"What If" I loved You More and More

About Samuel Coleridge's "What If" (Prompt For National Poetry Month)

As I lay stretched in my bed
Eyes heavy while I read
A favorite poet’s words did hear
Samuel Coleridge soft and clear
About a flower beautiful and strange
Plucked from Heavens golden range
His rhythmic cadence sent me to sleep
Sound and comforting, long and deep
I woke to a sight lovely and grand
Delicate fingers laced in my hand
A Heavenly creature by my side
Lips so red, soft and kind
I held her tight and to her, I swore
I would always love her more and more.

Author's Note

This was for Day 22 - Poetry Prompt (WPOM National Poetry Month 2016)

Reviews

[Kathy Van Kurin]

'What if' I loved....'
James,
Reading this response to Samuel Coleridge's 'What if' was really interesting. I appreciate your putting it up here. It gives me a perspective on something I'd not heard of or read. It's nice to enjoy the hints and nuances coming through as you respond to this work of his. Love is strong and a gift from God. I felt that in your above writing.
Blessings,
Kathy

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

Well, it is obvious that the poem and the prompt inspired you! This is quite beautiful in flow and loving message. Very soft and dreamy. Well done!

[James]

Thank you, I'm not much of a love poem writer. I'm glad you liked this one.

[Shabeeh Haider]

This is a lovely love poem. The rhyming is spot on and there is a beautiful flow to the poem.

*shabeeh*

[James]

Thank you, very much. It was from a prompt. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[Carolynn]

You did a great job with this prompt - it reads smooth and is so very romantic. Well done :)

[James]

Thanks. I'm not much at love poems, probably should have saved this one for my anniversary.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

geez, this is quite romantic...beautiful beat to this one...

j.

[James]

I'm not really big on writing love poems, but this was a prompt, a poem about a poem and this is what came out. First time I've ever written to a prompt.

[Usman Muhammad]

Beautiful poetry, full of romance. Loved it

[James]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm not really much for love poems, I'm glad this one worked out. Thanks for reading.

[Samuel Dickens]

Whoa! This is just dripping with romance. All delivered with great rhymes.

[James]

Thanks, I enjoy a rhyming poem. I'm glad the romance came through and I'm glad you enjoyed this.

[Woody]

lovely!! smooth and perfectly rhymed. you are such a romantic, James.

[James]

If I was half as romantic as this sounds I would have time to write my friend. Haha. This was a prompt to write about a poem by Samuel Coleridge "I wish", about dreaming you picked a flower in heaven and waking up with it in your hand. So it's really a poem about a poem.

[James]

I'm mean I would not have time to write......

[Woody]

well I still think you are a romantic at heart. that's my opinion and I'm sticking to it!

[James]

Well, then I guess I have to accept that then. There are worse things to be.