

 

YOUR TURN

ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is BOOK OF LOVE

Today is Chapter seven in the book of love.
Here is how it goes...

Chapters                         Forms of poetry

1) Parents                     1) Tanka

2) Siblings                    2) 15 words or less

3) Spouse                     3) Crapsey Cinquain

4) Children                    4) Acrostic

5) Friends                     5) Flash 55

6) Pets                          6) English Sonnet

7) Self                           7) Free Verse

The rules are ...
Once you use a form you can not use it again, we are looking to have all seven forms used in the book.
Once you use a chapter you can not use it again, all the chapters must be used.
You may use any form with any chapter as long as you do not repeat them.

Bandit and I are doing ours in the order given for both the chapters and the form.

So our book of love looks like this

           Chapters                        

1) Parents   A Tanka poem

2) Siblings  15 words or less

3) Spouse   A Crapsey Cinquain

4) Children   An Acrostic Poem

5) Friends  in a Flash 55

6) Pets   An English Sonnet

7) Self  Free Verse

 

~CHAPTER SEVEN~

Free Verse

~Loving Me~

 

As long back as I remember

I could never see

the love I felt I needed

would ever come to be

through years of hurt and pain

from those I truly loved

all I found was tears

my heart was so unloved

I changed all that I was

to gain nothing but more fears

love was never enough

it got worse through the years

Then one day it happened

a bright spot in the dark

I found the love I needed

a new place to embark

I had it all along

there on my mantelshelf

dusting it off I finally found

a way to love myself

Now my days are fulfilling

and love comes easily

because the love I give so freely

comes straight back to me

 

YOUR TURN

ENJOY

JL&B

Me

Start with love of Mother Nature
add the Taurus touch
give a green thumb to grow flowers
here let me pick you a bunch