Jigsaw man

Tis what a good woman can do

Just three pieces, kindness, humour, warmth,
convinced her to begin,
to begin in 1991 to assemble,
slowly, carefully, lovingly,
the many, many parts that lay before her.
Gradually over many years
a picture began to take shape.
A picture of a man,
a man given confidence (by her love)
self belief (by her love)
self respect (by her love)
A man that opened his heart to true love,
accepted and adored another man's greatest gift
promising to love, cherish, protect.
A man that became a husband,
a father,
whole,
and eternally grateful that fate had them cross each others paths.
Now, after 28 years of marriage,
the jigsaw gets ever closer to completion,
although every now and again a piece,
a very small piece,
may come slightly loose
and will be pressed firmly, but with love,
back into place by the lady that is his rock, his world, his life.

Reviews

[barleygirl]

This is the most touching & heartfelt thing I've ever read one person say about being loved by another! I mean, this is stunning. Despite no experience myself, I do believe that the best relationships improve us. You've illustrated this with such specific & believable details. I love this & how could anyone NOT love the person who wrote it? Thanks for sharing something so wondrous becuz lots of people never get to feel it quite like this (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Gee]

What a lovely thing to say Margie, thanknyou.
It easy to love the "right" person, harder though sometimes to put it into words.
Hope you are safe and well and the wildfires have abated.

[barleygirl]

Life is freakin' nuts in the USA these days, but I'm enjoying a great long stretch, considering all that I avoid by hanging out in the wilderness! *wink! wink!*

[MomzillaNC]

Beautiful sentiments. In the end, we are all jigsaws and may we all be pieced together with love.

[Gee]

Thank you kindly

[MomzillaNC]

👍🏻 😎

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

First of all, I really like the title it's what brought me to read the poem which was a very nice explanation of the title and it too held my attention to the end. Tyfs

[Gee]

Thank you kindly CVD

[X]

Holy Mother--True love is still alive! What a beautiful Ode to Love Gee---you give hope to mankind:)

[Gee]

Lol, she is so, so easy to love.
Thank you Kira

[X]

this is truly heartwarmingly wonderful --gives me fuzees all over :)

[X]

wish someone loved me like that...I guess, i am not so easy...lololo...:)

[Gee]

You must have had your moments :)

[X]

{{smile}] I did--both...being loved and not easy...lolol...kinda go together...

[Coyote Poetry]

Hello my friend and I do agree. Your words kind, generous and sweet. We are blessed when someone accept us for 30 years. Thank you for sharing the outstanding and hopeful words. I did enjoy.
Coyote

[Gee]

Hi Coyote, thank you.
Hope you are all well stateside( apart from the Orange buffoon)

[Coyote Poetry]

A wonderful poem and I do my best. Not to pay attention to the election. If I listen, I may buy a ticket and move to Greenland. Canada don't want us.

[Diana]

What a beautiful... Enjoyed the repeated refrain of "(by her love)." Transformative.

[Gee]

Thank you kindly ma'am :)

[emmajoy]

Beautifully, utterly sincere. Love lives.. ..

(Would have left it at 'beautiful' but not allowed)

[Gee]

Thank you Emmaj, tis easy to love the right person.
Hope you are well and have stayed dry :)

[emmajoy]

And how it should be.

All's well, thank you. Take care, keep safe. Please.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

This is a fantastic love poem...the pieces gradually fit...the puzzle takes years to complete...
sometimes putting it together stalls a little...but with persistence...there is a beautiful final product...

that two people can be so proud of.

j.

[Gee]

Thank you Jacob. Takes a lot of effort,
giving, taking to make it work.
Hope you are well

[Chris Shaw]

Well, you have just gone and dun it haven't you, with this wonderful tribute to your love? You couldn't have said it any better. What a tribute to a lady who has tamed a.... lion.. wild dog... stubborn ox... grisly bear..... I'll leave some blanks so everyone else can leave their version. Happy anniversary if it is one, and I do hope you share these words with your Lady.

Nicely penned Gee. Take care now in your neck of the woods.

Chris

[Gee]

Thanks Christine. 27 years married yesterday...lucky, lucky lady :))))
All well in the hood, hope you are all well.

[Chris Shaw]

All good here Gee. You are one lucky geezer and she has the patience of a Saint :)

[Gee]

More than one saint :))
And I properly struck lucky

[Chris Shaw]

You did :))

[Lorry]

Well, what can I say but you nailed it Gee, you lucky, lucky sod... and you'll never forget it.
Would like to have been a fly on the wall in a pub the day before you met, thinking you had a plan and knew where life was heading.... And then you bumping into those folks at the bar years later and never being so happy at being so wrong.
And the rest as they say, is history... But it's yourhistory, together, with all the additions, some subtractions and a few distractions along the way, but what a journey you have and are walking together.
Did I mention you're alucky sod?
😀
Blessings on you all.

[Gee]

We actually met in Las Americas, Tenerife. The good lady was there with her pals ( Dalry) I was there with a fella from work( MK). That was the June, she moved down in October and we married a year later :)) Fate was certainly smiling on me.
Cheers Lorry, hope all is well with you

[Lorry]

It is Gee, thanks, you old smoothie ye 😀