When You Speak

  

When you speak of the future

I feel the warmth of a sunrise.

 

When you speak of love

I feel my heart growing stronger

 

When you speak of loss

I feel teardrops drench my soul

 

When you speak of life

I feel a seed of growth in my mind

 

When you speak of hope

I feel humanity smiling upon me.

 

When you speak I hear

Every single syllable

Cause when you speak

I feel sincerity grace my world.

 

So when you speak

I learn more of who I am

And every time I hear you speak

I’m a better man for listening.

Reviews

[Clyde du Coeur]

This is a brilliant piece of work, and somewhat Shakespearean. Sonnet 130 comes to mind - have a read if you haven't all ready ;)
This line stands out for me:
"When you speak of loss
I feel teardrops drench my soul" because the speaker's reaction is almost an overreaction.. melodramatic if you will. But with the final line of the last stanza: "I'm a better man for listening", I feel that the speaker has grown a little more mature and has learnt to control his feelings. Whatever the original intention though, well done and keep it up!

[Robert Luna]

Sorry a little behind on read request. I love the flow and careful whisper that sooth the roaring chaos that echoes in my head. Very lovely words that i can see a lover whispering to one another in a secret language only they can share. Beautifully written good sir you are a master of evoking emotional joy in your reader.


Great Job!!!!!!

[SM Davis]

Wow! I can't think of anything else to say about this. Dale, your poetry is evolving by MAGNANIMOUS proportions.

When you speak of life
I feel a seed of growth in my mind

Beautiful!

[Fabian G. Franklin]

This should be in an anniversary card it's so full of gratitude, acknowledgement and empathy. nice.

[Lyrical Love]

I LOVE YOUR VOICE- IN POETRY.
This is so pleasing to the senses!
So when you speak

I learn more of who I am

And every time I hear you speak

I'm a better man for listening.

[Brianna Brie]

Wow....I really like this one. It is perfectly fitted to loving inspiration. You rock, cowboy!

[Nicole (Carpe Diem)]

very beautiful piece of writing ... nicely done

[Ladysue]

Yes, very lovely Dale. It speaks of true love and nothing is more beautiful to feel than that depths of each other. An extraordinary emotion written with great feeling! I love it!!!

[alternative_be]

And so should true love be ...
What more can I add?
You are a very lucky man!