LOVE (The Circle Of Poets)

LOVE

The following are the results that came out of the July 21st 2004 Meeting of the Circle of Poets from an exercise that those present took part in.
Joy, a visitor, chose a topic “LOVE” and each member was given 5 minutes to write something on the topic.


I HATE LOVE IN ALL ITS GLORY
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH I’M NOT SORRY
I RATHER LIVE WITH ALL THE HATE
AND PET CERBERUS AT THE GATE. (p.l. guichard )


WHEN LOVE ENTERS ONES’ HEART AN ANGEL ENTERS HEAVEN
A FRIEND RETURNS FROM A LONG TRIP, ADAM AND EVE RETURN TO EDEN
WHEN LOVE ENTERS ONES’ HEART A SINNER RECEIVES CONFESSION
AN ORPHAN FINDS FAMILY AND EVERY HURT IS FORGOTTEN
WHEN LOVE ENTERS ONES’ HEART A CAGED BIRD IS FREED
A POOR MAN IS ENRICHED AND A FLOWER HAS BLOOMED FROM ITS SEED.
(kiel rodriguez-siejas)


LOVE HAS WINGS
READY TO FLY
COME LOVE
COME ON SWIFT WINGS
REST ON ME A WHILE
TURN MY WINTER
INTO SUMMER SMILES.
(cheryl griffith)


LOVE MAKES ME FEEL NICE
LOVE IS BETTER THAN SUGAR AND SPICE
LOVE LAUGHS, LOVE IS BETTER THAN GOLD
LOVE IS ME, MY POWER AND SOUL
LOVE GROWS BEAUTIFULLY MORE AND MORE
LOVE SOLVES MOST PROBLEMS I’M SURE
LOVE CAN BE THE BEST FROM A MOTHER
LOVE IS ECSTASY FROM A LOVER
LOVE IS GOD AND ME AND YOU
LOVE IS ALWAYS TRUE
(selwyn anthony wiltshire)



LOVE IS AN EMOTION THAT IS HARD TO EXPRESS
IT PUTS SOME PEOPLE IN A GREAT DEAL OF STRESS
BUT WHEN I THINK OF LOVE WHAT DO I SEE
I SEE MYSELF LOVING ME BEFORE ANYBODY
PEOPLE NEED TO THINK WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES ARE
BEFORE GOING INTO LOVE, INTO LOVE VERY FAR
THIS IS WHAT I THINK OF LOVE NOTHING ELSE COMES TO ME
BUT LOVE IS LOVING YOURSELF BEFORE LOVING ANYBODY.
(joy benjamin)


AN EMOTION CALLED LOVE
WAS ONCE CREATED FROM ABOVE
IT MAKES SOME VERY SAD
AND OTHERS EXTREMELY GLAD
IT GIVES US A CHEER
AND OTHERS QUITE A FEAR
IT CAUSES A SUDDEN RUSH OF FEELING
AND AT TIMES WE DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE SEEING
IF A MAN CALLED CUPID
SUDDENLY HITS US STUPID
DON’T RUN AWAY
PLEASE LET HIM STAY.
(kareena farfan)


WHAT’S THE WAY TO LOVE
WHAT’S THE WAY TO THE HEART
WHO CAN SAY
THE WAY TO LOVE IS DIRECT TO HEART
WHEN ONE IS HURT
WHO CAN EXPLAIN IT INWARDS
WHEN ONE IS IN LOVE FEW WORDS CAN SAY IT BUT MAY SAYS CAN’T SAY
BUT SOMETIMES A TEAR IS THE ONLY WAY TO THE HEART…
(horace iniss)


PASSION BURNING
RED HOT
NOW COLD
ENVY CHURNING
EVILS BED, OUR OWN
LOOK WHAT IT HAS BECOME
THIS LOVE, OUR GAME
ONE THAT WILL NEVER BE WON….

MANY TIMES I REACHED TO YOU
YOUR SOUL
WITH THIS HEART, THESE EYES
WANTING YOU EVERY BREATH
BUT WHAT IS LOVE
TWO, ONE, THREE MAYBE MORE
CREATION INDISCREET
TO PUBLIC EYE
TIMES VANITY SURROUNDED BY LOVERS OF SELF
AND MOMENTS
TOUCH ME WITH WORDS THAT ANGELS SING
WHILE HEARTS STOP THE NOSE FROM BREATHING
AND LOVE THIS DESOLATE IRONY
EXHAUSTED INTO THOSE WHO FEEL ITS PAIN….


LOVE – YOU SLAVE MASTER
WE COURT DISASTER IN YOUR ONCE LOVING ARMS
LOVE, YOU WIPE AWAY THE FLOWER OF YOUTH
ONCE THE BEACAN OF THE FAMILY
GIVING LIFE, MEANING, STABILITY
YOU ARE NOW A DESTROYER
HARBRINGER OF DEATH AND SORROW
ROBBING US OF A BRIGHT TOMORROW…


YOU TAKE ME THROUGH WAR AND HELL
YOU SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME
THE WALLS IN OUR HOUSE-THE WITNESSES COULD TELL
THAT YOU DO NOT LOVE ME
AS IF IT WERE MINE I BEAR YOUR SHAME
IS LOVE FOR ME?
WHEN YOU EXPERIENCE GLORY YOU FORGET MY NAME
DO YOU LOVE ME????
(crystal katerson)

A)
A RAGING TIDE THAT WASHES
SLAMMING MY EMOTIONS EACH TIME YOU WALK AWAY
IS IT TRUE? IS IT REAL?
THESE WORDS YOU SAY
YOUR DEDICATIONS WITH LIPS AND NOT HEART
LOVE IS DEAD
IT WAS DEAD RIGHT FROM THE START.

B)
THE SOFTNESS OF THE SKIN RUBBED CLUELESSLY AGAINST ME
GROWING DESIRE
INNOCENTLY SHE SMILED AND I RUSHED FORWARD ENVELOPING HER
BLOWING HER HAIR
TOUCHING HER SKIN
I LOVED HER FROM THE FIRST TOUCH
BUT I MUST BLOW ON
FAR AWAY….. (carol hosein)



LAYING IN THE EVENING OF TIME’S ELEGANT ESSENCE
DREAMS ARE BIRTHED BY THE SINCERITY OF YOUR EYES
NEVER HAVE I FELT AS SECURE IN MY IMPERFECTION
AS WHEN YOUR PRESSENCE IS NEARBY
THIS HAS TO BE THE MOMENT MY LIFE EXPECTED
TO BE EBBED IN BLESSINGS STRAIGHT FROM ABOVE
I KNOW NOW NOTHING CAN CONQUER MY ASPIRATIONS
CAUSE YOU MOTIVATE ME WITH YOUR UNCONDITIONAL LOVE..
(Sheldon manoo)