All These Loves

Every love is dear

All these loves of yesteryear

I hold so dear as not to break,

By twisted branch of thorny stem

So no man's grasp could quash and crush.

But gently held in open hand,

With thoughtless gaze to reminisce

Reveals a truth of time's healed pain

Of yesteryear this gift I take

 

Reviews

[Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn..]

Your heart has penned to page elegantly majestic words that I doubt seriously anyone in their youth of young adulthood could possibly understand ... You gotta be around a while, take few black eyes from the sucker punches of love, to understand what I believe you are trying to say ... Those loves of yesteryear had good times and bad, and the bad has caused us pain, sometime because we caused the woman we loved pain, but as we grow older the fondness of those memories becomes more and more dear to us, even to the point that those black eyes somehow take on new meaning that now we can look back upon as very blessed to have experienced just in having had the opportunity and chance to know her in your life ... I know nothing of you, or your life, but I can speak of mine, and your words above have spoken and stirred memories in mine that I never wish to forget no matter the pain I felt back then ... Beautifully expressed ...

Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn

[Alan G Stephens]

Really, thank you! I'm sure we're not the only ones but it does take one to know one, so they say.read moreReally, thank you! I'm sure we're not the only ones but it does take one to know one, so they say.
Thank you for your thoughtful and considered review.

[Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn's Dark Poetry & More]

At the moment, I am torn between to loves ... My love for reading good stories in that I am halfway through your tale To See And Not Cry, and the love I am attempting to maintain with my ex-wife become best friend full of honey do's for me, as I am helping her hand blinds ... You will hear from me on your story in a bit ...

Marv

[Mike Davies]

Great to read this one, Alan. I love the rhythm and the way each line flows into the one after - making the poem appear seamless and fluid. There is also a timeless quality to this piece of writing. Even though the poem is about looking back into the past, it avoids drifting into nostalgia and sentimentality. The language is solid and muscular, and your focus is precise and clear-eyed, which is all the more remarkable, considering how much emotion this piece must have stirred within you. Overall, note perfect. A beautiful piece of writing with real depth and substance. Simple on the surface, but with multiple layers of meaning. Like a pebble dropped into a still pool, your poem resonates across the mind to the outer shores.

[B]

They oft say
You can tell so much of a man by how he treats his lost love
Some might be bitter but remain in preservation of something that once lived

This is extremely touching
thank you for sharing a piece of your heart

[Alan G Stephens]

Thank you very much.
Incidentally, an hour or so after writing it, I found myself singing "no you won't take that away from me" if you know it. It's an old jazzy standard with the same sentiment.

[B]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=salo_epyCz0

[Alan G Stephens]

Aww man! What an excellent version! I've not heard that one before. He certainly takes some beating.
Cheers for that.
🙂

[B]

Glad to be of assistance :)