Ad Infinitum

(a love poem)

ours is not the sorrow of a sad

decaying rose whose tomorrows

are lost in stubborn shadow

we are not those tinctured petals

parted from a scented heart that

litters crazy paving on garden paths

we are the last of love's blooms

attached to green sepals capturing

evening's sunlight before it falls

trellised to an old stone wall

we may be past our prime though

you are you and always you are mine

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

i just read Pryde's poem "Shift to Blue" ..and then here for another lesson in flowers .. i love it .. the tone in this is rich with the aging ... love that old stone wall .. and your poems anthem ... we may have some years behind us but our love is love more solidly built than petals that are first to fade and fall... i find that closing line warm and comforting .. thanks for sharing these places in the hearts and minds of couples who have weathered some storms only to become better .. more selfless .. and enriched ..
E.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you for sharing and understanding my poem. Old stones walls stand regardless the battering the weather gives them. Pleased you enjoyed the read, and always good to get a valued visit from you my friend in poetry.

Chris

[Patricia Wedel]

dearest Chris... your poem touches my heart as I walk through dreams that break my heart... the pieces can be gathered ... but they are weathered with each passing day. When Spring arrives... I will Rise each day with wilted 🥀 petals... but will rejoice in the day that God has made. Your poetry is embroidered with May flowers and Summer songs... tenderly, Pat

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Pat, May your dreams dear poet Never break your beautiful heart. May your petals rise to greet the sun with each spring day. You are a breath of fresh air. I am lucky to have you visit my page.

Chris

[andrew mitchell]

Chris, a delightful poem that just excels. Are we all just secret gardens in relationships that grow and bloom while others over time become neglected with age. Great imagery Chris.

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks Andrew for checking in. Have a good weekend.

Chris

[Poetic Beauty]

Love that last the ages is a beautiful. A love story that endures over time and storms.

Love the imagery of roses here

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you PB. Pleased you enjoyed the read. Your thoughts both welcome and appreciated.

read moreThank you PB. Pleased you enjoyed the read. Your thoughts both welcome and appreciated.

Chris

[Poetic Beauty]

You are more than welcome

[augustus]

True Love never fades. Your poem embraces it all. Thank you.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Augustus. Pleased for your visit. Have a good weekend and keep safe.

Chris

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A matured love is the destination that every soul wants to travel. Growing old with the love of our life is the ultimate wish every heart wants. You depicted it so beautifully. Your third verse touched my heart, never talk of a fall... Love always blooms. A very sober, gentle, dignified love poem I have ever read... Kudos to you

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Sima. A poem celebrating a relationship that has endured when many haven't. I appreciate your thoughts here.

Chris

[lightsong]

Oh my!!! right now and after this I don't want to read anything else! You really outdone yourself here dear Chirs! not only with your masterful expressions and metaphors, but the feelings You've created!! they reach into the deepest and settle there leaving their powerful impact having the control all over us... as I was reading your first two verses I felt a deep wound in my heart, then how You continued and ended your poem creating a kind of bliss from pain was beautifully movingly outstanding, and it seems it's always like this again and again... same cycle. I SO highly applaud You...

[Chris Shaw]

Dear lightsong, thank you for that very generous and glowing review of my short poem appreciating a relationship that has endured. Through thick and thin, rain and shine. You are so appreciated.

Chris

[lightsong]

YOU deserved it all dear Chirs, a gem of a poerty~ You and your poerty are so appreciated too*

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you. I am blushing :))