Canned sincerity

preconceived notions of love

Written on a card

In canned sincerity

I cannot tell you

If you are

The love of my life,

And I understand your

doubts ...

I have them too.

What does it matter?

Because life

Isn't pre-packed,

or boxed, or bottled,

Life, really is what

Happens,

When you are making

Other plans.

Author's Note

Reviews

[barleygirl]

"Life is what happens when you are making other plans" is a well-known & oft-used line, so I cannot abide by such a cliché, even tho I love the meaning of it. It's out of synch with your usual high level of originality, as demo'ed in the rest of this message.

I love the phrase "canned sincerity" which reflects your typical spot-on word crafting. I also love that you mention the old-fashioned custom of this being written on a card, a dying artform (sending cards). I'm afraid there's way too much canned sincerity going around these days, that's why I can very much relate to your overall message (((HUGS)))

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes, my friend, which is exactly why I included said cliche'. Thank you, for your always fun and thoughtful reviews.

[LastMonth]

Pretty good.
It's harsh though,

I can almost imagine a man staring a woman he obviously loves dead in the eye, pleading to know if she feels the same.

But rather then rope him around, she gives it to him straight.
She does not know.

We always want people to be honest with us, I think.
Thank you for a nice little poem.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you, I appreciate the visit. The older a person gets (you aren't there yet) the more you realize that everything you thought you knew about love, you didn't -- if we sit around waiting for the thing we imagine might be around the next corner, we may just die alone, and miserable. Seize the little moments, and maybe they become the biggest ones.:)

[Jon Roggie]

Nice. Some word play containing a range of emotion. and I sound like an a*s stating it that way. Autocorrect is going to be the doom of my mobile device.

[Lyn Anderson]

too funny. love ya heaps and thank you.:)

[Papaya]

We should all just let it happen. That said, it's hard to let go.
If love were cut like cookies we'd know exactly what to do but the formula for each person is different.
Hence the importance of chemistry. (Poetry helps too though!)
Nice one here KL.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you very much.

[V]

just came across the exact same sentence on life just a day ago and I could relate to it very well. I like how you weaved a sense of love into it, your poem provides options on life, there's not one right way to live, maybe not even one love yet experiences are precious, they create the thing that's called life.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you, and very much so. We often sit and worry if it's this or that, and then, it's gone ...

[V]

Yes...you're welcome.

[Bacchus]

The other morning we had swimming lessons and my daughter asked me why it was raining if we had lessons! Had a great talk about adding "Lord willing" to our plans.
Never know what the day is really going to look like- and when you treat it like a gift and are open to it we can catch love in action in all the in between.
Thanks for taking me on this ride.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you for stopping in. You are so welcome. this little piece has certainly grabbed me and a few others, and I appreciate that.

[Lydia Shutter]

"Man plans and G-d laughs" indeed....it just happens and we have to learn to roll with the punches. No one knows what tomorrow brings or who it brings into our lives. The love of your life is an ever-morphing fantasy. Lydi**

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you for stopping in and leaving your wonderful words. I am nearly bursting with poems -- writing and posting -- trying my best to get in a review or two.:)

[Lydia Shutter]

I read whenever I can. It is always a pleasure.

[Chris]

I came, I saw, she conquered... no more to be said.

[Lyn Anderson]

She did, didn't she? Ah, breathing again. It feels good, my friend.

[sharonlee]

This is sheer brilliance... I can't really say why... it just is... made me smile and ache at the same time.

[Lyn Anderson]

I think I know why, thank you -- that's how poems feel when they go directly from heart to page.