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How Do You Measure Love

How do you measure love?

With every breath and sigh
Cold winds blow by
Remembering winters past
Promises of friendship to last

I remember you
In everything I do

How do you measure love 
Through what we have done
Memories of past 
Stored forever last

Continuously remember you
In all that I do
 
Even in the snow 
Windswept cold winds winnow
Steadfast weather of the past
Our promise of friendship to last

Incessantly remember you
In everything I do

How do you measure love
When time marches on with no ending
There was no future from the beginning 
Just Connection I cannot lose

Eternally remembering 
All because of you

Watching the birds take their feeding
Then hiding in their shelter of needing
Your covering was our affection
Then we lost all our direction

I lost my breath 
And then I sigh
Promises foregone
There is no song
How do you measure love?
When there is none

Margaret Franceschini
2/17/14

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Margaret Franceschini

October 19, 2014 at 10:20 AM

Charlene, thanks so much, i also kind of loose it and stop. life gets so overwhelming that i can't think. God bless you for your encouragement towards me.

Victor Satekge

October 12, 2014 at 12:06 PM

Hi Margaret. "How do you measure love when there is none", wow!! The best line ever. Thank you for sharing.

Margaret Franceschini

October 12, 2014 at 4:11 PM

thank you so much for reading and responding to my poem. I so appreciate that. i'll be visiting you new! hugs

Andrea Dietrich

September 30, 2014 at 8:03 PM

oh my, that last part just makes me want to sigh. I thought I would come to your first poem since i don't really know you. I think I will like reading your poetry. Hope to see you again. I see Lucilla welcomed you here in April. She passed away just the other day. I sure miss her!!

Margaret Franceschini

September 30, 2014 at 8:14 PM

I had no idea she passed or that she was sick, I feel terrible, I loved her greeting to me.

Lucilla Carrillo

April 6, 2014 at 11:26 AM

What a beautiful poem you have written. I guess we can not measure love when it is gone or it has been lost. I do know one thing - there is always one person that loves more than the other. Welcome to Poetry Soup a community where you will find some friends... Lucilla

Paul Callus

March 19, 2014 at 5:17 AM

I love this poem. Is there a measure for love? Of course not...it's up to us to recognize true love and keep it burning! Hoping to see you post more of you works in the near future. :) // paul

Robert Pettit

March 18, 2014 at 2:13 PM

U have a good write here. I'm sure u can produce more than two works on this site. I'll be back to see any new material from u.

Johnny Rhinem

March 18, 2014 at 10:20 AM

Ps., Very Exceptional In Heartfelt Verse, And Welcome Unto, Her Beauty's Loving PoetrySoup *

Johnny Rhinem

March 18, 2014 at 10:18 AM

† It Seems To Me, You Lived Your Life Like A Candle In The Wind, Never Knowing Who Cling To, When The Rain Set In ? I Would Have Liked To Known You, But I Was Just A Child *.* Your Candle Burned Out Long Before, Your Legend Ever Will! *:*(* How Many Countless Priceless Lives Across Time, Could Echo Your Beauty's Words Here Amid Certain Measures, Sweet Beautiful Margaret ˜ Either Dying In Dust Or Rubble Or Trying To Escape The Harsh Realty Amid It All Via Drugs, Alcohol, Etc....Albeit, We Live In A World Society Tainted As Poisoned Unto It's Upper Cores Wherein, Many Exploit As Enhance These Shadows To Benefit Unto Whatever 'Needs' They May Hold ? Swirl The Dust And Make It Dark So That we Can Slither Through Yes, While At The Pangful's Very Same Time, We As A Whole Their Most These Masses, Are Represented As Governed As Led By, Those Whom Couldn't Behold Their Own Bright Shining Derriers If A Strobe Light Pierced Their Myoptic Eyes: Here Here ˜ Love Always, John

Tim Ryerson

March 18, 2014 at 4:32 AM

This could easily be turned into a song lyric...

Ralph Sergi

March 17, 2014 at 12:43 PM

A beautifully written poem about the measure of love. My compliments.

Margaret Franceschini

March 17, 2014 at 2:07 PM

thank you so much! looking forward to sharing together..

Roger Horsch

March 17, 2014 at 10:19 AM

Such a wonderfully written poem Margaret, I really enjoyed it. I hope you write and post more. Your new friend in poetry.......Hugs.......Roger

Margaret Franceschini

March 17, 2014 at 2:08 PM

love having new friends, thank you for reading, hugs back!

Cornelius Bolton

March 15, 2014 at 11:43 AM

HI sorry for getting only back too you now . I'm deeply honored if one gives me feed back though I won't mind bad critic as well so then I know how and we're my faults lei. I do need too ask apologies if some spell mistakes slip trough I'm a afrikaans speaking guy . With me I just sit down and start writing after the session I forget what we're writen. I also don't always use comas points etc go well and hope you keep on enjoying my writing

Margaret Franceschini

March 17, 2014 at 2:10 PM

we all need to critique each other that's how we will learn where improvement is needed. you write wonderfully so keep on going. I know what you mean I forget what I wrote and where I stored it, LOL

Poet Destroyer A

February 18, 2014 at 8:53 PM

Margaret, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you enjoy the community, as I did when I first join the soup March 2010. You will find many friendly poets, who ready to take you under the their wings, and support and offer any kind of feedback. I will be around to help you grow with the community, if you like. I look forward to meeting and reading any poems or smiles you offer. :) :) :) We are one big happy family. (Drama & Love) ~ Take Care!! From: your new poet friend @-> LINDA <-@

Anne-Lise Andresen

February 17, 2014 at 3:57 AM

- Warm welcome to PoetrySoup,Margaret- I choose your first lovely written poem - hope you will write many poem in the future- Hope you will be satisfied with our "soup family" - we are many .. but has plenty of room for you too- PoetrySoup Rule1: Be kind and keep PoetrySoup a haven. PoetrySoup is a drama free zone(Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours.) Thank you posted your words and thoughts here, I want to come back to read more another day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Skat A

February 17, 2014 at 2:29 AM

very deep Margaret, , Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. I will find much delight, in reading and in time become familiar with your way of writing. But, for the mean time, I will greet you with the same smile, other poets passed when I first join the soup 4 years ago. I wish you the best when it comes to your poems. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here. Starting with me. SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you like. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND". Hugs* SKAT