I thought I knew about a lot of things before I met you
but I never knew what slow, deep kisses meant,
or that they could last all night long
I never knew what the smell of the first morning breeze could do as my head lay upon your chest,
or how that breeze could carry me throughout the day
I never knew how my own chest could ache in your absence,
or that I could smile all the way to my fingertips when we joined again
I never knew I could get butterflies deep in my belly every time you kissed my neck,
or that my desire for you could consume me
I never knew that shared laughter could cure almost anything,
and shared tears could say much more than words
I never knew I could feel fire in my veins when you hurt,
or that my heart’s fullness could spill over when you smile
I never knew I could need like this,
that I could feel swaddled by another so completely,
I can finally rest
I thought I knew all about hope before I met you –
but that was before I believed in magic
-Image credit 7-themes.com; This is for M, the love of my life!; slightly revised older poem
Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you!
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So Beautiful, Angela! Your love poems are perfection!
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Thank you so much, Susan. π
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You have a rare talent in writing so honestly and beautifully about love. It is not an easy thing to do.
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You make me smile, Susan! Thatβs such a lovely compliment, thank you. I appreciate you so much! Love to you. π
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It is entirely mutual! Love to you, my friend!
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Thank you so much, Steve!!! You are lovely!!!
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I think you may have accidentally clicked on me instead of Steve! (Passing you another cup of coffee, haha). ππ
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Yes! hahahaha! That was for a Three Line Thursday post – which, by the way, you might check out. It is really fun and a lovely group of people and this is the last year of it. Here is a link just in case you are interested. https://inkinthirds.com/2019/03/07/tlt-throwback-year-3-ten/
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Haha! I will check it out, thank you!
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I think I just made a comment here that was meant for another post – clearly I haven’t had enough coffee! hahaha!
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smile all the way to my fingertips….
Simply magical. I love your love poems.
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Love does that! Thank you so much, Bojana. π
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It sure does. π
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How sweet and beautiful! It’s magic!
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Thank you so much!
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Fabulous β€οΈ
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Thank you, Rita!π
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a slow sensuality and a lot of deep love and affection, beautiful ingredients Angela, this was simply gorgeous and endearing.
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Thank you so much, Gina!
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