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An early work based on a new romance that had a tentative start... fortunately it has blossomed magnificently! 

 

Tom R.

10-18-17

Heart's Wings

Why chance
to open one’s heart
at the risk of loss
of invested feelings?

Guarded hearts 
do not get wounded
but neither do they soar
like eagles on the wind

To risk is to gain
or sometime lose
but less loss than 
never having wings



TLR 7-30-17
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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De Beaulieu Avatar
May 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Hello Tom Rutherford, I am enjoying your poetry. Once we heal from a broken heart, we can begin again. to find our soulmates, to begin again. Enjpou your day my friend. /Darlene/
Gifford Avatar
May 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Beautifully romantic poem, Tom.
Rutherford Avatar
July 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Thanks Zyrool, I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Hoffman Avatar
December 20, 2020 at 12:45 PM
Beautiful poem, Tom.
Rutherford Avatar
December 20, 2020 at 4:11 PM
Thank you Franci, kind words.
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