Intent on Love

Oh the veil that shrouds your soul
That fancy fringe that follows the fray
and flows freely  from place to place
It dangles just out of my grasp
My pursuit to rent this arras from your heart evades me
Just as your essence allures me
Could I with word or deed draw you in,
Would you take a smile as proof of my intent 

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Richard🖌]

Goodness, Cherrie!
Who could possibly say no to such a lilting, softly-irresistible, entreating voice. 🎶

Sheer romantic sensuality oozes from every word, to weaken the most determined resolve.
I love a love poem, and one can easily grasp how intent this sizzlingly tender verse truly is.

Enchanting, Cherrie, amorously so … my kind of poetry! ⁓ Richard 🍃

[Cherrie Palmer]

:) I don't know what else to say except for thank you on such a generous review, that may have made me blush just a bit.

[Richard🖌]

Me, too! ; )

[NotUsinganymore]

Very beautiful poem. It seems like this person's lover is possibly deceased? And they yearn for them.

[R.E. Ray]

Cherrie, as your poem offers, I think every romance starts with a smile. Sometimes it takes the stronger person to break through the veil of another, and when the smile is returned, the proof is evident. The strength of this poem lies in the sincerity and tenderness. I also love the artwork. That veil-like white is mesmerizing. Lovely work, Cherrie.

[Cherrie Palmer]

Thank you Ray, :)
That light is called 'the hem of his garment' I would love to see it in the flesh.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this poem has such "allure" to me...having experienced this enough times...loving someone who is incapable of loving back because of past hurt...and I, too, have hurt people in the past because i could not get past my own---and I hated only being able to love up to a point and then stopping.
really strong poem.
j.

[Cherrie Palmer]

I've been listening to Wordsworth and Coleridge and wanted to take a stab at a bit of old flavor.

[Cherrie Palmer]

You know I was thinking about what you said and it seems the older people get the harder it is to be that open book.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

absolutely true....at least from what i have seen and experienced.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

My pursuit to rent this arras from your heart evades me
Just as your essence allures me

Great poem, really love that part. Nothing like trying to win over that unattainable heart.

[Cherrie Palmer]

Been listening to old poets from 1700's was on the mood for some old world charm

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Well you nailed it.