Love Ceases To Quieten

A long poem about love.

The beauty of love comes from it’s abundance

But is somehow seen as cliché and full of redundance

Love for our mothers, friends, and all the others

Love for hobbies, love for ourselves

Yet we’re so sure we don’t need anyone else

Love seeps from the ground

It’s in the trees, in the leaves

It’s in the trauma, in the pain

It’s in our cuts and our bleeds

Not just from the flowers and trees

But in the weeds

Love is in the struggles we face

It gives us hope in each time and each place

There is love in the rain

Love in the air

It’s all up in your hair

You can't get rid of it

It's everywhere

Love is in my sweater!

Comfortably soft and keeps me warm in cold weather

Love demands to be known

Its shown in the way you have grown throughout the years

Love is in your wrinkles

The ones in your bedsheets and the ones that show how much you’ve smiled

Love is in the memories of us from when we were young and we were wild

Love doesn’t run out

When in doubt I look about

And I see it

In the trees, in the leaves

Our friends, and our mothers

In the way we bleed, in every struggle and every weed

Love will come again and again

Love ceases to quieten

Author's Note

First time sharing my poetry, what do you think?

Reviews

[Swagato Saha]

I quite like the quiet lyricism this poses. It's a nice piece of work, for sure, and I hope to read more.

In particular, I like the way you have steadily improvised rhyme schemes throughout the poem and they are easy on the ears. However, I wonder if you agree that the first couple of lines are somewhat heavy in this regard (abundance/redundance) - and if so, should you consider some edits in this regard? Or, is there some reason you intend for it to be that way?

Thank you for sharing.

[Rose]

Thank you so much for reviewing my work! This is very insightful. I do also think there is a bit of heaviness on those lines. I will be considering some edits although I am not sure of how to fix it. Maybe we’ll just say its on purpose lol ;)

[Swagato Saha]

Sure. Until you find a fix, that works!