Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Love United



We go outside
To let the sunset
Listen to us
It understands
What our silence says

After all these years
The vow has dispersed 
The promise forgotten
There's no need
For word, or deed
Love proves itself
It made us conscious 
Of each other
As one breath


(Been married 47 years.  It's less about commitment which, to me, implies duty. It's more about love, which is a daily choice.)

For Poets United.

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18 comments:

  1. Elephant's ChildJune 8, 2016 at 2:53 PM

    Love that your choice keeps being renewed...

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  2. Sanaa RizviJune 8, 2016 at 2:53 PM

    Such a wonderful tribute to your ever blooming love and relationship Myrna :D Beautifully executed.

    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  3. Jacqueline HowettJune 8, 2016 at 3:15 PM

    Beautifully described.
    Also, I liked the awareness of that last line- as one breath.


    love, which is a daily choice. Now these are words to reflect on.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  4. SusanJune 8, 2016 at 3:53 PM

    "We go outside
    To let the sunset
    Listen to us"

    And it does. with commitment which transcends duty to become love. Bravo on your 47 years and more!

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  5. Sherry Blue SkyJune 8, 2016 at 5:46 PM

    "It made us conscious of each other as one breath". Beautiful, Myrna. I agree, the choice is love, made daily. You are blessed to have each other.

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  6. Old EggJune 8, 2016 at 5:50 PM

    What a beautiful poem of love. The sun above all has a chance to witness our faithfulness.

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  7. AnonymousJune 8, 2016 at 6:40 PM

    Makes us unconscious of each other... so beautifully put..exactly what happens in a long relationship.

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  8. thotpurgeJune 8, 2016 at 6:43 PM

    It made us conscious
    Of each other... beautifully put...exactly what happens in a long relationship!

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  9. rallentandaJune 8, 2016 at 8:17 PM

    You are blessed, Myrna, with your long relationship. Lovely poem.

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  10. Sumana RoyJune 8, 2016 at 9:27 PM

    all that remains after so many years of marriage is absolute beauty of the twilight years..it's been so beautifully expressed...you are blessed indeed...many more days of happiness for you, dear Myrna...

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  11. Rosemary Nissen-WadeJune 8, 2016 at 10:02 PM

    However we define it, a great blessing.

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  12. PanchaliJune 9, 2016 at 2:26 AM

    "Love proves itself
    It made us conscious
    Of each other
    As one breath.."--- I can relate to this feeling, oh so well, Myrna! Cheers and abundant blessings as you celebrate your 50 Years of Marriage in a few years! Great piece of writing.

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  13. UnknownJune 9, 2016 at 5:16 AM

    How wonderful to have that kind of relationship. It's a rare jewel

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  14. hyperCRYPTICalJune 9, 2016 at 5:41 AM

    Lovely words - how wonderful your life must be.
    Anna :o]

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  15. Jae RoseJune 9, 2016 at 5:49 AM

    Silence and understandning seem to be at the core of unconditional love and yet it is perhaps something we need to learn and work at in order to enjoy - many congratulations to you both

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  16. MaryJune 9, 2016 at 8:32 AM

    This is beautiful. Such strong commitments as yours don't need to be expressed daily in words. They can be seen and felt inside & are true gifts.

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  17. Amit AgarwalJune 10, 2016 at 1:36 AM

    I loved the postscript of your work, not that the main poem is any less...
    Commitment versus Love, the daily choice..simply wow!
    Here's wishing you another 47 years of blissful love, Myrna:)

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  18. kaykualaJune 11, 2016 at 1:15 AM

    It can be explained with just one word - love. Nothing else matters!
    Rightly said Myrna!

    Hank

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