Karen Jones Poet Rhyme

HIGHER LOVE

If I couldn't please you anymore
Would you still lavender love me
Or would your heart drop on black floor
Would you still hazel hug me

Would you still bring me red roses
Could you rejoice in being friends
If the intimacy department closes
Would you still try to hold holy hand


Would you feel disappointed and blue
Would you turn away from our blond bond
There's an elephant in the room
Would you seek peace in a sacred cream calm

Would you believe our love was a fail
Simply due to my new dedication
Would you try to meet me where
You found my new dedication

I'll never tire of your fire
I lived for it many a day
It is still you I desire
But in a different wholesome way

I am saying love is forever
Even when one of us reaches higher
We have a bond that will not sever
Corinthian Agape type desire

So it is a kind of jest
To ask you such a thing
When we have been so blessed
With love the heart can bring

If I stop an important part
Will you wither like rose inside
Will you take back red heart
And follow me and fuchsia find

There is a holy place of love
That plants a painless peace
Once only day dreamed of
Following pure holy lead

My love has not flown away
It simply matured dear heart
Would your love celebrate
And love me still in God

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Paula Goldsmith December 29, 2023 at 9:00 AM Congratulations on being on the "100 Best New Poems" list for Soup. A wonderful write/great ending. Have a great/wonderful day/2024 writing away................. Karen Jones December 29, 2023 at 5:16 PM It was a shock to me! Thanks Paula!

Len Gasun December 6, 2023 at 6:10 PM This is so sweet and colorful heartwarming poem my dear poet friend KJ. I love reading this and enjoyed a lot. Thank you so much for sharing. God bless you always and your writings. Hugs Karen Jones December 8, 2023 at 5:09 PM You are kind to read and comment Len. Thanks.

Andrea Dietrich December 3, 2023 at 2:20 PM I like how you put the colors into your poem , making it so unique. Thanks for the contest win

Evelyn Judy Buehler November 27, 2023 at 2:29 PM Much enjoyed this beautiful, meaningful poem, Karen. I must agree with Kim. I delighted in your colorful and unique expressions. This is a fave. Karen Jones November 27, 2023 at 2:52 PM Evelyn thank you for liking and honored this is a fave! Thank you.

Kim Rodrigues November 26, 2023 at 1:46 PM You find an interesting way to intertwine colors: Would you still hazel hug me, seek peace in a sacred cream calm, follow me and fuchsia find…very cool Karen Jones November 26, 2023 at 4:15 PM Kim glad you like it. I have stopped writing for a bit as I am bored with my own poetry. So kind are your comments.

Tom Cunningham November 26, 2023 at 8:35 AM Thought provoking verse Karen, sometimes the candle grows dim and flickers but where there is a spark there's hope. Hope your weekend is going well. Tom Karen Jones November 26, 2023 at 9:22 AM Weekend is blessed and I am grateful. Hope yours is all you wish it to be Tom.

Hilda Greenhough November 25, 2023 at 3:59 PM Love seems to be different for every person. There is Higher love, common love, and no love. Thank you for prodding my questions once again. Karen Jones November 26, 2023 at 9:21 AM Thanks for reading Hilda!

David Fisher November 22, 2023 at 5:26 AM Karen, I enjoyed this beautiful write and the threads woven in; very creative. Karen Jones November 22, 2023 at 5:47 AM David thanks for reading.

Silent One November 21, 2023 at 12:55 PM I see your poem has created much debate and you have not posted for a while.. I hope you are ok... love is love and different in so many different aspects... i hope your love flies back to you... Karen Jones November 21, 2023 at 3:38 PM Hugs Silent One. I am bored with my own poetry so am reading more and working on my music. You are so sweet to notice. Hugs and if you celebrate Thanksgiving hope it is a happy time.

I Am Anaya November 21, 2023 at 12:03 PM Love eternal, great use of color and elements Karen on "Higher Love" I can't do ABAB Rhyme (secret). You do it so well. Have a great Thanksgiving Day! (if you celebrate Kwanzaa, happy one). xhugs Anaya Karen Jones November 21, 2023 at 3:36 PM Thanks I Am Anaya! Hugs Happy Thanksgiving to you!

Sam Kauffman November 21, 2023 at 11:45 AM Karen, a poem of true agape - love that reaches into the realms of the divine. - "a holy place." Really beautiful in its searching loveliness. Sending you gratitude and blessings! Happy Thanksgiving! Karen Jones November 21, 2023 at 3:34 PM So glad you get it. Thanks for kind words and Happy Thanksgiving Sam!

Paula Goldsmith November 20, 2023 at 1:00 PM A wonderful write with a great ending. Have a great day............ Karen Jones November 20, 2023 at 2:19 PM Thanks Paula. Have a fabulous week.

