Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Valentine's Day ~ Still

Sanaa is hosting Poetics in the Pub reminding pub-goers that February 14th is fast approaching ~~ a day of expressing and receiving love!


Encore Post for Poets & Storytellers Friday Writings




Love is not simply 
roses in a vase
nor the wild rush
of youthful passion 

'tis echoes of laughter 
in an empty room
sweet warmth of voices 
laced in the air  

love does not leave
it lingers in 
stories I tell
and faces I once 
traced like poetry ~

'tis a bittersweet day
but I am still here
heart wide open 
writing new chapters ~









Posted by Helen at 12:48 PM
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15 comments:

  1. Sanaa RizviFebruary 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM

    I absolutely love this - especially; "love does not leave it lingers in stories I tell
    voices, faces I once traced like poetry." Yes absolutely! Thank you so much for writing to the prompt, Helen ❤️❤️

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2025 at 2:55 AM

    This is lovely and uplifting, Helen. Thank you for sharing. Robbie Cheadle

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  3. Kim M. RussellFebruary 13, 2025 at 6:53 AM

    Your poem gives me hope, Helen, and I really feel the love in it. I especially love the lines:
    ‘love does not leave
    it lingers in
    stories I tell
    voices, faces I once
    traced like poetry’.

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  4. Frewin55February 13, 2025 at 7:26 AM

    Once known, love does indeed linger, Helen = beautifully written...

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  5. FireblossomFebruary 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM

    Of course you're not done yet! Point out the one who said you were...I'll kick 'em in the shins! :-)

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  6. Yvette M CalleiroFebruary 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM

    This is so beautiful and softly written! I love it, Helen!

    Yvette M Calleiro :-)
    http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com

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  7. brudbergFebruary 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM

    It always goes on... of course,

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM

    I love the final statement "I am not done yet". Everyone out of love should have that ready and waiting for those moments they doubt. A true Valentine sentiment.

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    1. shaun/tenzenmenFebruary 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM

      I liked this end statement too though not sure if it would apply to myself anymore. I am happily in love with my wife and cannot contemplate starting all over again if anything happened to her. Having said that I may feel differently if I was in that situation.

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  9. Jo-Anne's RamblingsFebruary 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM

    This was so lovely

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  10. rallentandaFebruary 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM

    You have a very loving heart Helen...am sure you are loved by a retinue of admirers:)

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  11. Rosemary Nissen-WadeFebruary 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM

    I love every word of this, and I so agree!

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  12. RajaniFebruary 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM

    heart wide open - that's the thing, isn't it...if we lose that, we lose everything. Love is the compass and touchstone, so right.

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  13. paeansunpluggedFebruary 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM

    I so love this, Helen! Of course you are not done yet!❤️

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  14. grapelingFebruary 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM

    you shine like a bright fire, Helen :) ~

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I appreciate each of you and the comments you leave ~~ thanks so much.

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