Remember those naff mottoes: "Love is..."? Can you do any better?

It's the month of love so give us a short poem on it - I dare you.

I wrote one a while back - I will need to search for it.

I do love this phrase though...

The art of love... is largely the art of persistence.
~ Albert Ellis

I wrote a whole poem called 'Love is...' a few years back but was too embarrassed to post it on WOL or my Blog because I'd been so sniffy about 'cliches' in other people's poems.

But now you've raised the subject I will dare to post it here...

Love Is...

Sometimes, love is
a cappuccino moustache
you don't know you have
which I kiss away
as we leave the cafe
and never tell you was there.

Love just has to touch your bum
as you delve into the freezer
to find the bargain peas
and the ice-cream that you like.

It brushes your hand as, between us,
we find the incorrect change.
You peer into your purse
as I fumble through my pockets
then you fumble through my pockets
as I peer into your purse.
And the girl at the checkout smiles at the couple
who still look happy-
After all those years.

Love pursues the eyelash
which is making you blink,
It tugs at my waist
when I stand at the sink,
It kisses the lettuce stuck to your teeth,
Then offers you more lettuce.

Love shares a yoghurt and spoon
and makes sure each gets the last lick.

A blob of pasta on the nose
turns into love on the kitchen floor.

Love walks in the wind and laughs at our hair,
And love is just loving having you there.
But love is an ache-
And a thousand yard stare.

Love gets wet feet making a path in the stream for you,
Offers a hand and wades alongside you
as you skip across dry,
Then laughs when you fall in the boggy bit

Love starts with a smile
and becomes a wildflower
tucked behind your ear.

Love is a stranger we meet on a path
who assumes you are mine.


Jx

PS. Should I have blogged it?

Jx

Should you have blogged it? ... it's up to you - I think it belongs on a Valentine's thread - I like it very much.
I wrote an extremely silly one - which I now think will just look naff next to yours ... so not sure whether to post it ...

Ah ... what the hell ... rip it up, John! ;)



I’d fumble you in Wigan
I’d cuddle you in Sale
For you I’d go to Bolton
Even in a gale
I would flatter you in comments
And admire all your witty lines
I’d tell you almost anything
If you would just be mine
I’d go all the way to Hebden
Across the county line
I’d go bloomin’ anywhere
For just one Valentine

Ooh...

John - I love these lines the most...

'It brushes your hand as, between us,
we find the incorrect change.
You peer into your purse
as I fumble through my pockets
then you fumble through my pockets
as I peer into your purse.
And the girl at the checkout smiles at the couple
who still look happy-
After all those years.'

'Love is a stranger we meet on a path
who assumes you are mine.'



Chris - Funny!
Wish someone would write me one like that!

Superb poem John

blogg it john, its has some very fun bits but some true love bits too, love it. Win x

love is...

...Sunday afternoon
crying all the way back to the car
having seen the children off on the train
back to their mother

love is an embarrassing stain in the pantaloon region

Well maybe for you Paul....

I'm loving this thread! Beautiful poetry from John - who would have thought he was such a romantic?

And I love the humour from Chris - who would have thought she was a comedian?

I love the line 'I'd fumble you in Wigan'. I'd better warn you though Chris - the pickings aren't rich up here - I'm still waiting for a decent fumble myself...

John, you've made me cry! Bugger!! (I don't mean you are a bugger!) BoooHooo

Well, I blogged it. Thanks for the lovely feedback.

How come I can't find this discussion in the discussion thread. Am I being extremely dim?

Where is wonderland?

That was my usual place in class!

I thought they appeared in the order of 'last posting'...I never got down that far.

:-)

jx

Love is
(for a start)
a picture of her
in one's heart.

And it includes
lots of emotion,
plenty of fun,
years of devotion.

Love is
sharing
Love is
caring.

Love is
bonding
Love is
responding.

Love is
far more than just charity
Love is
total romantic solidarity.

Awww Dave - it's simply beautiful!
I want one like that too!

ok, i'm gonna fall for it too. Here's one i wrote ages ago just for you :-)

Love is...

