Lost Love Found (poem) by John Herlihy on AuthorsDen

Lost Love Found
by John Herlihy → (All Poetry by John Herlihy)
Saturday, November 9, 2019 Rated "G" by the Author.

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-- Lost Love Found -- By John Herlihy He could not assume That her love for him was real He could not presume That his love for her was unreal He could not pretend About the true nature of his desire He could not amend That the force of her love did inspire He would often wonder About the light of her true intentions He would often plunder To free his mind of its inventions He could not say why He felt so intense in this way He could not even deny What he longed for her to say He could not clearly see That what she said was true He could heartily agree This was a love he never knew He finally began to visualize The perfect love found in her eye He finally began to realize How such love made him feel shy He finally did confess Never loved like this before He must now finally profess This true love of his and more Love to fill the moment, the hour To linger, to last across the years Love that in giving finds power Thru faith and trust, and thru tears Neither of them knew What it was they should say Neither of them knew How long they stood that way In the end they said nothing The sober moment held in repose Their eyes had everything to say Expressing a love nobody else knows - - - - - - (c) John Herlihy 7 April 2019

Reviewed by Jms Bell

Reviewed on December 7, 2019

HOW REMARKABLE THAT TRUE LOVE NEVER DIES...I THINK THIS IS HOW WE KNOW THAT IT WAS TRUE LOVE, INDEED. BEAUTIFUL, JOHN, THANK YOU. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Jane Noponen Perinacci

Reviewed on November 10, 2019

Oh! John! This is great! Your words cause the reader to fall into them! I love love love this poem so much! What flowed from your pen is magical!

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by Susanne Leist

Reviewed on November 9, 2019

We don't know what transpires between lovers. Only they are witness to the secrets kept and shared. As it should be.

Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com

A resounding shout out for the body language that is, as you say, "expressing a love nobody knows." Living in a world of "trophy" prized partners, mates and companions, you bring to the forefront with this insightful build up, the true focus of love. Well done, John.

Reviewed by Michael Schafer

We bare our hart when we pursue love, and risk the pain of rejection. We never really know what is in another persons heart, and it's the pain of rejection that can keep us from expressing our feelings. This was beautifully written, and I enjoyed the way it was written with the rhyming you employed.

Reviewed by Rebecca McKeehan

So sad. I wonder how many of us have done just this, been too afraid of exposing our feelings and ended up losing the one true love of our lives. I know I have.

Rebecca