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"Red Door" love opens not like a red rose, it caresses you slowly, entices you in holds you hard and fast, like a scarlet poppy opium sweet inviting, promising till death do us part, the elusive everlasting L'amour est enfant de Bohême Il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi ! Si tu ne m’aimes pas Si tu ne m’aimes pas, je t’aime ! Mais, si je t’aime Si je t’aime, prends garde à toi ! Euphoric, intoxicated as you like it, as in an Arden dream, viola tricola potion dropped softly sensuously on seductive eyelids love-in-idleness that elixir of l'amour, Oberon love flies in mid-summer, we dance with romance in the labyrinth’s garden like a bird caught in a cage tamed and entranced L'amour est un oiseau rebelle Que nul ne peut apprivoiser Et c'est bien en vain qu'on l'appelle S'il lui convient de refuser Rien n'y fait, menaces ou prières L'un parle bien, l'autre se tait : Et c'est l'autre que je préfère Il n'a rien dit mais il me plaît L'amour ! L'amour ! L'amour ! L'amour ! The red door is opened love flies in, then, the gate is closed; in such sumptuous sanctuary we lay down with love caught in the dream ‘twould seem, forever naked exposed to its fatal charm, holding on tight for more, like a drug, love insatiable insatiable love L'oiseau que tu croyais surprendre Battit de l'aile et s'envola ... L'amour est loin, tu peux l'attendre Tu ne l'attends plus, il est là ! Tout autour de toi, vite, vite Il vient, s'en va, puis il revient... Tu crois le tenir, il t'évite Tu crois l'éviter, il te tient L'amour ! L'amour ! L'amour ! L'amour ! We open the door love flies in, love’s here to stay; We open the door love flies away (LadyLabyrinth / 2023)

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Charles Messina

Date: 2/16/2023 5:11:00 AM

Butterfly's are free to fly, LL. Maybe that's why the divorce rates in some countries are close to or over 50%. "But freedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose" ~Janis Joplin Congratulations on POTD! Hope you and your daughter are doing well. Hugs Charlie x

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/16/2023 1:55:00 PM

Thanks Charles. A happy belated Valentines Day to you. Trust you are flying high in the love realms. Everything you say makes perfect sense to me. You go through quite a lot up to a certain age, people come and go, you acquire ‘things’ in a life, you lose people, you lose things, you lose homes, you lose dignity, trust, respect, love comes, love goes. Then your health becomes a priority, along with your sanity and the days you have left become shorter. You come to the conclusion (well, I have come to the conclusion), that “Love is All that Matters” in the long run. If you have that for yourself to start, and if you’ve lost it and are able to retrieve it, then there is hope, that Love will win the day.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/16/2023 1:55:00 PM

Then, after all that, if you have any concept of what ‘living’ is all about, and surviving what has all gone on before, then you release all that $hit right? What has one got to lose? Except life itself. Some people choose life, others take the easier option. As for my beloved daughter, as long as she is safe, happy, healthy and has a roof over her head and food to eat, friends, and "Love", and love, trust and respect for and in herself...then I am happy for her. At the end of the day, “Love is All that Matters”. Sometimes Home is not a place, it’s a person. Overall Home starts with yourself.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/16/2023 1:55:00 PM

As for the importance of “Valentines Day”. I cannot speak for a man, but I can for a woman/girl. I read this the other night, and it strikes a chord. “Stop teaching girls their wedding day will be the most important day of their lives. You are raising entire generations of women, focusing on which dress, venue, designer etc, but you forget to teach them what to value in relationships, build a marriage – or even walk out, if need be.”

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/16/2023 1:55:00 PM

Obviously the most important Valentine is ourselves. The most important day of our lives is being born, then for me, producing a child. My daughter is my Valentine for life. Lucky girl. ;) When one thinks about it long and hard, Love is all you want at the end of the day, and when you shuffle off this mortal coil, you can't take people and things with you, but you can carry Love with you.

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 2/15/2023 2:01:00 PM

Congratulations on your POTD win. Sorry this is late. Your "Red Door" is a wonderful write with a lovely red rose. Happy Valentine's Day also a little late. Have a great/blessed day writing away....................