A kindly thought for someone dear
when shadows fall as they draw near

A gentle smile upon your lips
giving solace with loving fingertips

When your tears fall as someone cries, provide a tissue
to dry their eyes

A helping hand when someone falls
and to respond when someone calls

When you call them, ask how they fare. Love is...
simply showing that you care

Lovely sentiments in that Janet. I've had to scratch my head hard to think about this one. I'm more conscious of what love isn't than what it is. I can't rival anything that has gone before, but I do like to be part of things so here are my offerings:-

Love is…

No make-up
No lies
No need for disguise
No fear of passing time
One shared laughter line

Love is…

A blank slate
No account
Having to be made
No role
Having to be played
Being free
Being free
Being loved
For just me

I love reading these : )
Yes, Janet, those are wonderful sentiments.

Isobel - Fantastic! You have captured the essence of what love should be... especially:

'No lies'

'Being free
Being free
Being loved
For just me'

Love is.....

The extended hand
Always there
The hand that follows
Unimagined depths
Of degredation
And despair.
The hand that
Grips tight
Through unhallowed
Ground and deepest
Night.
The hand that
Holds fast
Through fetid haze
And mindless days
Till at last
It lifts you clear
Dispels your fear
And holds you
Close close
To its heart.

I think they're all fab :-)

Isobel, you are incomparable.x

Thank you Janet! I guess we each bring our own experiences and anxieties to this well worn subject...

Cate - I love your contribution - I'm not sure that I can identify that within the romantic notion of love - but it is definitely a very pure form of love that could be felt above and beyond the man/woman relationship.

Yep youre right as usual Isobel.... mine is not the love of a woman for a man, but a mother for a child. Just thought Id throw it in for good measure!!
Cate xx

Just been to see the incomparable Jimmy Webb in intimate concert. Author of several classic songs (more than I even knew...eveyone knows McArthur Park but, Up Up and Away anybody?) including some of the best lyrics ever and, for my money, one of the loveliest love lines ever ever ever....

'And I need you more than want you....and I want you for all time...'

Makes me shiver just to type it.

Fab....

Here's the version most folks will know...'I hear you singing through the wires....' Swoon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qoymGCDYzU

:-)

Jx

i am in romantic mood...so...

love is,
staying awake all night
thinking of exactly the right thing to say,
then falling asleep in their arms when you meet them,
cos it was destined to be this way...

ahhhh, even ive gone all gooey, but i never would have done it for a little nudie bloke with a big head, freckles and a dodgy hairdo.

Who is this little nudie bloke then?

he is the character from the love is...series. little nudie bloke with a big head, freckles and a dodgy hairdo...was in love with little nudie girl, similar but blonde :)

John - Wichita Lineman is one of my favourite songs EVER - makes me proper heave!

John, I am doing a lot of catching up this week. I've jumped down to 'Comments' since I just read your poem 'Love is...'. It is really charming, with an aura of warmth and sincere intimacy. Are you positive you never blogged it before? Parts of it really seem familiar. Of course, maybe you have since that day; I'm weeks behind, after all. Now I'll go back and onwards, to see what others have said. I actually logged in to say this, when I didn't intend to 'hook up' today.

All the love poems are super. I'm sorry I missed the 'sharing'.

Dear Cynthia. I did blog it once before, early last year, but got cold feet and deleted it within a few hours and before anyone had commented.

I enjoyed writing it, but I don't think it hangs together as a poem...it's more a collection of nice ideas.

You know, I've only just realised this moment that...

'Love starts with a smile
and becomes a wildflower
tucked behind your ear.'

is a Haiku. Blimey!

Winston, are you watching?

:-)

Thank you for your kind comments.

You'll be turning it into a haiku next! I agree with Cynthia, it is a lovely poem - I think I said so before, if not, I'm saying so now! xx

Love is...

Give them an inch
and they'll take your smile.

Give them 10
and you'll make them smile :)

I've got 12", but I don't use them as a rule.

:-)

Jx

I'm guessing yours is one of those retractable ones then...

Crumbs - what is this site doing to me???

Paul, Paul, Where for art thou Paul?

x