Were You Not The Moon, a poem of love for my wife on Valentines Day

Were you not the Moon

I would stumble in my darkness

A blind man lost on a pointless highway.

Were you not a Sigh

My soul would never draw a breath

I would suffocate and my lungs explode.

Were you not a Rose 

My world would never know of beauty,

I would curse that which my eyes cannot see.

Were you not Manna

My body would never know of sustenance

And without nourishment would wither and die.

Were you not Brave

The child in me would fear to venture forth,

Each step more reticent than the one before.

Were you not Magical

The alchemy of our souls

Would fail and my sorrow poison the earth.

Were you not an Aria

This song of praise would never reach my lips.

Reviews

[Brett Hernan]

This poem struck me as magnificent!

[Aventicus]

I find myself unable to produce a coherent comment, seeing that I lack the knowledge or "feeling" per se that would allow me to do so. Beautiful, nonetheless.

[katie]

This is better than any box of chocolates, roses, or jewelry! I know she felt loved when she read this!! She's a lucky woman! This a wonderfully penned piece! It's overflowing with love and adoration! Bravo!

[daninstockholm]

katie, i apologize but I thought i had responded to this a long time ago. Thank you so much! My wfie loved it and I'm very happy that others did too.

[katie]

No worries! I definitely understand how life gets in the way! I need to get on this site more and do more reviews. But I've been exceptionally busy with the little one. And have barely been writing. :/

[daninstockholm]

me too, sadly. I hope to break that trend soon, and have posted a new one just a coupla days ago. but I had set a goal of trying for one decent one per week, oh well,, lol

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this is chocolate, flowers and forever emotion all rolled into one...absolute beauty in the words...and such a profession of love...she had to shed tears over this ...

j.

[daninstockholm]

thank you so much, my friend. I thought I had answered you before and am embarrassed to find I hadn't. Hope all is well with you!