Sunday, 26 September 2010

Love (inspired by Sunday Scribblings)

Love

I am the bird
That flies freely
I cannot be caught
I am the flower
That blossoms
As a beautiful thought
I am the light
In the darkness
Of hatred and pain
I am the giver
And receiver
No loss and no gain


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True Love

I want you to be happy
I want you to be free
My love’s not conditioned
By what’s in it for me
Love cannot be selfish
Nor can it be controlled
To really love truly
You have to be bold
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22 comments:

  1. Rinkly Rimes26 September 2010 at 03:48

    I particularly like the first poem. Lovely symbols.

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  2. Gemma Wiseman26 September 2010 at 04:43

    Especially love the idea of being a flower blossoming into thoughts! Delightful poems!

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  3. Carina26 September 2010 at 04:54

    Great truths, simply told. Well done.

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  4. Old Egg26 September 2010 at 07:15

    Loved both poems. Subtly different but containing many truths and allusions.

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  5. Daily Panic26 September 2010 at 07:35

    I think if I ever experienced true love it has not been with another human. Love through Christ, and love from my cat and dog. LOL!

    very nice post.

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  6. Deborah26 September 2010 at 11:55

    Wonderful poems and wonderfully said.

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  7. Understanding Alice26 September 2010 at 17:50

    i really enjoyed both of these poems but especially the first!

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  8. Anonymous26 September 2010 at 18:26

    The second one reminded me of 1 Corinthians 13 - love-ly! ;)

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  9. Dasuntoucha26 September 2010 at 20:17

    ...To really love truly
    You have to be bold    ...

    ...I'm a sucker for strong ending lines...it does take a bit of boldness to truly love...felt.

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  10. Flying Monkey26 September 2010 at 21:08

    Thank you all for your positive comments.

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  11. Susannah26 September 2010 at 22:49

    I loved both of these. Nice writing! :-)


    mine is here - http://panopticulated.blogspot.com/2010/09/love-sunday-scribblings-prompt-234.html

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  12. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall27 September 2010 at 01:16

    beautiful love poems.
    well done!

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  13. Rashmi28 September 2010 at 05:03

    "To really love truly
    You have to be bold"
    I completely agree with you..
    nice poems.

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  14. Anonymous8 December 2010 at 12:20

    I particularly like how love blossoms as a thought.

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  15. Anonymous8 December 2010 at 13:33

    Don't apologise for recycling the poems: they rewarded me for re-reading.

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  16. Diane T8 December 2010 at 13:58

    The words caught my attention. Love the woods in BOTH poems.

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  17. gautami tripathy8 December 2010 at 15:34

    Recycling is good. I do it too...

    I loved both.

    destined wanderings

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  18. Unknown8 December 2010 at 16:55

    some days everything I see and hear tries to be a poem, the rest of the time, it's pffft. Got to admire you for rewriting for a prompt. I 'd rather write ten new than edit one.

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  19. Anonymous9 December 2010 at 01:04

    "My love’s not conditioned
    By what’s in it for me"

    I love these lines! I love the duality of life. Great poems, look forward to reading more!

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  20. Anonymous9 December 2010 at 15:55

    I especially liked the first poem, namely for the imagery, and name for these lines: "I am the light/In the darkness/Of hatred and pain."

    -Nicole

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  21. Flying Monkey10 December 2010 at 14:54

    Thank you all for stopping by and commenting. I shall recycle more often then ;-)

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  22. Wayne Pitchko11 December 2010 at 02:28

    nicely done.....thanks for this

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