Monday, February 14, 2011

Love

I've often taken aim
my feelings to proclaim.
Exquisitely I try to write
But results are simple and trite.
I want not your contempt
So I refuse to attempt
beautiful poetic form
that fails to adequately inform.
Many with talent and wit
have artfully displayed true spirit.
The masters can best address
what I sincerely want to express.
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Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs,
Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes,
Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers' tears.
What is it else? A madness most discreet,
A choking gall and a preserving sweet.
-- William Shakespeare

"There is only one happiness in life - to love and be loved."
George Sand

"Smiles, tears, of all my life - and if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death."
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"When you are in love you can't fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams."
Dr. Seuss









16 comments:

  1. love the quotes and want to add one...

    The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread. ~Mother Teresa

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  2. Wonderful quotes! Happy Valentines Day!

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  3. Happy Valentines day Myrna! I needed a dose of Seuss

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  4. lovely....hope you have a great valentines myrna...and i think you do quite well in verse...smiles.

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  5. You've found some perfect pieces here to sum up love. Very much like the poem too :-)

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  6. Nice quotes. I love the one by George Sands

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  7. Beautiful poem and love quotes. Love is all we need ultimately - and a solution to everything.;)
    Hope you had a great Valentines and thank you for your touching words on my yesterdays post,
    xoxo

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  8. Whay not write a verse? The masters can address but then they sometimes leave out certain intricate details. It is there you come in.

    Joy always,
    Susan

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  9. What beautiful words for Valentine's Day. I especially love the George Sand quote. I hope you had a wonderful Valentine's day Myrna!

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  10. lovely quote.

    Happy Belated Valentine's Day.

    cheers.

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  11. Humility is poo
    Do what you gotta do
    If it feels good to you
    We're bound to love it too

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  12. I like your poem very much. We are who we are. Beautiful post.

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  13. Your poem is wonderful Myrna...and my favorite quote nomination goes to............

    Dr. Seuss!!!

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  14. Myrna, just a note to say hello and that I hope things are all right with you. (You've been a little quiet, Honey, and you are in my thoughts.)

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  15. Myrna:

    Been a while. Dropping by to say hello and ask after you. Hope all is well at your end.

    Write.

    In anticipation,
    Susan

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  16. hey there...have not heard from you in a while and thought i would drop in to say hi and hope all is well...

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