From me to you

From me to you:

Advice to anyone thinking about falling in love.

 

You cannot think about it.

You cannot lay in bed alone and dream.

You cannot pad, wolf-like, down side-walks, hunting.

Or stir intricate patterns in your mid-morning latte

And plan it.

That’s pure fantasy.

 

Love is not out there like a pot-hole,

A cliff or a treasure chest to be wary of

Lest you  fall in or off or over it.

It isn’t supposed to be...

Either a lottery  

Or your destiny. Love just is.

 

Get on with living that’s what love’s about.

 

When you’re ready to give,

Then,

In the blink of an eye,

During the micro-second between a lub and a dup.

There's a pause where there's no future tense.

And the now lasts longer than all of history.

Smile and

Quite simply and freely give.

Dive deeply with no pretense, 

Naked of all deception, into each other’s pool,

And open the lock-gates that divide you.

Share the rush.

 

And get on with loving that’s what life’s about.

Author's Note

This is the third re-write since it's been here

Reviews

[Carolann Dowsett]

Nice and yes I agree, though when you have done nothing but given and been used and abused for it the idea of doing it again without at least some hesitation is rather absurd. Not looking for love and just getting on with things, though, is the best way to go, though, we can dream, and we can wish, and we can write about love .... at least from a safe distance. :) Nice write, deep and with a lot of meaning.

[Richard Man]

Hesitation is being a rabbit in the head lights. Reflection, consideration and assessment are strengths .. re-read from "Smile" .... pause... then plunge.

[Richard Man]

.... with no lies on!

[Carolann Dowsett]

Well I think my path has been slightly different from yours so I will hesitate for as long as it takes for me to feel safe again :)

[Richard Man]

Fair deal. Take your time. Once bitten twice shy. Like falling of a horse.

[Carolann Dowsett]

True :) But if it had been once bitten I'd probably be ok but when you've been attacked numerous times you tend to be at lot more cautious then most.

[AYVID N]

The poetry is awesome in it's definition of the beauty of giving, that's love! My compliments!

But...

Easier said than done when one has offered their core and been rejected! Too unsure and doubtful to bare my soul again. And the one I walk with now, just wont appreciate it and now I feel more in the comfort zone having a simple war of words!

[Richard Man]

This advice is about giving and sharing not just laying your heart on the chopping block and waiting to be carved up.

[AYVID N]

Maybe, I have a lopsided view at present due to lingering hurt. I did make the mistake of trying to row a one-sided boat.

[Richard Man]

This is a brilliant image. "Oh heavens this boat isn't going anywhere. It's my fault, I am not rowing hard and fast enough. In out in out .."
One side of me says dive over board but that is not really fair, I don't know how rough the sea is or how deep, how far land is away or if there are any other boats around. I don't how confident a swimmer you are or whether you can haul all your baggage with you. But you could stop rowing for awhile. Just say No.

[AYVID N]

Thank you for suggesting that. We have a tendency to think it's our fault and push harder. But if we just stop rowing for a while and stay on to see what happens! Now that would be something...

[LJW]

Exactly. I am truly amazed you found a way to put that elusive moment into words. And it is just a microsecond, isn't it? One usually looks away or past that moment into the "what ifs." To be able to love freely in this moment really requires that both of you do not realize a moment has arrived. That is why I avoid looking straight in his eyes, avoid silence.

I love this poem.

[Richard Man]

Ding! Boom! Thank you so much.

[Khloevhr]

tbh:
If you truly find all these of to be what love is NOT,
Then LOVELY is not the thought of being:
loved, love, loving.
Well, if your advice was of experience, thought, insight or
Cliff Notes, or other sheets to cheat
I''d say your a Mathematician that speaks of
Math's Uncertainties
True: we can find fault, things lacking, no correlation, or
coincidence.
Honestly, I am glad you remembered things change in an instant
With that you had me possibly or NOT?!.
Anyways, I was gonna say... Ha! I forgot,
say it is just mellowed over-thought :)

Not to say I agree to disagree
or am holding your words prisoner
But you had asked for a writer named Khloevhr
to review
And harming I may be to your well inked thoughts
to be your writing's Over-the-top analytical listener!
I am a messy pocket protector,
But If you want protection from my reviews
Lol. I am honored that you had "choosed" these
lil girl shoes!
Ha!

It was a Lovely Poem, Indeed
BTW: Khloevhr usually doesn't review in rhyme...

Khammuh Elle does...
(So far Khammuh Elle only writes in Rhyme to: One named Blanket as he so stated lol...His name is really "Icarus" )

I figured you waited too long for me to get to your work as you had requested :)

I had greatly appreciated that with unique imagery you had explained why you would like me to review your Poetry. Again, I am sorry for the great delay.

[poetry-kiddo alienbaba]

An Encylopedia of knowledge yet fitting on a single page!
Love is...
how you describe it sounds better!

[Circe]

truly this is a terrific piece of writing.... after reading the first verse, i knew it was going to be the absolute blinding truth staring you down... words of wisdom.. at the moment they traumatise with truth but in time i will absorb into their beauty... eloquent and profound. thank you for refining and sharing..

[sonceotrok]

my mam was rigt then

i will do so

yes shore i will

[Leslie Philibert]

The first poem I`ve read from Richard, and one to enjoy. Like the title especially,
cleverly written.

[Richard Man]

Thank you very much. Great, sit down, have a coffee... tea.. I would appreciate it if you were to read some more of my ramblings.... the poems at the end of my list tend to get overlooked. Sugar...milk?

[Marie Anzalone]

I read recently that "God comes to you disguised as your own life." I believe the same can be said of love.

[Richard Man]

Voltaire said "God created man and man returned the compliment... which could also be said re:Love.

[Marie Anzalone]

indeed it could... and thank you for that thought this morning

Yes, Love just is, what a good poem, about explaining that.
I always have my slogan, Live your Life Like the Love Lives in You...
and than it can be given to others too.

Beautiful poetry, and analogy sir.

- Elisa

[Cara]

awww, i gess you are right, but you know, i wish to really fall in love with someone who caers about me, and not thik of me as adoll to play with, that is why im not yet in love, but i am hoping to be in it
nice write