Richard Lamoureux November 20, 2023 at 12:43 PM I think from a poetic stance this is exceptional. I’m glad it causes me to contemplate the topic. I’m not sure why the physical and spiritual need to be separated. I see it as a sacrament and one of God’s greatest blessings. To remove that connection and somehow view it as a higher form of love seems odd to me. Karen Jones November 20, 2023 at 2:32 PM There comes times when the physical is no longer an option such as in illness or natural body changes with later years or in some pursuit of religious study. Of course we have options but if one is unmarried like me and in pursuit of holy aspirations one may decide to more closely walk spiritually without fleshly obstacles or distraction. Now married people often still face this dilemma as time changes desires abilities and or maturity. I admit to studying Christianity AND Buddhism. Christian's view fornication as sin if unmarried even if it is still done. Buddhism teaches sex as a distraction on the path of enlightenment. But it is not frowned upon in marriage. I am still learning but I am growing as I study. Both appeal to me for various reasons. But I am not perfect. So that is why I want a higher love.

Victor Buhagiar November 20, 2023 at 1:16 AM This is Love with capital letters. A great romantic poem. Blessings. Karen Jones November 20, 2023 at 5:11 AM Thanks for reading Victor. Blessings

Deb M November 19, 2023 at 2:48 PM Oh Karen what a divine poem of love you have written….beautiful! Debx Karen Jones November 19, 2023 at 5:14 PM Aw you are kind to read and comment thank you Deb. Hugs

Bill Baker November 18, 2023 at 9:03 PM A FAV my friend. The depth of your thoughts resonates with my heart, for Love never goes away. How we show our Love may change but Love is eternal. If it isn't, it wasn't true Love. If a relationship is to last throughout the lifetime of a couple, there will be many changes physical, mental, and spiritual that will challenge the way individual define their (love). Your poem asked many of the questions couples are afraid to ask each other when things change in their relationship. Hugs Bill Richard Lamoureux November 20, 2023 at 12:47 PM Yes I agree. Still even as our bodies change we can still cultivate physical touch and intimacy as a way of staying connected with our partners. Karen Jones November 19, 2023 at 12:55 AM I told Sara I am still learning what you and she already know. Thanks for reading and I am honored you fav this humble poem. Hugs back Bill.

Paige Hind November 18, 2023 at 4:15 PM This was very beautiful. I liked the last stanza...I agree that love can be a holy thing, too. :) Karen Jones November 18, 2023 at 4:27 PM Paige I am appreciative that you even read it. Thanks as well for liking it.

Bj Legros Kelley November 18, 2023 at 1:14 AM Beautiful and deeply written. Your pen is incredibly amazing of pure love, Agape love, so incredibly penned. Karen Jones November 18, 2023 at 3:36 AM Thanks for your kind words Bj. It really means a lot. Hugs and blessings.

Mystic Rose Rose November 17, 2023 at 1:32 PM you are always loved in God dear heart :) Karen Jones November 17, 2023 at 3:44 PM Agreed. Thanks Mystic Rose Rose.

Ink Empress November 17, 2023 at 9:58 AM A very heartfelt poem. I love “ lavender love “ “ fuchsia find” and so much more where you’ve used colors. This has a beautiful rhythm and is so romantic: i agree true love never changes. Even in death. Pleasure always reading you Karen Jones November 17, 2023 at 12:16 PM Your kind comments made my day. Thank you Ink Empress!

Hilda Greenhough November 16, 2023 at 7:14 PM An interesting poem. Perhaps a dedication to God changes a relationship? I'm still rereading it. It's very deep. Karen Jones November 17, 2023 at 8:20 AM Yes you understand it well. Thanks for reading Hilda.

Sotto Poet November 16, 2023 at 2:07 PM Karen, This poem is a magnificent tribute to love, crafted with exquisite detail and heartfelt passion. Karen Jones November 17, 2023 at 8:22 AM Thanks so much for reading Sotto!

Gershon Wolf November 16, 2023 at 7:56 AM The colorful strands of love in your precious penning are truly moving, Karen. This is truly a higher love --- rising, rather than falling in love. Bravo. ~ Gershon Karen Jones November 16, 2023 at 11:17 AM Thanks Gershon for your kind words.

Vijay Pandit November 16, 2023 at 6:00 AM I am saying love is forever Even when one of us reaches higher We have a bond that will not sever--a beautiful ode to love this poem is. Splendid write from a loving heart. Karen Jones November 16, 2023 at 11:17 AM Aw glad you like it Vijay! And thanks.

Hiya Sharma November 16, 2023 at 5:58 AM Woah, I'm loving the colourful textures that you've so creatively hued here along with beautiful alliterations.. This is such a wonderfully crafted poem, with emotions coming alive in every line.. All those questions and thoughts are so palpable! Karen Jones November 16, 2023 at 11:16 AM Thanks for reading Hiya!