In Answer to the Question "Tell Me What Love Is?"

By Denzella

Mon, 06 Feb 2012
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In Answer to the Question “Tell Me What Love Is?”

Love walks nearest the traffic to protect
Love treats you always with respect
Love shares an umbrella in the rain
Love is never oblivious to your pain
Love is the steadying arm when you stumble
Love listens intently when you mumble
Love lets you walk at your own slow pace
Love puts a smile upon your face

Love makes a joke but not at your expense
Love stands ready to spring to your defence
Love lets you blossom and grow
Love never tries to overthrow
Love cooks a meal when tiredness overcomes
Love may feel anger but never succumbs
Love hangs out washing with good humour
Love never listens to gossip or cruel rumour

Love mends a favourite pair of shoes
Love listens patiently to all your news
Love lets you always have your say
Love is constantly there, prepared to stay
Love allows you to make mistakes
Love tells you to do it when fear overtakes
Love is there to calm your fears
Love is the proffered cloth to dry your tears

Love gives freely of its time
Love never tries to undermine
Love comforts when comfort is needed
Love knows good advice will more often go unheeded
Love is there when nightmares shatter your tranquillity
Love holds you close as it recognizes your fragility
Love is there when darkness awakens your fears
Love is there when morning comes and the bright sun appears

So to answer the question Tell Me What Love Is?
From experience my answer can only be this
Love may be commonplace, devotion so much rarer
Love is my husband but he is also my Carer!

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Comments

Submitted by Edenfalls on
Lovely, lovely, lovely! I could say lovely even more but that would be over the top! But I love the last 2 lines. It flowed well and had some really great rhyming couplets.

Submitted by Denzella on
Hello Edenfalls, Thank you so much for reading and commenting on my poem. I really appreciate you taking the time and trouble and I'm so pleased that you liked it. I very nearly omitted the last two lines feeling that perhaps they were too personal but then I thought the point of a poem like this should be to express how you feel. Moya
 

Submitted by steve_elliott04 on
An inspired piece, and a pleasure to read! I love the simplicity of it, which helps your words to flow so naturally. It really stands out from all those cryptic love poems that we read these days. Im sure I will return for another read sometime. Thanks for sharing, Stephen

Submitted by Denzella on
Hello Steve_elliott04, Thank you for reading and commenting on my poem and I am so pleased you liked it enough to say such nice things about it. Moya
 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on
Such love is not 'commonplace', but as Edenfalls says, it is lovely to hear love described so practically, rather than feelings that shy away from taking trouble and really caring. A delight to read from content and structure. thank you! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Denzella on
Hello Rhiannonw, Thank you for reading and commenting on my poem and I am so pleased that you liked it. You are right of course love is not "commonplace" but I used the word as a point of comparison to the selfless love that inspired me to write this poem. Thank you also for commenting on the structure and content. Much appreciated. Moya
 

Submitted by ScoZen on
"...Love is my husband but he is also my Carer!..." You couldn't wish for anything more. Take care.
ScoZen

Submitted by Denzella on
Hello ScoZen, You are right...I couldn't wish for anything more! Thank you for commenting. Moya
 

Submitted by gerardineanne on
Hi Denzella, It's all been said.But I thought I would add that this is wonderful stuff.Lovely rhyming and as always,full of meaning. Maureen

Submitted by Denzella on
Hello Gerardineanne, Maureen, Thank you for reading and commenting and I am really glad you liked it. It was a bit like bearing one's soul but I think a poem like this needs to be honest. Thank you Moya