Have I told you lately that I love you
Have I told you theres no one above you
Fill my heart with gladness
Take away my sadness
Ease my troubles, thats what you do "
Van Morrison
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When I give my heart, I give it to you forever
there are no in betweens or half measures with me
all or nothing, is the remorseless rhythm pounding in my soul
to love somebody like you, comes so easy to me
for I know this is, what we have both been waiting for
like the thirsty willow tree, bows in adulation with pendulous joy
or the hybrid tea rose opens gloriously, in all its sheer magnificence
and I will close the gap of time, distance and ocean in a trice
to soothe and console the murmurings and disquiet of your heart
hush my darling, this time you will see your garden rich and fair
radiant livingstone daisies, peonies, begonias and petunias in sparkling array
as we kiss underneath the trellis of true love, adorned in clematis splendor
just as the new moon, blesses us with its silver sickle
and I say to you, as I close your eyelids gently,
" Have I told you lately that I love you "
Copyright by Peter Paton 2006
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I track you and still I don't have this one. It is beautiful and full of the heart that rejoices. It flows as fluid as an endearing melody. I am keeping this one in my treasire chest.
Love and peace,
Susan
We do have Clematis here and there is a lovely white one spiraling amid coral honeysuckle up the lampost that supports my mailbox as I write.
Love,
Taylor
Oh that's right, you live in Scotland! Must be beautiful, just like the sentiment of this lovely piece.
Peter you have a soft spirit that burns with romantic inquisitiveness. It's a good combination, I believe, and makes your written voice unique.
Richard
Hope you didn't close her eyelids for the last time :(
Love and peace
Love Tinka
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in america, karen lynn in texas. :)
joanne richardson is sending us a copy of your book; can't wait to read it! :)
B&R
Joy
Susan
TY, there is still love in this world.
Ch'erie
Peace,
Carolyn
Aaaahhhwwww… Peter, your heart is so beautiful, so noble, so precious and HUGE…God this really is powerfully intense agape love at it’s rarest light from Holy Spirit!!! This is exceptionally one of the best celestial angelic quality poems I have ever come across in all your poems.. Thank you for this masterpiece !!!!!!!
It sings glorious praise of the human spirit, reaching out in such praise, light, adoring LOVE and anointed by the power of the divine spirit up above…I see by spirit a chorus singing of a masterpiece of Michelangelo on a huge wall, billions of angels sending their love and care within your heart to your sacred one.. This is what the energy captures!!!!! The expressions are so gifted in your painted sonnets of love and your heart is so true, so rare!!!.. Breathless is the word I think of when I read this glorious tribute.. I picture such a place of heavenly truth and love in it’s purest form.. When love is at it’s purest, highest form it is way, way above carnal physical.. Love such as this would do for the precious grace of the Father up above….The colors of the radiance in your guided imagery are soothing to hearts and soothes the soul.. Such intensity of glorious agape and hope for always there is promise with HOPE.. The thirst from the imagery sets the soul in a glorious yearning.. This is a masterpiece! Thank you as always you bring inspiration to hundreds that read your works!! Paint on and on more!!
(((( Love & Harmony, Dove ))))
love & prayers, Rhonda
This line went straight to my heart:
"and I will close the gap of time, distance and ocean in a trice
to soothe and console the murmurings and disquiet of your heart"
You are truly a gifted poet. Elizabeth
you are like a man from another century.......so unique....so open....so loving......yet bold and gentle.........
your writing is like a warm soft breeze, on a dreamy write
I loved this :)
pax A