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There's Never Been a Time

There's never been a time I didn't love you. No time at all, and foolish as it seems, No day goes by when I'm not thinking of you, No night when you don't occupy my dreams. Too young, I fell in love with love's illusion; Naïve to think that such a dream could last. I know I should dismiss my heart's confusion, Move on with life, stop living in the past. They say the first love is the best remembered, Time heals all wounds, and broken hearts will mend. Perhaps there'll come a time when I don't love you, Perhaps that's when eternity will end.

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Unseeking Seeker

Date: 6/29/2023 2:22:00 AM

Who’s to say a crush isn’t love? Yet the past is past. A new fragrance appears! Imbibe it! Warmest congratulations on POTW, Jim, enjoyed your exquisite poem immensely

Jim Slaughter
Date: 6/29/2023 9:37:00 AM

It usually is...to begin with. Thank you, U S.

Jeanette Brewin

Date: 6/26/2023 10:30:00 PM

A lovely poem. Congratulations on your POTW.

Jim Slaughter
Date: 6/27/2023 11:27:00 AM

Thank you, Jeanette.

Rev. Catherine Cassell

Date: 6/26/2023 10:17:00 AM

Congratulations on poemof the week. The text has a great flow and the subject is continuous.

Jim Slaughter
Date: 6/26/2023 10:50:00 AM

Thank you.

Brandy Nicole

Date: 6/25/2023 5:15:00 PM

Love is a powerful emotion indeed, and when you're very young; you don't truly understand how delicate it is. Your thoughts caress softly around me and my heart. This is beautiful and tender, all at the same time. Congratulations Jim, on Poem of the Week. My best to you. Hugs, Brandy

Jim Slaughter
Date: 6/26/2023 10:50:00 AM

Brandy, thank you so much.

Malabika Ray Choudhury

Date: 6/25/2023 4:36:00 PM

Congratulations on your POTD - a heartfelt romantic poem! "They say the first love is the best remembered" - very true. BW ~ Mala

Jim Slaughter
Date: 6/26/2023 10:49:00 AM

Thank you, Mala.

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 6/25/2023 8:54:00 AM

Congratulations on your POTW win. A powerful write/ending. Have blessed day/week writing away........................

Jim Slaughter
Date: 6/25/2023 9:41:00 AM

Thank you, Paula.

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 6/25/2023 6:10:00 AM

Sweet and romantic Jim. I love your line: "...I fell in love with love's illusion...". Congratulations on POTW! :)

Jim Slaughter
Date: 6/25/2023 9:42:00 AM

Thanks, Linda. So often, I fear, when one is very young, an "illusion" is all love is.

Bill Baker

Date: 6/25/2023 6:03:00 AM

Powerful poetry, Jim. Congratulations on your POTW honor. Enjoy your special day! Bill p.s. I went to school with a Jim Slaughter in San Angelo back in the 60's. Could that be you?

Bill Baker
Date: 6/28/2023 4:53:00 PM

I think I knew you from Angelo State University 64-66. SAC back in those days. Just a memory, Nothing is for sure these days. lol Have a good week! Bill

Jim Slaughter
Date: 6/25/2023 9:44:00 AM

Bill, thank you. No...I grew up in a small town not too far from San Angelo, but never lived there.

Tania Kitchin

Date: 6/25/2023 6:02:00 AM

Jim, a well penned heart felt poem, congratulations on POTW!

Jim Slaughter
Date: 6/25/2023 9:44:00 AM

Thank you, Tania.

Lin Lane

Date: 6/25/2023 3:14:00 AM

I think “they” who say our first love is remembered are correct. Those memories have a special place in our hearts that can never be erased. Congratulations on your beautiful lines being the choice for poem of the week, Jim.

Jim Slaughter
Date: 6/25/2023 9:44:00 AM

Indeed they do, Lin. Thank you.

Michael Tor

Date: 6/20/2023 12:56:00 PM

Wow !!! Jim this is so much appreciated by me. For I have personally experienced these fine words you have written. Really hits home and is a favorite. Thank you for posting my friend...

Jim Slaughter
Date: 6/21/2023 11:19:00 AM

Thanks, Michael. You are, indeed, one of the lucky ones.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 6/20/2023 11:32:00 AM

“Until death do we part” - not sure that true love ends then but perhaps the book is closed. The chapters that follow leaving one alone unless they find another worthy soul, maybe not the same kind of love but a companionship, a type of second love…could be wonderful. My Dad is 85 and missing his wife…he keeps with his routine, which adequately gets him through each day. Love pulls the heart strings. Enjoyed your poem, Jim!

Jim Slaughter
Date: 6/20/2023 12:43:00 PM

Thank you, Kim.