How Do I Love Thee: Life

should I attempt to tabulate the ways 
in which I cherish this thing we call life 
a single eye to count the twinkle stars 
might I borrow the worlds fingers and toes 
arms, legs and noses, still shy my target 
better still to prey my heart from its chest 
laid out raw, in ore, wanting more, love score 
no magician can fill up a full cup 
that does, clearly, already overflow 
bulbous, crimson, life, spilling down solid sides 
flooding the firmaments, essence of me 
a reason for being, forging, worthwhile 
I straddle the beast who carries us through 
tallyho, avanti, onward we go
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Andresen Avatar
March 10, 2012 at 4:32 PM
Life it not always easy, but we will try to make the best out of it.Very well written poem Cheryle. -oxox love Anne-Lise
Sanders Avatar
March 10, 2012 at 4:34 PM
thank you, Anne, I am really getting into sonnets cc x
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