Doubting One:

I once said “I love you”

And you asked me how much;

I could not name the number-

My love is not as such.

My love for you cannot be counted

Like the waves upon the sand

And cannot be contained or held

Like the roses in your hand.

 

My love cannot be measured

Like the stars within the sky

Or weighed like the damnable

Tears within your eyes

My love for you is endless

Like tides slipping in and out

Beyond reason, beyond measure

Beyond the shadow of a doubt.

 

I once said “I love you”

And you asked me why;

I could not state a reason-

I did not want to lie.

My love for you is not because of

Anything you say or do

But started as a friendship

That blossomed, changed, and grew.

 

My love is not of logic

Lick the ticking of my brain

But comes to me, unbidden

Like the sweetest summer rain.

I love you without question

Without answers to be sought

I love you without reason

Beyond the shadow of a thought.

 

I once said “I love you”

You asked me how long;

I could not give an answer-

Any answer would be wrong.

My love cannot be ended

Like the sunset ends the day

Or forgotten like the leaves

That the breezes whisk away

 

My love will not be vanquished

By the mightiest of foes

Or abandoned by the wayside

And left crushed upon the snows

My love for you will persevere

Like the sweetness of the save

Of knowing that I’ll love you

Beyond the shadow of the grave.

Reviews

[shallimarRose]

"My love for you will persevere
Like the sweetness of the save
Of knowing that I’ll love you
Beyond the shadow of the grave."

This ending just blew me away. Brian told me you were a poet just not how good.. Beautiful love poetry here. rhyme and meter near perfect.
thank you for sharing it. I hope you will enjoy the cafe'.. shallimarRose

[shallimarRose]

"My love for you will persevere
Like the sweetness of the save
Of knowing that I’ll love you
Beyond the shadow of the grave."

Wow this ending just blew me away. Brian told me you were a poet just not how good.. Beautiful love poetry here. thank you for sharing it. I hope you will enjoy the cafe'.. shallimarRose

[ba_mcfarlane]

Insider info I knw, but Cidna, yours is one of those rare love affairs for the ages. It is wonderful to see a friend so happy. He is such a good man.

[Tom]

Awesome in its entirety, eloquent in its portrayal, eternal is its message, I can't say much more about this wonderful tribute to the power of love !

A masterpiece Sir/Madame