Love Poems

The shortest distance between two points is under construction.
~ Noelie Alito

Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought.
~ Henri L. Bergson

We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing!
~ George Bernard Shaw

Most people would rather die than think; in fact, they do so.
~ Bertrand Russell

The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.
~ Maureen Dowd

The universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson. The mountain teaches stability and grandeur; the ocean immensity and change. Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes~ every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man.
~ Orison Swett Marden

I want to be held loosely,
With respect and freedom,
To be myself -
But, tight enough to know you are there.

I do not want to be a burden,
In any way, shape or form,
Nor do I want you to feel this way,
For I know this feeling,
Oh, too - too - well.
Emotions run wild,
Emotional injury takes place,
And, the body,
Like a broken wing on a bird,
Needs time to heal.

As the healing process begins,
I trust that the pain will pass,
With God by my side -
I will be stronger,
Happier, more sensitive and aware,
To be fully accepted by you, my friend.

Inspired by my friend, Fred - freelance writer...

by Deborah Marie Bennett

Thou, whose deep ways are in the sea,
Whose footsteps are not known,
To-night a world that turned from Thee
Is waiting at Thy Throne.

The towering Babels that we raised
Where scoffing sophists brawl,
The little Antichrists we praised
The night is on them all.

The fool hath said . . . The fool hath said.
And we, who deemed him wise,
We who believed that Thou wast dead,
How should we seek Thine eyes?

How should we seek to Thee for power
Who scorned Thee yesterday?
How should we kneel, in this dread hour?
Lord, teach us how to pray!

Grant us the single heart, once more,
That mocks no sacred thing,
The Sword of Truth our fathers wore
When Thou wast Lord and King.

Let darkness unto darkness tell
Our deep unspoken prayer,
For, while our souls in darkness dwell,
We know that Thou art there.

by Alfred Noyes

One day a group of boys
Decided to have a race
They chose to climb a great big tree
And set off at a pace

The rest of their friends gathered
To see the boys at play
They talked about it to themselves
"Will they make it?" "No way!"

They called up to the children
"You'll never make it up that tree"
But the boys just kept on climbing
And said "just watch and you will see"

But the others, how they shouted
And thought the boys tried to ignore
They began to drop out one by one
Another, another and then more

But one boy kept on climbing
And made it to the top of the tree
He never lost faith but believed in himself
And said "this won't defeat me"

The others were quite amazed
At the squirrel at the top of the tree
"How on earth did he do it?" they said
"Well", said one, "he's completely deaf, you see"

So the motto of this poem is
You can reach the top of the tree
Just don't listen to what others say
Just believe in yourself and you'll see

by Cara-May Harvey

Love is the emblem of eternity: it confounds all notion of time: effaces all memory of a beginning, all fear of an end.
~ Germaine De Stael

Love cannot endure indifference. It needs to be wanted. Like a lamp, it needs to be fed out of the oil of another's heart, or its flame burns low.
~ Henry Ward Beecher

Come live in my heart, and pay no rent.
~ Samuel Lover

For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.
~ Ivan Panin

Love puts the fun in together, The sad in apart, The hope in tomorrow, The joy in the heart.
~ Anonymous

A goal, a love and a dream give you total control over your body and your life.
~ John Wayne Schlatter

Do you have the key
To unlock my heart?
Do you know
You?ve already made a start?

Could you make me laugh
More than cry?
Could you make my heart soar,
My spirits fly?

My head screams,
Walk away!
But something inside
Tells me, no stay!

Have I got the strength?
I can but try.
I want to know more,
But I don?t know why.

Do I take the chance?
Can I let you see?
Dare I let my guard down
And show you the real me?

by Tracey Pennington

I want to be held loosely,
With respect and freedom,
To be myself -
But, tight enough to know you are there.

I do not want to be a burden,
In any way, shape or form,
Nor do I want you to feel this way,
For I know this feeling,
Oh, too - too - well.
Emotions run wild,
Emotional injury takes place,
And, the body,
Like a broken wing on a bird,
Needs time to heal.

As the healing process begins,
I trust that the pain will pass,
With God by my side -
I will be stronger,
Happier, more sensitive and aware,
To be fully accepted by you, my friend.

by Deborah Marie Bennett

When the day has come and gone,
and you're sitting there all alone.

Feeling angry, depressed and rejected,
wondering if your life can ever be
corrected.

Needing someone to call your very own,
someone who's love and devotion is clearly
shown.

Someone to sit and talk to, who will
understand your dreams, your wishes,
and the things you would like to plan.

Someone to laugh and have fun with,
Someone to help you enjoy life just
a little bit.

Life does have it's way of dealing
low blows, Leaving you confused,
unhappy and wandering which way to go.

When all your efforts to find or recapture
happiness have been at their best, Then only
God can do the rest.

by Dorothy Martin