Rowena Velasco | + Follow Poet |
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I Love You

I love you…
not in the noise of blossoms
screaming their radiance into spring
but in the way roots strip themselves into 
world's silence, quiet, hidden 
yet steadfast in every tempest

I love you…
in the silence that follows laughter
when memory brushes gentle against my chest
and I know that even years cannot erase
the warmth sent in your name.

I love you…
like the coastline greets the tide
forever restoring
even when the waters are hauled away
by the pull of far-off moons.

I love you…
not because love is endless,
but because even in endings
you are the place
I begin.

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Abdullah Alhemaidy Date: 8/31/2025 6:10:00 PM Very romantic love! Have a nice day ~ AA Login to Reply

Sara Etgen-Baker Date: 8/31/2025 5:22:00 PM outstanding poem, beautifully flowing expressing an uncommon "I Love You." I especially liked the last lines...have a great week ahead, Sara Login to Reply

Quoth Theraven Date: 8/31/2025 3:33:00 PM Rowena, Enduring silence found a place in this lovely poem. Beginning from the end in the last stanza, coupled with a title of the three hardest words ever brought together. At least until you say them. At least until you hear them. -Richard Login to Reply

Hilda Greenhough Date: 8/31/2025 3:33:00 PM Loyalty, faithfulness, i like your poem . Login to Reply

Tom Woody Date: 8/31/2025 11:55:00 AM Awww beautiful luv stuff. I can only hope there's a real life recipient of your affections Login to Reply