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How Do I Love You

 How do I love you

I love you

 with

 emotion

illusion

desire 

and thought

I love you

 with my eyes

my heart

my flesh

my blood

 and  soul

I love you

 with my silence

my pride

my pain 

and joy

I love you

 with my solitude

my doubt

my dream

and all ability

 I ever hold

I love you 

 in yesterday

today

and 

tomorrow's

tomorrow

In all ever will be

and all ever was

I love you

 with the way I feel

I feel 

 with the way

I kiss

I kiss 

without my need

to touch 

To touch

to brush

to know

your lips

to hear your breath

upon my own

I love you

I love you

with all that I am

especially

 when all that I am

 aches for being

 without you

when all that I am

aches of being alone

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Tim Smith

September 10, 2015 at 9:06 PM

Found this on the home page : )

James Inman

September 9, 2015 at 9:14 AM

Charmaine, Love this. Beautiful poem. I love the way its written. It creates a slow flow that emphasizes each word.

Teddy Kimathi

September 8, 2015 at 5:24 PM

A well written piece. I could almost taste its color. Congrats for being featured in PS home page Charmaine! ;-)

Skat A

September 8, 2015 at 2:15 PM

Charmaine, Congratulations on having your poem featured on the home page. **SKAT**

Thomas Martin

April 16, 2015 at 3:52 PM

So excellent, Charma! Loved it, your expressions are wondeful

Justin Bordner

October 1, 2014 at 8:41 PM

I love how you explore the thresholds of your devotion, tolerance for self sacrafice, and for going into the depths of a love that sometimes cries in the shadows of fatigue and doubt, yet you still believe in the merit of the love you give, that you have earned even greater love and devotion in return Charma. There is real beauty in your aching honesty. Beautiful capacity for affection Charma...J.A.B.

Demetrios Trifiatis

September 24, 2014 at 3:13 AM

Only a heart able to love could compose such a melody of feelings! Marvelous dear Charmain! I adore it!

Daniel Human

September 23, 2014 at 10:31 PM

This is just wonderful. I read it a few times and it just amplified in me. You have mastered the true essence of poetry - touching the soul! Daniel.

Hgarvey Daniel Esquire

September 23, 2014 at 3:54 PM

Dear Charmaine, Hope this finds YOU and YOURS Healthy and High in the Spirit. I have missed YOU and all the other Great Poets in the SOUP. This is a MasterPiece of POETRY As I read it, I felt it It touched my Heart. I LOVE YOU ALWAYS and FOREVER YOUR Liege...Harry

Ravi Sathasivam

September 22, 2014 at 4:02 AM

Excellent. Well penned. Enjoyed reading it. Tfs

Liam Mcdaid

September 21, 2014 at 8:58 PM

powerful piece of writing charmaine very beautifully penned

Ken Carroll

September 20, 2014 at 4:56 PM

Hauntingly romantic Charmaine..

Nette Onclaud

September 20, 2014 at 2:13 PM

charms, how endearing is the affectionate and tender piece... love the repetitive lines.... sigh!.. huggs

Sebastian Aaron Baez

September 20, 2014 at 10:29 AM

Another beautiful and lovely poem from a beautiful and lovely person! Your words are always filled with elegance and romantic radiance and always leaves me wanting more! :)

Paul Callus

September 20, 2014 at 8:58 AM

Hi Charm! There are many adjectives that could so easily describe this beautiful expression of love. You express wishes, emotions, needs, satisfaction, loneliness and doubts. This is what love is all about...it's the ability to give and take, finding a stabilizing balance that keeps love alive. Very romantic. // paul