Love's Refrain

First wife Marsha and mother to Tate 

Love entered in my heart one day

a sorrowed, war-torn, guest

When she asked to be let in

I had her sit and rest

She woke my sleep with anguish

shook my hopes with tears

When my heart felt to sing

she filled its joy with fears

As now she has gone away

I miss the old sweet pain

Sometimes when night whistles in

the wind plays loves refrain

 

Author's Note

Some people just aren't meant to be together. Yet try to tell them that and both will join in chorus to rail against your attempt. Yet when they are apart they cannot seem to function without each other. Such is the mystery of love. I am old enough to remember the life,times and sufferings of Tammy Wynette and her ill-fated marriage to George Jones. In a 20/20 interview with George I remember how he still choked on her name and held his love for her long after she was gone. I imagine for him that is a tragedy with great remorse and sorrow.

Reviews

[LA Lorena]

"He stopped loving her today", that's what this brings to mind for me, one of the saddest country songs ever sung, and I think he sang it with her in mind. It's funny how sometimes we most want and crave that which is worst for us and our state of mental health. That which causes us to feel the most, be it good or bad, is often most memorable in our lives and hearts.

[Tate Morgan]

You are correct about He stopped loving her today he was talking about her Thank you I like your picture now very vibrant

[LA Lorena]

Thanks Tate.

[Tate Morgan]

The honor is all mine

[Laura Lynn]

this is beautiful, I've never been able to make it on my own, but her song brings hope but also the poem, it's great that people are loving and what not

[Kaylee Andurs]

Well written. "I miss the old sweet pain." How true it is. Love's pain is real, but it is so sweet when you finally find it and are able to hold on and enjoy the ride.

[SunShine Meadows]

Oh wow this is amazing!! I really like this!

[Lizanne]

Beautiful. Love the emotion that has been through so much that it has became a rather pitiful sight to behold. Love brings a lot of excess baggage with it. Even though it may bitterly hurt us, we miss it and continue to seek it out. This has a great flow and a musical quality.

[Kathryn Star, Shine!]

Definately relationships can mess you up! lol I loved this poem. Wind, rain and the chaos in your mind... really well written!

[Georgia Gypsy]

This is wonderful! I feel it should be a song, i can feel it flow through my soul, soft and sad.
will read this one often! great piece!

[Martin See]

reminiscing past love...a bittersweet theme that i find evokes strong emotions...in this poem, i feel the narrator is somewhat celebrating the times they once shared rather than being sad about it...which i think is beautiful...thanks for sharing this perspective of past love with us, shifts the paradigm of how we usually think, very interesting...

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

A wonderful piece full of bittersweet emotions... to appreciate love that has left shows great character... nice work.

[lauren emily]

Very nice write. I love all the emotions you managed to capture in this piece.
Keep up the good work,
~Lauren

[Scout]

great description of love. very moving.i rly relate to it.

[Domo]

Great job, an amazing poem once again, keep up the good work! ☺
~Dominic~