Love Defined

In colors vivid, either gloomy or bright,
In red, violet, yellow, or even in blue,
Has love been defined to not my heart, my soul but to my sight,
And I saw each hue, without an ounce of woe,
For it had my eyelids crease and I ceased to move,
And just sat loving the colors of love.
In weathers different Cold or warm
Has love been defined to the skin of my arm,
And I felt each brush of breeze without an ounce of fear,
For it bore no seething thunder, nor was it bitter,
For its touch was only kind, when in presence near,
Oh when love bears the features of summer, winter,
How I just sit wishing for it to only last forever.

Author's Note

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQpr2YIWly8

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

"wishing for it to only last forever" nice paradox there.

i like your phrasing, and use of colors...even the dark ones are vivid in their own way...

love can be really joyful or painful...warm or cold, but in some ways it is something we can see besides feel.

jacob

[Betty]

Thank you so much for your kind review Jacob :)

[Eagle Cruagh]

The definition of love. This has always evaded me, but
now I can go out and love like the best of them , because
you have supplied the hue, perhaps the temperature and
most of all, the warm feeling that floods your mind and body
as you think of the one you love.
Thank you,
----- Eagle Cruagh

[David Lewis Paget]

An idealistic take on a favourite subject. How sad that it doesn't always 'last forever'. Love seems to be an emotion specifically designed to perpetuate the race, but time wears it thin, and in the modern world, lived at such a frantic pace, so many distractions dilute it to either affection, or contempt. How else would we explain the divorce rate? But nice to be young and idealistic. A poem for the young at heart.

[Betty]

Wow David thank you very much for the honest review. I guess every one has there own perspective of love..... Personally, love is a word, an emotion i haven't yet fully realized, but i hope love isn't all of which you just described it to be :))

[Will Neill]

'The colors of love' a lovely line in a well written piece. Nice work.
Will

[Betty]

Thank you Will :)

[Everett DeValle]

Beautiful...I love the sentiments you expressed so well...thank you for sharing a beautiful piece of You. :)

~Ev

[Betty]

Thank you so much Everett.. Always a pleasure to learn that the conveyed message is perceived nicely by others. Thanks again.

[Everett DeValle]

You're very welcome, Betty.

[Sami Khalil]

A splendid read and write...Thank you for sharing...:)

[Betty]

Thank you Sami for your kind review:)

[Sami Khalil]

My pleasure...:).........

[Leigh]

Your strong feelings are beautifully masked with a careful subtlety that gives this poem a great feeling and smooth sensation.

[Betty]

Thank you so much for your kind review Leighgreen :)

[sonnetmoon]

Your poem about love is amazing. my favourite line was 'in colours vivid, either gloomy or bright'. I cant wait to read more of your work keep on writing.

-sonnetmoon

[Betty]

Thank you so much for your kind words Sonnetmoon.