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/15/2023 9:46:00 PM

Thank you Paula. x

I Am Anaya

Date: 2/14/2023 4:20:00 PM

“we dance with romance in the labyrinth’s garden like a bird caught in a cage tamed and entranced” LL—thought provoking ~Unfulfilled yet entranced. Congratulations on POTD! ~Anaya

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/14/2023 5:37:00 PM

Merci. here's the mantra, "I'm not searching for my other half, because I'm not a half", but it's entertaining to contemplate applications.

Robert Gorelick

Date: 2/14/2023 3:43:00 PM

An Astounding write! Love--dark sluggish cumulus clouds pregnant with an impending storm. To paraphrase Louie XV, Apres amur, le deluge. Love has a nasty habit of disappearing overnight--Paul McCartney

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/14/2023 5:31:00 PM

Love is a foregone conclusion, it is embedded, there is no erasure, just the required recalling. The other side of the kiss, Romance fades fast. “Late at night when the wind is still I'll come flying through your door And you'll know what love is for ...” let them eat cake, Red Velvet and butter icing that melts for the guillotine.

Fin Chuuk

Date: 2/14/2023 10:54:00 AM

Congratulations, Lady Labyrinth on your POTD!

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/14/2023 2:08:00 PM

Thank you.

Jim Slaughter

Date: 2/14/2023 10:45:00 AM

Love the intermingling of English and French, L L, and congrats on POTD. A very a propos selection for Valentine's Day.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/14/2023 2:07:00 PM

La musique m'a envoyé au ciel et retour. Je l'avais répété en boucle, comme l'esprit qui écrit de la poésie, c'est l'amour, ça ne finit jamais. Concernant la romance, hélas, certaines histoires sont bien écrites. D'autres radiés. L'amour nécessite un sens de l'humour, n'êtes-vous pas d'accord ? Cordiales salutations à l'occasion de la Saint Valentin. Merci. L'oiseau bleu.

Robert Gorelick

Date: 2/14/2023 8:39:00 AM

Congratulations! ANAYA wanted to wish you congratulations, but you have her blocked accidentally.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/14/2023 1:56:00 PM

Thank you. Issue resolved Anaya.

Constance La France

Date: 2/14/2023 7:58:00 AM

Lovely poem and congratulations on receiving the POEM OF THE DAY honor, Constance

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/14/2023 1:56:00 PM

Thank you.

Malabika Ray Choudhury

Date: 2/14/2023 5:45:00 AM

Beautiful unique creation on love! Congratulations on your POTD.

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/14/2023 7:06:00 AM

Thank you Malabika.

Christuraj Alex

Date: 2/14/2023 4:04:00 AM

Unique writing on love. "We open the door love flies in, love’s here to stay; We open the door love flies away" - Beautiful. Congratulations!

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/14/2023 7:06:00 AM

Thank you Christuraj.

Unseeking Seeker

Date: 2/14/2023 1:11:00 AM

Superbo! So delicately and seductively crafted ~ warmest congratulations on POTD, LL

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/14/2023 2:17:00 AM

Merci. La musique et ses paroles sont divines, l'histoire est ancienne. Joyeuse Saint Valentin mon ami.

Elizabeth Mccann

Date: 2/12/2023 7:06:00 PM

This is not a verse but an experience! Beautifully done, as usual! Thank you for stretching my nearly forgotten French! Elizabeth

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/12/2023 7:25:00 PM

Merci Madama McCann. You got that right. lol. The English translation to Bizet's "Habanera" (Opera: Carmen), below. I discovered in the process the opera taken from a Novella by French writer Prosper Merimee by the same title (which I shall now endeavour to read, link below for anyone else who is interested).

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 2/12/2023 5:06:00 PM

MUSIC: “Habanera”/Bizet https://youtu.be/OiHsWXRB5OA

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/12/2023 5:08:00 PM

“Habanera” / Lyrics https://lyricstranslate.com/en/habanera-l039amour-est-un-oiseau-rebelle-habanera-love-rebellious-bird.html

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/12/2023 5:08:00 PM

“Carmen”, Opera, Georges Bizet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen

Lady Labyrinth

Date: 2/12/2023 5:06:00 PM

“Carmen”, a Novella by Prosper Merimee (English Translation)

Lady Labyrinth
Date: 2/12/2023 5:09:00 PM

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2465/2465-h/2465-h.htm