Love is not for the faint of heart
not for one scared to be a part
of existence beyond one’s own
self ruling as kings on their throne
Lovers ought to know from the start
love is not for the faint of heart
not for the one afraid of pain
and so shields his heart from breaking.
The soul of a lover’s naked
humble before the beloved
Love is not for the faint of heart
when dying to self is love’s art
demanding love when it is hardest –
knowing love won’t be recompensed.
To love is to imitate Christ
Love is not for the faint of heart.
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This was written for the Day 19 November Chapbook Challenge for the Love/Anti-Love prompt.
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Excellent poem Imelda, really wondeful how you captured the love/anti-love theme.
Thanks, Sherri. 🙂
This is both lovely and true, Imelda.
Blessings ~ Wendy
I like the refrain, making an excellent quatern poem ~ Good luck on your November writing ~
so true. love is NOT for the faint of hard. love can be hard work at times. but it is always worth the effort. lovely poem and photo. :<)
Beautiful and true.
Beautiful words, skillfully crafted.