Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Passing Years

Good morning, dear reader. The prompt for day 29 of #OctPoWriMo is love and relationships. We were given a pretty broad field to play in, and I chose the one that comes naturally to me. My poem today is for my dear wife, my best friend. The line in this poem that is my favorite is 'If not for you, there is no me'.  What is your favorite? 

Rod E. Kok
October 29, 2014

The years are passing by.


Without fail, we watch
a timeless passage into
tomorrow.


Daily I pray for
our love to remain
strong.


Without fail, we make
mistakes, causing hurt
grief
sorrow.


We forgive.
We forget.


Time moves on,
and we grow
together.
Passion does not fade,
our own brand of romance
keeps our hearts warm.


Without fail, I realize
the truth.
If not for you,
there is no me.


All that I am
is for you,
because of you.


The years are passing by,
and we are watching
their passage.


Hand in hand,
in love.
Together forever.



18 comments:

  1. My favourite line is we forgive we forget. :)That's what actually makes life easy.

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    1. Thanks, Payal! I agree...if we couldn't forgive and forget, our relationships would be so much more difficult and tumultuous.

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  2. So incredibly beautiful! And the very theme about which I wrote today as well. How cool is that?

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    1. Thanks Steph! Very cool that we picked the same theme! I'll be dropping by your site at some point today to read it.

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  3. "We forgive.
    We forget."

    If only...
    Beautiful, Rod. :-)

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    1. Thanks Jessica. I appreciate you always coming by to read my work.

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  4. Very sweet, Rod. My favorite line is also, "If not for you, there is no me." :-)

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    1. Thanks for stopping by and reading it, Lita! Love that you love the same line as I do :-)

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  5. I love this whole poem, thanks for sharing!

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  6. No..."Hand in hand" is my favourite. That's my dream - that Husby and I will be little old wrinklies, still holding hands, one day.

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    1. My wife and I often talk about that day....it is a noble dream, and one I hope you achieve! Thanks Lizzi!

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  7. Your love for your wife gives me hope for humanity. Thank you.

    Peace to you.

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  8. This is really beautiufl, to rea about two 'older' lovers, in the number of years spent together... Something I will never know I fear...

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  9. "Our own brand of romance
    keeps our hearts warm."

    Favourite line. Love it Rod! Sweet and touching.

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  10. "We forgive.

    We forget." .. Mantra for a Happy Peaceful life.. :)

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