Contend With

Written to a wife

With heart in hand and mind on tap,

these few words I’d like to cap !

After all these years of learning love,

to be handed you, from God above !

As with thought and hindsight too,

I think of things I’d give to you,

such as love and joy, faith and hope,

with which to contend and with which to cope.

With my desires, with which there’s few,

the things I’d want, to come from you,

are love and joy, faith and grace,

all of which are on your face.

With all the love my heart can give,

and all the joy that makes one live,

and in all the truth we must rely,

until my darling, the day we die !

Knowman

Author's Note

A love poem from 1982

Reviews

[Maya Storm]

wow... she's a gift I see "to be handed you, from God above !" I like this it's beautiful, pure and best of all it's timeless... you have in you note that it's from 1982 and it felt like it could have been anytime... Knowman Greeting Card. I absolutely enjoyed the read.

[Ladysue]

this has such a delightful flow and the beauty of thought here is remarkable...just beautifully done...

[Ruth]

So beautifully penned too! A wonderful heartfelt piece love! xx

[Raven Starhawk]

Love is a emotion meant for the ages. It survives much in way of disappointment and other brutal stages that life throws at us. Your words are touching and thoughtful.

[Tina Kline]

This is very tender and loving, very romantic. Just the type of love poem any woman would love to receive from her man! Wonderful and very well written. Excellent rhyming in this.