Lady--This for my Belove-ed

By the Traveling Troubadour

Lady----

 Should I cry tears of joy

 because we are friends?

Or bitter tears that

we are not more?

 

I ask thee--- belove-ed

 should I

restrain my voice,

abstain from singing

songs of love, betwix

thee and me.

 

Love songs should be

light, full of joy when sung

by a lover to his belove-ed

They should be songs of longing

longing that is answered by the belove-ed

 

Like a pastry, songs of love

should be light, tasty, filled with 

sweet whisperings, with sweeter kisses

betwix the lover and his belove-ed

the very air should carry the pungent

odor of passion, of desire.

 

Le Bon Dieu I pray Thee let mine

lady, mine belove-ed realize

that the love I hold in mine heart for her

will never deminish, nay by Thy will

and Love's very nature it doth increase with

every word, with each kiss, each caress given by me.

 

Reviews

[Angela]

I disagree Robert. I love your poems. They are full of love and hope. Something that is greatly lacking on this site at times. I particularly enjoy the metaphor used in the 4th stanza. I, for one, wont tire of hearing you profess your feelings to your lady love. It is quite refreshing.

[anne p. murray- LadeeAn..]

I also disagree. I love reading your poems. I enjoy the Olde' English literary form of words and writing, it's very romantic.
There is nothing wrong with sticking to familiar themes. When/If... you decide to write about other things, I'm sure they'll be written with this lovely flair.
Keep up you good work...regardless
Anne

[Valentine]

Not bad for a love sick fellow to write...Robert, you write very well, but try a different theme for a change..Kathie