Richard D Seal Poet Quatrain

Redemption

Oh, for the day that love found me.


Oh, for the day that love found me
Cupid fired and raised a wave
It dressed me in insanity
Took away, more than it gave

Reason went, he could not stand
The wild thoughts of my mind
No longer was he in command
No reason could he find

Soon after, Sight, he marched afar
His eyes could see no more
Beyond the beauty that you are
The love that I adore

Then Hearing too no longer fought
The shop, he shut, he closed
Of telling me what others thought
And, what they supposed

Emotion was more lenient
For he had changed his tack
With urges disobedient
He placed me back on track

And teacher Time did fair me well
To spend my life with you
He kept me under cupid’s spell
And showed me what is true

So, for the day that love found me
All that I can say
Along with this insanity
Gave more than took away.

R.D.Seal       3 May 2013

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Andrea Dietrich June 24, 2013 at 11:57 PM oh boy, i clicked all over the place and this is my tenth time and I swear I have seen all your poems, so get going, my petal guy!! I am trying to think of a nicname for you since you call me petal, which I do like! hmmm, I'll keep thinking on it!! Richard D Seal June 26, 2013 at 1:25 AM I'm trying, I'm trying ha ha

Andrea Dietrich May 9, 2013 at 9:39 AM hey, I sure enjoyed your "good feline" line about my Razz poem. haha. That was good!

Sara Kendrick May 8, 2013 at 3:48 PM Great poetic work in this one..It has great rhythm, rhyme, and flow..I enjoyed reading it this afternoon..Sara Richard D Seal May 8, 2013 at 6:59 PM Thank you Sara, your comments are always welcome

Delysia Hendricks May 8, 2013 at 4:15 AM I love how you managed to weave the senses in here. I especially like your ending. Good work, Richard. :) Richard D Seal May 8, 2013 at 6:59 PM Thank you Delysia, the ending is my favourite part too

Ndaba Sibanda May 8, 2013 at 2:36 AM Interesting poem. Richard D Seal May 8, 2013 at 6:56 PM Interesting comment lol

Lucilla Carrillo May 7, 2013 at 12:41 PM This is another great poem of yours. I loved it. Thanks for sharing. Blame it on Cupid...... Lucilla Richard D Seal May 8, 2013 at 6:55 PM Thank you Lucilla, yes that Cupid has a lot to answer for lol

Karen Anglesey May 5, 2013 at 2:57 PM Superb creativity the way you've used insanity as the metaphor for a "soulmate" . Amazing. All the lines are magnificent but the end is really my favorite. Richard D Seal May 5, 2013 at 6:15 PM Hiya Rebel, Thank you so much for your comment, you are a deep thinking lady

Andrea Dietrich May 5, 2013 at 8:56 AM wow, that last stanza is so cool. Along with my insanity, gave more than took away. YES!! Richard D Seal May 5, 2013 at 12:12 PM I take it you like the cleaned up version of my previous post then Peatal lol

Timothy Hicks May 4, 2013 at 11:15 PM You seemed to have been on a very up-and-down journey, my friend. Each little stanza was like a little life lesson that you learned from. When love finds you, you feel your freedom slipping away... but then with time you feel MORE free to do the things that really matter. I enjoyed this poem of yours... and I thank you so much for reading so much of my work! Richard D Seal May 5, 2013 at 12:08 PM A very up and down journey Tim, but not one I'd change, you only live once eh lol

Eileen Manassian May 4, 2013 at 4:25 PM Very moving Richard. Oh Happy Day!!! You have a very beautiful way of using words to convey what is in your heart. I'm impressed. Richard D Seal May 4, 2013 at 5:11 PM Am I redeemed Eileen

Poet Destroyer A May 4, 2013 at 1:36 PM I felt all the chemicals kicking in Richard, while reading your lovely poem of "redemption". I'm going to start from the bottom up. After all the ending is what I enjoyed the best. -The way love took over and added on to the sanity. lol, isn't that what love is. .JK. I love the way love found you, and gave you more than you had before sanity was only a word with no (IN) in it.. LOL :-) This was a nice Redemption poem, I enjoyed the way you went from only YOU and involved it all into something and someone else. Love is, nice when God, gives you that one person for the rest of your life. My parents have been under cupids spell till this very day. This is a very sweet poem. thanks for the swift story of true loves meaning found between the lines in your poem... always~ LINDA Richard D Seal May 4, 2013 at 5:17 PM Love your little joke in the middle there lol. Yes, come to think of it you have gone a little ott lol but is a thoughtful comment and I appreciate that, I know time is precious. Thank you my Sweet Friend

Poet Destroyer A May 4, 2013 at 1:22 PM Hello Richard, thank you for the invite :-), but since this is a new poem I would have found my way here :-) :-)... I have not read the poem yet... he he he..It better satisfy my love tendencies I seek... he he he.. Just kidding about the better part. Richard D Seal May 4, 2013 at 5:03 PM Hmmmmmm you ladies take a lot of satisfying lol

Anne-Lise Andresen May 4, 2013 at 5:19 AM - Richard, it's so beautiful!! <3 - Have a lovely weekend. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :) Richard D Seal May 4, 2013 at 5:08 PM Thank you Anne Lise, your comments are always welcome