Will you have me... a love song

My eyes are bedimming
my youth fading.
The wrinkles creep
closer and closer
but I will not fail.

My hair, graying
one strand, then two
lines draw long,
carved deep into my face
but I refuse to relinquish.

My passions tempered
if not dwindled in age
smoothed like a tossed stone
rolled in the ocean's rage
and deposited on a distant beach

My slender body once,
now a thing of the past
replaced with soft knolls
as gravity, and wisdom
pull me down and ground me.

My mind, fully sharp
Never lost in the day's stress
washed away, diluted
wiped clean, relieve of my mysteries
I shall stand proud

My vanities frail
and my heart weak
lonely I have fought
losing the battle of love
but I will not falter.

If you'll have me...
with my simple imperfections.
In every step I will worship you
lying my heart within your hands
and trust your tender beat.

For beautiful music
is not written by one musician alone
only when our words and melody
fixed in pace, marching together
will they sing our love song.

Reviews

[Inyourshadow]

I swear if I did not know your gender I would believe this the work of the female hand, for the honest gentleness of the romantic undercurrent is so tender and so emotional. I love everything about this poem especially the ending what could be better than to share that special song with a heart attuned to yours. keep em' coming

[G. K. Bostic]

What a lovely love song this is....a beautiful plea.... And as one who is also experiencing the deepening of wrinkles and graying of hair, I can truly appreciate the sentiment expressed in the beginning of the poem. However, I especially love the final verse....the last three lines are wonderful.

[Jūdan FyreHeart]

Very sweet and tender with beautiful emotion behind it.

[Robin]

a heart song sung from the depths of the soul , beautiful ~

[Zoe Jay]

Aw, this is a beautiful, intimate, sincere poem. I think this could make anybody appreciate the joys of life and love and wisdom. Very articulate, thoughtful, and solidly structured and written. Classy poetry.

#loosing should be #losing. :-)

[Poetic Beauty]

This is simply beautiful. The romantic soft tone of this poem pulled me in and carried throughout the entire piece. The last stanza shines and describes how love should be and you correct. Without the right melody and words a song isn't worth anything. If you take way the melody or you take away the words it is no longer a song. The imagery is painted with delicate precision and the metaphor for comparing love to a song is creative and well crafted.

[Shelly Braen]

Beautiful, simply beautiful. Your candor and truth are refreshing and truely show the magic within. Men are beautiful at every age, at every corner, in every way. This shows such a strong, yet humble masculinity and brings within it, the making of a true man. Yet, the love it speaks of, it is like soft silk of one's skin. So delicate, so fragrant. This piece is truly, truly devine.

[Jeff]

Great piece with a great message.

[Brad]

a man loves more in his later years because he finally figures out what he's done wrong previously, and poet in his later years can tell it better because he listens to his heart rather than his ......

[Linear]

Age does not mean the end of feelings, youth has no monopoly on love, this is a really good poem with depth of feeling, Bravo