Joseph P. DiMino Poet Free verse

Love

Love is like a street-lamp,
on a cold moonless night;
the glow, a warming sight
we move toward as would
a moth advancing on flame -- 

love can heal and maim…

Love is like a buoyancy
for one long treading
and about to sink – only
so much loneliness can
gulping heart drink – 

love can be missed by
a blink -- 

So, take a chance on love -- 
lips offered, the song played
no matter time and place – love
is a blessed grace 
though only the daring 
need apply and embrace – 
all we have to freely give 
and hopefully will receive

for love can joy and grieve...

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Valsa George September 12, 2023 at 10:00 PM Love is ambivalent.... giving joy and grief. Like a moth flying to the flame and may get burnt, love too can lure one to its flaming passion, sometimes to be burnt outright. But love like street lamp in a moonless night is a glow that gives us warmth. Striking comparisons and apt images. A lovely poem dear Joe. Joseph P. DiMino September 13, 2023 at 9:18 AM The world, its beauty, its strife, are all a product of the heart. If we propagate loving relationships, mother earth will respond kindly. Blessings my friend.

Speaks Volumes September 11, 2023 at 11:16 AM At times in our lives we come to crossroads where we have to choose, Love is the prize , but it can also be the demise, if we make the wrong choice. Your poem speaks volumes Joe. It speaks truth. Enjoyed, Best wishes from SV Joseph P. DiMino September 11, 2023 at 6:52 PM It's a Crapshoot, like you say; but when it works, life seems to have greater meaning. Blessings my friend.

Victor Buhagiar September 11, 2023 at 3:56 AM So difficult to define love. I know people who stayed together though in a loveless situation, whilst others can hardly be satiated with love. Great poem. Joseph P. DiMino September 11, 2023 at 8:11 AM Hi Victor; yes, like you say, difficult to define for everyone -- like blood pressure, higher and lower -- like weather, sunny and inclement -- like God relationship, often silent, no sign, needing faith. We must rely on the heart ultimately, not always a true barometer.

Evelyn Judy Buehler September 10, 2023 at 1:10 PM I really like the contrast between love, the street-lamp, and a moth advancing on flame. A terrific poem, Joe. Joseph P. DiMino September 10, 2023 at 4:41 PM Thank you, Evelyn. Have a blessed weekend.

Natasha L Scragg September 10, 2023 at 8:32 AM I love your two edged approach to the theme of love. Offering the light and shade. It's one of those subjects we can be one track minded about but as you put across so well love is bittersweet. A very insightful read. Joseph P. DiMino September 10, 2023 at 8:49 AM Thank you so much, Natasha; so pleased you enjoyed the read. Blessings.

Vijay Pandit September 10, 2023 at 5:43 AM Your opening stanza sets the lovely tone for this beautiful ode to love, my friend. And it gets better from there. Splendidly done, Joe. Joseph P. DiMino September 10, 2023 at 8:55 AM Thank you, Vijay; a positive array from great Romantic poet as yourself, I feel honored.

Hiya Sharma September 10, 2023 at 5:29 AM Oh, this is truly a stunning, stellar and mesmeric piece that captures the pure essence and beauty of love.. "Love is like a buoyancy for on elong treading and about to sink" That's absolutely profound and breathtaking, I love the idea there.. "Love can be missed by a blink" True.. "For love can joy and grieve" Wow.. You've conveyed immense depth in this write in such an eloquent way! Joseph P. DiMino September 10, 2023 at 8:59 AM Wow! Hiya, you made my day. Love your wise, supporting comment. Love always a coin flip, a right catch or a fall.

Christina Bowring September 10, 2023 at 5:16 AM Absolutely love this romantic verse Joe. Beautifully crafted and flows so well. So poetic with divine lines- ‘on a cold moonless night’, so much loneliness can gulping heart drink’’ for love can joy and grieve’. Splendid.So enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing. Joseph P. DiMino September 10, 2023 at 9:01 AM Thank you, Christina; have perfectly beautiful loving day. Blessings my friend!