Love Is

 

Love Is

 

Love is like a jigsaw puzzle

There always seems to be a piece out of place

A piece missing or lost

 

Love is like the wind

Sometimes calm, never moving

Often times blowing, rustling our lives

 

Love is like the sun

Shining like a bright new penny

Burning like a blazing fire

 

Love is hard and sometimes demanding

 Wanting to quit, but somehow surviving

Hoping things will work themselves out

And settle on an even keel!

 

Always live life, believe and remember

Love is the essence and purpose of our existence.

 

Copyright 2009 Margaret Knuff

All rights reserved

Reviews

[emily]

I really enjoyed this. Your use of simile is very impressive. Good work!

[Kira]

Sorry, Margaret, but those are similes, not metaphors. The other points, though, I agree with. This is a truly amazing piece.

You have talent!

[Margaret Barton-Wahl]

Your use of strong metaphors gives this piece the ability to paint pictures with words in the mind's eye. Although in my life and experience this is not a true description of what love is, I think that love is different for each individual and you make it completely clear what love is to you. This is the sign of a gifted writer to be able to take internal concepts and express them clearly enough for anyone to understand them. Good Work! I am looking forward to reading more of your stuff. I have a piece that everyone has avoided because of its length. I would be grateful if you would give it a read. http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/Maggie-May/271880/
Once again, GOOD WORK! Peace&Love be with you...~M~

[Cathy]

Enjoyed your poem. Very nice.

[Ellen Hammond]

I like your metaphors in this write. Love can sure be likened to wind. At times it is calm and serene, sometimes a refreshing, gentle breeze, and at others a tornado or full blown hurricane. I love the last line especially:

"Love is the essence and purpose of our existence."

[Tracy]

That does seem to always be the way --- a piece out of place. So often we fall into the rut of day to day life that it's easy to forget the importance of showing and expressing love to the important people around us. Love is a tricky little thing. So fickle.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

You are certainly correct... love is all these things... it is a healer when in the right hands, some use it as a weapon but as you stated it can be a puzzle and like a puzzle it needs work but can be worth it for when you find the all the pieces it becomes a beautiful picture.