20 Lovely Things

I try to count twenty lovely things a day

Just to remind my contemptuous self

That there are indeed twenty lovely things in the world

But one day I met you

And all of a sudden

Twenty lovely things a day

Became twenty lovely things a minute

And whenever I’m with you

They become twenty lovely things a second

It’s like the world lights up at your fingertips

Just like I do

It’s like the world knows exactly who you are

And loves every piece of you

Just like I do

And twenty dull things become lovely

Right before our eyes

And do you the best part of it all?

You don’t even realize the spell you're casting

You simply laugh and tease and remind all the dull things in the world

That they can be lovely

That they already are lovely

Even me

You’re so damn lovely

Lovely and contagious

Opening up the blackest parts of the world

And turning them to gold

And twenty lovely things a second

Don’t add up to a glimpse of a moment

When I’m looking at you

And tangling our fingers

And I swear you’re the loveliest thing on the planet

Only the loveliest thing on the planet

Could make twenty dull things sparkle

In a second.

Reviews

[Clara]

This is a gorgeous poem, Molly.
Love!

[Molly Garnet]

Thank you so much!

[Ravyne Hawke]

Beautiful poem about finding love and how it makes you feel. There were a bit too many lovelies for me, creating some redundancy, but hey! lovely is contagious when you first fall in love =)

[Molly Garnet]

Oh I'm sorry for the redundancy, but thank you for the sweet review!

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you for sharing the beautiful and positive poem for love.
"You’re so damn lovely
Lovely and contagious
Opening up the blackest parts of the world
And turning them to gold"
The complete poem was perfect. The above lines were my favorite. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Molly Garnet]

Thank you so much for reading and giving me such a thoughtful review!

[Emily B]

loveliness is always better when shared, thank you!

[Molly Garnet]

Thank you, Emily!