Love by auntietk
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This is dedicated to Vaggabondd. It's his favorite subject matter! He said something to me a couple of days ago that inspired me to write this.
"My man" is Martin, my real-life partner. Other than that, if you think this poem is about YOU, it is! :) (And if you know Randy, you'll know where I got THAT bit, as well!)
I painted the title page in ArtRage, and did the text and framing in Photoshop.
LOVE
Let's talk about love, shall we?
If I tell you
I love my man,
You probably know what I mean.
Romantic love.
Warm kisses,
Easy conversation,
Great sex,
Impossible-to-describe moments
That transcend . . .
Everything.
Routinely spectacular.
Comfortable.
Wonderful.
* sigh *
Yes.
And if I tell you
I love green beans,
You all know what I mean.
Tender.
Steamy.
Never enough.
A little butter and pepper,
And I'm in Nirvana.
Kentucky Blue,
Blue Lake,
Fresh from the garden,
Perfectly done.
Mmmmmmmmmmmm.
(Well, maybe you didn't know
How MUCH I love green beans!)
And if I tell you
I love my girlfriends,
You women know what I mean.
Intimate communication,
Secrets shared and kept,
Late nights
Laughing and crying,
Feeding each other's souls.
If it feels like I've known you
Forever,
It doesn't matter if it's been
Twenty years
Or six weeks.
Essential connections,
Outside space and time.
And if I tell you
I love my guy friends,
I hope you know what I mean.
Men are great!
The ones I spend time with are fun.
(If you're not having fun with your men,
Get some different men.
Life's too short
To hang out with crabby guys.)
Mine are charming,
Helpful,
Smart,
And occasionally
Special beyond all reason
Or expectation.
And if I tell you
I love art,
You certainly know what I mean.
Painting,
Writing,
Photography -
It feeds my soul.
Every day
I see something
That moves me,
Inspires me,
Keeps me creating,
Leaves me wanting more.
And if that isn't love,
I don't know what is.
Many kinds of love,
All wonderful.
So now let's talk about
"Falling In Love,"
Which is a totally different thing.
If I tell you . . .
Comments (17)
beautiful writing and a lot of truth
Your writing is always amazing and genuine my friend! I love all of this writing (and have a special fondness for the green beans!) Hugs and love :)
ahh ...falling in love is easy, trying to fall out of love is the hardest... very true words you wrote
I can translate and I will reed .. but 5+ because I think that is poetic!
Godz Tara, this is sooo good !!! how true about all the different kinds of love there is, and how succinctly and adroitly put. Brilliant, skillful and fantastic ! ~ Hugs ~
very nice words I like this one
Ah LOVE!!! It comes is many forms, but for me the love of a good man and one's children is paramount! Great dedication and great prose. Bravo!
Oh hon, that is so inspirational and lovely! Wonderful dedi and your painting is perfect!!! Just exchange the green beans for General Tao's Chicken and I'll agree all the way :)
I am trying to be objective but damn it I really think this is your best poem ever :) lol. I do love love. I love to talk about love, write about love, be in love and spend my life searching for love. Love is a conncection of souls that bonds to people together forever. Mostly I love who you dedicated it to. hahaha Very nice indeed
Thank you for this. It was a joy to read. True there are many ways in which one can love and your words illustrate them beautifully.
Great writing and you got that right about Randy...We worked side by side for a long time and he knows everything about me and I know alot about him...He's a very nice person....like the colors you used for the art work.
B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L. 5+.
Absolutley wonderful writing, so much truth here. I like this very, very much Tara. Thank you for it. Diane.
This is a piece I missed and the writing is just.....GREAT
I love this all encompassing poem! Delightful, and certainly makes me smile in agreement.
very, very nice - wonderful words from a deep heart.
Now, I calmly come along almost three years after this mini-masterpiece was written and am borrowing this as a foundation (a start point) for some of my own evolving thoughts on the subject. I find no fault in a thing you've written. Your informal style is my favorite style. Your surprise ending leaves me on the edge of my seat wondering what will come next. Is it possible for there to be a next??? I don't think so. Anybody who claims to be able to change their mate probably better think that one through again. You and I claim no such power...and that's a good thing:)