February 15, 2020
Dear Subscriber:
Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of
view. The theme for this week is Valentine’s Day, which was celebrated
yesterday, February 14.
I welcome comments on my poems at
http://nicholasgordon.blogspot.com .
A Valentine’s Day poem addressed to someone who is unready
to admit how much he needs his wife’s love:
How often do we linger in
The vestibule of
life,
Not ready to embrace
the soul
We've taken for a
wife?
Nor bear the dread
oblivion
Of being who we are?
Nor render well our
willing part
When we are not the
star?
Ah, Valentine! This
day of love
Behold what you have
wrought!
And seek within the
love you have
The love you long
have sought.
For love loves not
illusion,
Demanding what is
true:
That underneath your
greed and lust
You need her love
for you.
© by Nicholas Gordon
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This week’s theme: Valentine’s Day
2/15: How Often Do We Linger
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