Love I'll Never Know

Love I'll Never Know

A Poem by Kelly Scheppers

Love I’ll Never Know

 

 

I’ve felt the grass beneath my feet

The leaves that shuffle through city streets

The falling rain upon a rose ~

 

love I’ve never come to know.

 

 

I’ve seen the innocence of a child

Ships against currents, raging wild

The total being of being alone ~

 

but love I’ve never known.





I’ve felt the sun upon my face

The feeling of a warm embrace

A promise that beckoned to be true ~

 

though love I never knew.

 

 

I’ve come to know the night can blind

A broken heart may cease to find

The pain that comes from letting go ~

 

but love I’ll never know.

 

 

 

photography by / Stefan Beutler


 

© 2017 Kelly Scheppers


Author's Note

Kelly Scheppers
...this is one from many years ago, when I wrote about love as something that would never happen to me. Remember that feeling?

My Review

Would you like to review this Poem?
Login | Register




Reviews

[send message][befriend] Subscribe
...
Sadness and beauty. Empotions flow to my head. Creation so smooth . I feel like inside dream.

Posted 7 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

7 Years Ago

Thank you for your presence here, and the kindness of words!
Love has to be one of the most poignant and visceral emotions within this existence. To not know it, in its true essence, is unfathomable for a pure heart and here shows the depths of knowing it in other guises for a Poetess feels everything here, both in the light and in the shadow, remarkably potently. Love has a habit of turning around a rain soaked corner when you least expect it xo

Posted 7 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

7 Years Ago

You have a way of brightening my day...thank you, Poppy!
Soft and gentle words led reader to good places and emotions. Thank you dear Kelly for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

Posted 7 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

7 Years Ago

Thank you, John.
Coyote Poetry

7 Years Ago

You are welcome Kelly.
the softness meanders around the words until the hard crux of reality drifts into the heart.

love,
al

Posted 7 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

7 Years Ago

Good seeing you, Alfred! Thank you. x
what can one say on feelings true beautifully expressed. not i!

Posted 7 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

7 Years Ago

Just a little blast from my past. Thank you, Andrew!
This is beautifully written, from start to finish. I enjoyed reading this touching poem. Thank you for sharing. :)

Posted 7 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

7 Years Ago

I am delighted to have your company. Thank you, Paul!
Paul

7 Years Ago

The pleasure was mine!
[send message][befriend] Subscribe
B
You sure touch the softest part of my soul
You made me think of so much

you surely have the most beautiful tone in this one

Well done

Posted 7 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

7 Years Ago

I am overjoyed to have such a compliment bestowed upon me - thank you dearly!
I've come to learn that there is an upside to the feels behind this poem Kel - that is being able to pen a sister-poem called 'A pain I'll never know' - a pain that won't go away and which wrenches at the whole being.
But that is miniscule in comparison to the memories and feelings I have to keep warm.
An emotive write dear Kelly, for any age.
Bravo.
:)


Posted 7 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

7 Years Ago

Thank you, my dear onion faced friend! ; )
I really like the rhyming scheme and flow here. “Night can blind,” very nice. As far as the authors note, love is a force to be reckoned with that sometimes is inevitable, nicely penned for an old piece.

Posted 7 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

7 Years Ago

I appreciate your review, Jorge. Thank you ever so much!
J Manuel

7 Years Ago

Your Welcome
Being that some of my first postings on this site were unrequited love poems, I could certainly relate to this. I don't consisder this an "unrequited love poem" (though, it could be considered one depending on how it's interpreted), but I can say that it vividly captures the pain of never receiving and/or feeling love.
I loved the smooth, consistent rhymes in this piece as well as the unique imagery introduced in each stanza.

One issue with the punctuation: Look at the last line of each three-line stanza, and you'll see that pesky thing WC does by replacing a dash with a quotation mark. I suggest using this dash instead ( ~ ).

- William Liston

Posted 7 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

7 Years Ago

Thank you for noticing that, Will. { May I call you, Will? } I couldn't understand why the hyphen .. read more
William Liston

7 Years Ago

HOW DARE YOU CALL ME THAT!!! ... just kidding ... of course you can call me Will : )
Kelly Scheppers

7 Years Ago

...thanks for reminding me to fix the problem with the hyphen, Will. It looks much better now!

Share This
Email
Facebook
Twitter
Request Read Request
Add to Library My Library
Subscribe Subscribe


Stats

1206 Views
30 Reviews
Rating
Shelved in 2 Libraries
Added on March 29, 2017
Last Updated on April 2, 2017
Tags: love

Author

Kelly Scheppers
Kelly Scheppers

San Diego, CA



About
I was never a pearl kind of girl... always wore jeans with holes in the knees. more..

Writing

Related Writing

People who liked this story also liked..