Life

Life is birth Life is death Life is pain Life is love and love lost Life is a journey to your death So paint many pictures Cherish many memories Celebrate good cheer You’ll be dead soon enough Meaningless as the random birth of a star That will only later explode in red blood Life will toss you a smile or two A warm moment, or Monet, who cares Only to steal it back from you So why bother with this tedious journey Towards the ultimate darkness of a cold cold death I will tell you why It’s for that one kiss The one chance To hold love in your arms To taste lustful youth We are born for that We kill for it We die regardless of it So let me do this one act This one symbolic gesture I toss to you a dozen red roses Along with my heart A kiss My love was always there All you had to do was reach out Why oh why Fear a fool such as I Whom for one kiss I would surely die If only I could complete your heart For a new lovers start

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Eve Roper

Date: 12/29/2014 7:44:00 PM

Beautiful poem, Arthur, love and loses in our life is what makes us and sometimes makes us stronger. Blessings and a Happy New Year please be safe

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/12/2015 11:59:00 PM

Sorry for late answer, thanks so much eve, and Happy new year! Lets have some champagne in June!!!!!! :)

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 12/29/2014 7:21:00 PM

I have been fortunate to have my share of these precious moments. Now I realize I have had a life well worth living!

Arthur Vaso
Date: 6/12/2015 11:58:00 PM

I hope most of us can say that Richard!

Meg Anderson

Date: 12/29/2014 6:24:00 AM

Arthur, that must be true loves kiss. Lol I looked this write, your words so true. Great write. Meg

Meg Anderson
Date: 12/29/2014 6:27:00 AM

I mean loved it. Don't you hate it when you think you write something great. Then you submit it then go back and realize you had a misspelling. Lol. Well it drives me crazy. Anyway I enjoy reading your work.

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 12/28/2014 10:09:00 PM

Your poem encompasses our feelings as we weave our way through life. Love is the reason we wish to exist. A beautiful poem Arthur!#7 P.S. My husband gave me red roses and now when I look at them, I will also be reminded or this lovely poem!

Jan Allison

Date: 12/28/2014 4:35:00 PM

Love the imagery here Arthur - hope you get the chance and that special someone someone reaches out and grabs your hand. The final couplet speaks volumes my friend - its a 7 from me:-) Hugs jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 12/28/2014 12:04:00 PM

- ... Warm, playful, happy, sad, living life - to learn, to desire, to know, to feel, to think, to act. - That's what life is - A warm moment to read your poems, Arthur! - I wish you a peaceful and happy new year ! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Casarah Nance

Date: 12/28/2014 7:00:00 AM

I love it, and your last line. You write with a style that is truthful like sandpaper and sorrowed like the sparrow. I dig it sugar.

Muhammad Safa Thajudeen

Date: 12/28/2014 1:47:00 AM

I toss to you.....interesting.Wishes dear poet Vaso. -Safa