103 Yet

You radiate with inner beauty

That guides me homeward

Bound to there at your side

Ready for the bloom of love

 

Yet it escapes me, pushes me away

The flowers of the heart grow

And they stay out of reach

Their thorns keeping me back

 

You nuture the feelings you have

Your precious heart is for me

It is fragrant with sweet aroma

Luring me closer to your embrace

 

Yet the scent lingers for too long

And is gathered up on winds of time

It is pulled away from my grasp

Taken away as I try to touch

 

You are the part of me I need

To make me be at last, complete

My life that needs you to feed it

For this soul needs watered, needs you

 

Yet I can feel you tender and soft

My wonderous grace of nature

Holding me, knowing how to love

Casting out the weeds of sorrow

 

 

 

copyright Chris Smith 25th May 2011

 

 

Author's Note

Sometimes we need tender care within that garden of love.

Reviews

[Raindrop]

Love sure is a complicated thing. And there are so many different ones, good and bad. You've really expressed your feelings in this piece..and I enjoyed reading it.

[Pebbles]

Quite beautiful ..but in the light of resent events i hope your happy with yourself, in fact i think you are a very weak man who didnt know how to deal with life and now youve lost so much and hurt people you probably really did love .... all i have to say cos you make me feel so sad ...

[FJ Davis]

This is a professional effort, expertly handled. Truly lovely.
Congratulations, Chris.

[Hatchling]

Well done!! I feel the emotion in this piece. Awesome job!!

[M.Babu]

Subtle and sentimental...poetry for the heart!

Well delivered, friend.

~M.Babu~

[Poeticadia]

Delightfully tender and loving! Some great word choices too.

[Kathryn]

'The flowers of the heart grow/And they stay out of reach/Their thorns keeping me back' is a great section, and I could see the metaphorical bushes pushing someone awya. A truly great poem, filled with fantastic imagery. Wel done :)

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

So beautifully written and true! So good to read your work again!

[quinfinn]

eloquently expressed and beautifully composed.