Gary Bateman Poet Free verse

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Author`s Notes: In Love`s Rapture my essential goal and poetic attempt is to define and explain what love`s rapture is, and what it means for all of us as human beings. I cover certain salient aspects and details of love, and what makes it so special for all of us in this mortal world of ours. (Gary Bateman -- March 24, 2018) (Free Verse)

Theme Categories: allegory, emotions, feelings, god, happiness, love, and romance.

Love's Rapture

Love’s Rapture

That insatiable and forever moment
To capture and hold, deep and dear
In thy heart and soul, whilst savoring
Its enchanted and palpable emotions
For the rest of thy life on this Earth.

Love is fleeting for sure as this aspect
Is a definite part of its eternal DNA in
Mankind’s three-dimensional world of
Finite capabilities and true experiences
Where relationships can last a lifetime
Or be suddenly torn asunder in terrible
Moments of hot anger and sad betrayal
When a couple breaks up and all is lost.

Love in its truest sense of delectation is—
That giddy feeling when two people first meet
That instant when they gaze into each other's eyes
That aura when the air smells of fresh red roses
That hot rush of emotion as they first embrace
That sensual moment when they kiss deeply
That special confidence that all is now possible
That ethereal moment as two souls become one

Love’s rapture is that unique divine rhapsody 
Heavenly sent by Almighty God Himself.

In the end, love’s rapture is what gives all of us
That special sense of affirmation and shared worth 
As human beings made in God’s image.

Amen.

Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
March 24, 2018 (Free Verse)

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Anne-Lise Andresen March 28, 2018 at 2:31 PM -Hello, Gary - I see you so rarely that I forget to look for your new poems ... sorry - this is a beautiful poem that describes love in a wonderful way - never let love die :) - Best wishes for a lovely Easter to you and Ingrid - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Gary Bateman March 28, 2018 at 2:39 PM Hello Anne-Lise, I just commented on your really great alliteration poem that I thought was quite a brilliant write!! Thanks too here for your comment on "Love's Rapture." (I enjoyed writing this one.) Yes, I'm still around, but less frequently on Poetry Soup as I'm transitioning over to the work required for my second book manuscript. (I am still posting each month, but at a reduced rate.) You can still reach me by e-mail, anytime, of course!! Have A Wondrous Easter Holiday!! Best Wishes from Ingrid and me!! Gary

Vijay Pandit March 24, 2018 at 6:03 PM You captured the essence of love eloquently..it is the special ingredient in life..at the heart of relationships..as you well described, Gary. Gary Bateman March 25, 2018 at 9:46 AM Hello Vijay, Thanks for your excellent observation here!! Yes, for sure, "love" is that one principal human emotion that does make the world go around and around. It can be a wondrous and invigorating source in one's live. And, on the negative side, it can be a source for misery and sadness when people lose it and relationships turn sour. As a poet though, I'm still an optimist. We do need more it for sure in the world we live in today!! Best Always, Gary

Heidi Sands March 24, 2018 at 4:29 PM Excellent Gary! A great poem to read today :) Gary Bateman March 25, 2018 at 9:34 AM Thanks Heidi!! I am very pleased you enjoyed it!! (I actually did give the one some considerable thought to see how I could frame and represent this theme in a meaningful fashion.) Thanks again, and Best Wishes Always, Gary