For the Love of Words

Categories Inspiration + Romance

Poetry… the language of the heart whereby the poet uses words to express the love, hope, faith, longing, desperation, hurt… and all that which defines our human condition.

Share one.  Write one.  Embody one.

{in a love letter, on your invitations, in your programs, at the ceremony…}

Thou art my life, by thee I live,
From thee proceed the joys I know;
Sweetheart, thy hand has power to give
The meed of love~ the cup of woe.

Thou art my love, by thee I lead
My soul the paths of light along,
From vale to vale, from mead to mead,
And home it in the hills of song.

My song, my soul, my life, my all,
Why need I pray or make my plea,
Since my petition cannot fall;
For I’m already one with thee!

Paul Laurence Dunbar

{meed=wages}
{mead=meadow}

Poem taken from the book, Love Poetry Out Loud

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  • http://www.relentlessbride.com AmyJean @RelentlessBride

    There’s something so romantic about poetry…

  • http://leni.typepad.com leni

    Without fail, every time I read a poem (or even think of the word “poem” itself) I think of this hilarious poet. I promise you’ll laugh.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56Iq3PbSWZY

  • Pingback: First Comes the Love

  • http://www.corinnahoffman.com Corinna Hoffman

    Great post! I love poetry, and thank you for sharing this poem with us :) So sweet and so deep!

  • Heidi

    Thanks for commenting you guys!

    @AmyJean: you are right~ there is an undeniable shortcut to the heart with raw, emotionally connecting poetry!

    @Leni: Thanks for the link! Love Billy’s very dry sense of humor.

    @Kara: Thanks for the shout out, sista!

    @Corinna: Totally agree about the depth of this poem. I just kept coming back to it~ wanting to share it. I’m so glad it touched you!