Love Is A Canvas

Love is the canvas we paint

brush strokes of kindness 

sweet whispers of a lullaby

love is essentials and the luxury 

 of a coin for the blind man

a helping hand for the homeless

a touch for the sick and elderly

it's  cookies baking in the oven

the all night sports events

car pooling, band-aids and tears

kissing boo-boo's and applying ice

the late night long talks

breakfast in bed with champagne

cooking special dinners and apple pie

 beaches at sunrise and sunset

it's saying I'm sorry 

it's running errands and picking up 

it's a reminder of an umbrella in the storm

it's  anniversaries and birthdays

it's looking into someone's eyes

it's sweet lips and hot cheeks

it's passionate kisses

and kisses on the forehead

it's the love of a child, the heart of a friend

love is wonder, at times even painful

love is the watercolors of life's canvas

dripping from every heart

into the care of another's

                                                   

Reviews

[David Scott]

I really enjoyed the poem. The writing was simple to read and understand and the meanings could be as complex as the mind reading this picture you painted in soft pastels.
One point of definition for aurguments sake is to consider that love is not the canvas at all. Love is, like the rest of your poem points out, each drop of paint and each brush stroke. Love is the light that softly falls on the glowing colors of our actions as well. The canvas is just a 'body' or a "thing", but our actions with that 'body' and the things we do bring love to life!
Thank you for this lovely poem on such a rainy day! You have penned an action of love.

[Frieda P]

True, but then the quote wouldn't have been of much use. ;-P

[C.C. Marx]

I love how you portray love with multiple different forms and meanings, not just the traditional version. Great job, personal favorite of mine

[Frieda P]

Oooo, like this review, thank you muchly :-)

[C.C. Marx]

Your very welcomely

[Night]

...this one made me feel so many things...kinda tore me up a little bit...you did good.:)

[Frieda P]

Awh, that's good right? ;-)

[Night]

...it is very good...to me that's what writing is all about....:)

[Frieda P]

Thanks for telling me David, all this time I thought it was to keep from going batshit crazy! ;-)

[Night]

...well, I hate to break it to you, but you are a just a liitle bit crazy...lol. But crazy in a good way Frieda...:)

[LA Lorena]

Love comes in many forms....you've expressed it so well here Frieda. I like this, and I like that the light and airy mood has not left you!

[Frieda P]

We'll see my friend. ;-) So far so good, thanks LA!

[Deron Alexis]

very nicely done an expression of both romantic and relative love as well humanitarian love the rarest shown but the first considered and the most commonly felt really love is broad and it takes a mind and heart in harmony to discuss all its aspects well done

[Frieda P]

Thank you kindly Deron.

[Annabelle Lee]

Sweet

[Frieda P]

Thanks :-)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Yet again a very nice poem setting out different forms of love in a very purposeful and enigmatic way.

[Frieda P]

Thanks John, so glad you liked it.

[kublakhan27]

Very nice Frieda...this one is a bit more gentle with a bit more innocence...a departure from the, um, spicier works you've been churning out more recently...mind you, I'm perfectly fine with both ;)

[Frieda P]

Ha, I'm all over the place, is that what you're trying to say? ;-D
This was a feel good piece, thanks k.

[kublakhan27]

My pleasure :) lol I guess you could put it that way but like I said, that's a good thing...if you're not all over the place, you're not going anywhere right? ;D

[Ahmad Cox]

You've painted quite the pretty canvas

[Frieda P]

Thanks Ahmad, sometimes I try to do pretty too. :-)

[Baby Ricochet]

Love is putting your a*s on the line

[Frieda P]

I agree Baby, nothing more loving than that...

[Mark Anthony Games (Hum..]

What are boo-boo's? Really well crafted work, I define love as a box of treasure that is different each time you look inside, but only because Ia m to lazy to put the effort in that you have here. Nice work again