The Backyard Poet
We were the youngest of lovers
Crossing the threshold of desire
Impatient and heated
Souls burning with the fires of youth
Bathing in the sureness of immortality
I shook my fists at the world
Then hid inside you for refuge
Sanctuary from an uncaring world
Now I am ancient
Shadows of crosses dull my eyes
So many years have slid past
Since first we touched each other’s hearts
Our young love still consumes my thoughts
Fills my passions
As if it were but yesterday
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Ooohh how this melted my heart..
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Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it. My heart has been nothing but a big pile of slush since the day I met her.
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Ohhh wow…
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Jerry, you excel yourself ! to experience such a love is to be the richest man on earth, Your words convey that with sublime beauty. I am grateful to you for sharing your feelings so eloquently .
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Thanks Nigel, I am thankful for her everyday. So many years I have known her, yet she still fills my life with surprises.
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oh true love indeed, you romantic, thanks for being man enough to share such touching sincerity 🙂
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Thank you for your kind words. She is more to me than I could ever express.
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and that is how marriage should be but so seldom is, I am happy for you both and rejoice to hear you able to express it so openly 🙂
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Beautifully put
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Thank you. I could write a million words and never say enough about her.
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So enriching to be able to carry such love, such beautifully expressed emotions, into your ‘ancient’ world. A moving love poem, Jerry.
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Thanks Roland. She always has and always will have my heart.
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We were so young. Facing the world together. Never knowing where our lives might lead and not really caring. Together we have been invincible. As our bodies grow old, our love continues to wrap around us and draw us ever closer and will never die.
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Thank you for the many years passed and the many more yet to be.
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Hi Deb so glad to hear such a loving pair, you are both blessed 🙂
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We certainly are blessed!
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Brilliant and beautiful Jerry. True love encapsulated in one post.
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I try to convey my emotions but my words fall short.
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Your poems are so truthful and beautiful.
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Thank you so much for the kind words. I have to say, that I know nothing about style or structure so its hard to tell sometimes if it qualifies as Poetry.
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You are very welcome. I am with you on that. I never studied any style or structure. I can feel how your poems too come straight from the heart and life itself.
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Thanks. I enjoy stopping by your site as well. Your poems are beautifully written and thought provoking.
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Your words are very kind and precious to me. Thank you 🙂
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What a beautiful love story!
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Thank you for the kind words.
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this is the most touching love poem I have ever read, full of passion and love and admiration of a beautiful woman, she is very lucky to have you as her man.
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I count myself among the luckiest. She is much more than I can write.
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This was beautiful. I liked the accompanied photo. From a youth, this is timeless, and I like to see this story. Thank you so much for sharing!
– Locke Dor
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