Love I'll Never Know

Love I’ll Never Know

 

 

I’ve felt the grass beneath my feet

The leaves that shuffle through city streets

The falling rain upon a rose ~

 

love I’ve never come to know.

 

 

I’ve seen the innocence of a child

Ships against currents, raging wild

The total being of being alone ~

 

but love I’ve never known.

I’ve felt the sun upon my face

The feeling of a warm embrace

A promise that beckoned to be true ~

 

though love I never knew.

 

 

I’ve come to know the night can blind

A broken heart may cease to find

The pain that comes from letting go ~

 

but love I’ll never know.

 

 

 

photography by / Stefan Beutler

 

Author's Note

...this is one from many years ago, when I wrote about love as something that would never happen to me. Remember that feeling?

Reviews

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Sadness and beauty. Empotions flow to my head. Creation so smooth . I feel like inside dream.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you for your presence here, and the kindness of words!

[Ruth]

Love has to be one of the most poignant and visceral emotions within this existence. To not know it, in its true essence, is unfathomable for a pure heart and here shows the depths of knowing it in other guises for a Poetess feels everything here, both in the light and in the shadow, remarkably potently. Love has a habit of turning around a rain soaked corner when you least expect it xo

[Kelly Scheppers]

You have a way of brightening my day...thank you, Poppy!

[Coyote Poetry]

Soft and gentle words led reader to good places and emotions. Thank you dear Kelly for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you, John.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome Kelly.

[Alfred Kukitz]

the softness meanders around the words until the hard crux of reality drifts into the heart.

love,
al

[Kelly Scheppers]

Good seeing you, Alfred! Thank you. x

[andrew mitchell]

what can one say on feelings true beautifully expressed. not i!

[Kelly Scheppers]

Just a little blast from my past. Thank you, Andrew!

[Paul]

This is beautifully written, from start to finish. I enjoyed reading this touching poem. Thank you for sharing. :)

[Kelly Scheppers]

I am delighted to have your company. Thank you, Paul!

[Paul]

The pleasure was mine!

[B]

You sure touch the softest part of my soul
You made me think of so much

you surely have the most beautiful tone in this one

Well done

[Kelly Scheppers]

I am overjoyed to have such a compliment bestowed upon me - thank you dearly!

[Tony Jordan]

I've come to learn that there is an upside to the feels behind this poem Kel - that is being able to pen a sister-poem called 'A pain I'll never know' - a pain that won't go away and which wrenches at the whole being.
But that is miniscule in comparison to the memories and feelings I have to keep warm.
An emotive write dear Kelly, for any age.
Bravo.
:)

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you, my dear onion faced friend! ; )

[J Manuel]

I really like the rhyming scheme and flow here. “Night can blind,” very nice. As far as the authors note, love is a force to be reckoned with that sometimes is inevitable, nicely penned for an old piece.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I appreciate your review, Jorge. Thank you ever so much!

[J Manuel]

Your Welcome

[William Liston]

Being that some of my first postings on this site were unrequited love poems, I could certainly relate to this. I don't consisder this an "unrequited love poem" (though, it could be considered one depending on how it's interpreted), but I can say that it vividly captures the pain of never receiving and/or feeling love.
I loved the smooth, consistent rhymes in this piece as well as the unique imagery introduced in each stanza.

One issue with the punctuation: Look at the last line of each three-line stanza, and you'll see that pesky thing WC does by replacing a dash with a quotation mark. I suggest using this dash instead ( ~ ).

- William Liston

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you for noticing that, Will. { May I call you, Will? } I couldn't understand why the hyphen didn't show up, now at least I know its not my imagination! Many thanks for the kind words.

[William Liston]

HOW DARE YOU CALL ME THAT!!! ... just kidding ... of course you can call me Will : )

[Kelly Scheppers]

...thanks for reminding me to fix the problem with the hyphen, Will. It looks much better now!