Ann Peck Poet Quatrain

Love Is Not Constant

Love isn't constant--its wings poised for flight;
altho sometimes climbs clouds on a dare.
Oft softly trembles with unmatched delight;
elusive as catching handfuls of air.

Romantic love exists, proper and tame.
Hidden love, oft times returned from the past.
Love stolen, with blemish, but seldom shame.
Teenage Forever Love, probably won't last.

Love rushes us to join in dance and song.
Passionate kisses burn chared words to mist.
When heat disappears, love might go along,
regardless of whispered moments of bliss.

Sad we can't bottle love, keep it well-stirred.
But, like a river, it needs breadth and sun.
Running swiftly, it might leave undeterred
fissures as footprints when distance is run.

May 26, 2022
for Brian Strand Premiere Choice Contest
Quatrain

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Andy Chunn May 26, 2022 at 12:57 PM Love cannot be captured in a bottle, but you have captured it well in this poem. I truly love this one. Good luck in the contest. Nicely done! Ann Peck May 27, 2022 at 8:02 AM Thank you for your kind comments, Andy.

Frederic Parker May 26, 2022 at 12:37 PM true love is when arguments are settled without the pain of slings and arrows between those in love Ann Peck May 26, 2022 at 12:52 PM Well, you're absolutely right. Isn't it strange that we hurt the one we love the most!

Rico Leffanta May 26, 2022 at 11:09 AM Ah, if only they would teach the difference between love and pheromones in school - and it was safe for students to attend school . . . .Aloha! Ann Peck May 28, 2022 at 2:27 PM Can you believe his latest!! That could easily be seen as a mockery--which it actually is. Rico Leffanta May 27, 2022 at 10:38 AM Some speakers have withdrawn from the NRA Convention, but not Trump! Aloha! Ann Peck May 26, 2022 at 5:05 PM A big sigh about both. Schools will be banning everything before we know it. And, mass shootings will continue while platitudes are said by lawmakers wearing NRA shirts.

Sotto Poet May 26, 2022 at 9:22 AM Ann, you have written such a lovely poem on love. Love is essential to life, and if it can be maintained, the world will become a paradise. On the other hand, as human beings, we constantly experience highs and lows, and nothing can stay forever. Ann Peck May 29, 2022 at 8:50 AM Yes, that's the secret: can we maintain love in its many masks. Thanks for your nice comments. Ann Peck May 26, 2022 at 12:49 PM Yes, that's the secret: can we maintain love in its many masks. Thanks for your nice comments, Lasaad.