Savannah Mcfarland Poet Sestina

L-O-V-E

Love is a four letter word,
A word that makes people act absurd,
A thing that we want,
A thing that we need,
A thing we always take with greed.

Love, that four letter word,
I cry out, but go unheard,
The thing I want most,
The word we search for, a ghost.

Love is a four letter word,
A word that causes hurt,
A word that causes pain,
A word searched for in vain.

Love, the four letter word,
You cannot grasp or hold,
A thing that may never be,
But you'll find it in Him who is in me.

Love, not just a four letter word,
It is something we all search for.

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Skat A January 20, 2013 at 5:26 PM Nice featured poem~SKAT

Poet Destroyer A January 20, 2013 at 9:23 AM Savannah McFarland, :-) Congratulations with your featured poem of the week. Take care and have yourself a lovely Sunday.... always & forever *LINDA Savannah Mcfarland January 20, 2013 at 9:32 AM Thank you :)

Damilola Olaniyi January 16, 2013 at 5:58 AM i can understand the feelings behind the words. i just think its a little prosaic. you can do better, keep going strong.

Vicky Tsiluma November 3, 2012 at 12:57 AM Hi Savannah, I was just coming to check whether you've put up new poems and... Come on now! You are very talented. Don't leave us hanging. Savannah Mcfarland November 5, 2012 at 10:29 AM Thank you for the encouragement! I posted one yesterday due to this and for hurricane Sandy people. I've been a bit off lately. This helped. Thanks :)

Carol Sunshine Brown September 19, 2012 at 7:12 AM A belated welcome to PoetrySoup I offer you Savannah. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. Hoping you find even more inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. May the sun shine on you that you might find great joy in your life. Thank you for sharing your writing with us. Love, Carol

Vicky Tsiluma September 17, 2012 at 3:24 AM Lovely poem Savannah! Love how you've described love as a four letter word and then concluded that it is much more than just a four letter word. That in essence it is everything we yearn for. Nice! Very nice!