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Once Love Is Found

Once love is found, how bright the sky,
when love is lost, how deep the hole,
will this year find us low or high?
Once love is found, how bright the sky,
a fate (no matter how we try)
of which we have such scant control.
Once love is found, how bright the sky,
when love is lost, how deep the hole.


written 9 Mar 2022

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Andrea Dietrich Date: 4/23/2022 11:22:00 AM and another one!!! gosh how did these get by me. don't you just love the triolet, Frito lay? Login to Reply John Watt Date: 4/27/2022 10:23:00 AM I do, Timbuktu

Gary Radice Date: 3/15/2022 1:08:00 AM Love and love lost - I guess it's difficult to have the former without risking the latter. The more we love someone or something the bigger and deeper the loss if it happens. Great poem John. I like how you ask what we will find this year to highlight the lack of control we actually have. So much food for thought packed into the triolet. Cheers - Gary Login to Reply John Watt Date: 3/15/2022 5:11:00 PM A very astute comment, my friend. Love, and the potential to lose that love, are a two-edged sword. Thank you for highlighting what you appreciated, and for committing the time to read deeply and comment accordingly. Best wishes to you this week ~ John

Shirley Hawkins Date: 3/13/2022 9:27:00 PM Oh! Dear, It is so painfully true. Login to Reply John Watt Date: 3/13/2022 10:31:00 PM Sad, but true. Thank you, Shirley. Blessings on your day ~ John

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 3/12/2022 9:43:00 PM From the heights to the depths of emotions John. This is a brilliant triolet. You have captured human heaven to haunting hell that love and lack there of can conceive. Your poetry always impresses John. Blessings xxoo Login to Reply John Watt Date: 3/13/2022 10:30:00 PM Connie, your alliterative comment is poetry itself. Yes, love is a two-edged sword. Thank you for your lovely thoughts and positive affirmation. Hugs ~ John

Michelle Faulkner Date: 3/10/2022 8:59:00 PM John, this is both so uplifting and so sorrowful, the line that stands out to me is having such scant control over something so meaningful - I do feel for those who have loved and lost and their struggle to find the light again, this is quite touching and humbling~ Login to Reply John Watt Date: 3/11/2022 12:09:00 AM Like rain, we rejoice when it blesses the land, then endure the drought, all the while humbled that it is beyond our ability to control. Thank you Michelle for your ability to truly grasp whatever I write.

Joanna Daniel Date: 3/10/2022 8:40:00 PM Lovely triolet, John, am still waiting with my fingers crossed:) Login to Reply John Watt Date: 3/11/2022 12:04:00 AM I will cross my fingers with you, dear friend. Thank you for your lovely spirit and friendship. Your words mean so much to me.

Brandy Nicole Date: 3/10/2022 7:02:00 PM Love is a beautiful emotion, one that takes you beyond the clouds. Without this feeling of completeness, we do feel alone. Lost. Your words caress softly around me and my heart. This is tender and emotional, all at the same time. Many wonderful blessings to you, my sweet friend. Hugs, Brandy Login to Reply John Watt Date: 3/11/2022 12:02:00 AM Love is the sun that melts the wax and hardens clay. It is the butterfly that delights the eyes then flies away. At this time in my life I am blessed. Thank you, dear friend. Hugs ~ John

Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 3/10/2022 3:27:00 PM Hello John Watt, so very true. Enjoy your evening my friend. Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 3/11/2022 5:34:00 AM Hello John, Thank you. Enjoy your day my friend. John Watt Date: 3/10/2022 11:52:00 PM Darlene, I truly appreciate your thoughtful words and your kind heart. Enjoy your weekend!

Ilene Bauer Date: 3/10/2022 11:53:00 AM this is brilliant, john! love it! Login to Reply John Watt Date: 3/10/2022 11:51:00 PM thank you ilene, I am humbled and honored.

Unseeking Seeker Date: 3/9/2022 11:05:00 PM Delightful triolet, John, enjoyed! In this life dance of stark contrast, are we tranquil and blissful or fearful and aghast? Login to Reply John Watt Date: 3/10/2022 11:50:00 PM Sometimes all of the above, my friend. Thank you very much for your kind visit.

Bj Legros Kelley Date: 3/9/2022 9:42:00 PM This is such a sad but beautiful poem. I hope your skies are shining brightly, and if there is any deep hole of sorrow, that our Lord fills it with deeper joy, love and blessings by the power of His Holy Spirit. I believe that for God to heal a broken heart, it is as much of a miracle as healing any other source of pain in the physical. May God bless you ~BJ Login to Reply John Watt Date: 3/9/2022 10:10:00 PM Betty Jo, thank you for your lovely comment and compassionate concern. I say 'amen' to all you have shared, and I thank our God daily that my skies shine brightly. This was written out of empathy for those who have love and lost. I hope your day is warmed by the blessings of the Lord ~ John