Reason A. Poteet Poet Rhyme

For the Love of John

three vignettes in chain rhyme
alternate title:  What Love Has Won
I
By accident
with no ulterior motive...
On the trip west,
her husband succumbed to the grave;
love took her in.
       Sans sacrament
       death's plea had rendered a votive
       her care addressed.
       Vowing aid, John became her slave 
       love took her in.

II
Two lively boys
and she obviously pregnant
John left the train. 
Finding a suitable homestead,
love took them on. 
      Shared peace and joys,
      In time, he lost any remnant
      of his own gain
      only for the oath aforesaid,
      Love took them on. 

III
His home, the barn,
he tamed the boys' energy well.
She cooked their meals,
and soon her expectation brought
another son.
      I spin this yarn
      knowing you'll complete what I tell
      as your heart feels, 
      as your mind gives birth to the thought
      what has love won?



written:  April 11, 2018

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Darlene De Beaulieu April 29, 2018 at 10:40 AM Hello Reason A. Poteet,I see as they will live a content life. Have a nice day my friend.

James Horn April 21, 2018 at 6:34 PM Was it John who was 3 and Jesus was 16 or was it the other way around?? Reason A. Poteet April 24, 2018 at 10:13 AM Oh the questions people ask? I know they were 1st cousins and John was the youngest of the 12. Now James, James would’ve been likewise Jesus’ maternal cousin.