Simply Said

Love poems are written
By better men than I
I am not that outside-your-window
Serenading kind’a guy

My proposal wasn’t offered
Bent down upon one knee
Romantic sonnets I cannot read
I trip up on the word “thee”

But romance is not foreign
In the heart of this old man
Although showing it extemporaneously
May be out of my command

I am hopeful that with three little words
My romantic side can shine through
As I look you straight in the eye
And simply say, “I love you”

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Mike Dailey

Date: 5/18/2011 1:26:00 PM

nice - I find love poems the hardest to write. How about you?

Lisa Cooper

Date: 5/9/2011 6:56:00 PM

awe now look what you made me do, I have a tear, for this lovely verse

Dino Spahillari

Date: 5/9/2011 3:03:00 PM

good job and true words... thanks for stopping by and reading my work...dino

Michael J. Falotico

Date: 5/9/2011 1:49:00 PM

Very nice for a guy who is not romantic lol.. excellent piece my friend

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 5/9/2011 1:39:00 PM

Wonderfully romantic words Joe and such a simple yet powerful poem... like the humble atmosphere u present with the very romantic ending luv.. nice one my friend..luv..

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 5/9/2011 1:24:00 PM

Those three words are all any woman needs to hear, Joe. Thou art more romantic than though thinks thou art. (Playing around with the "thee." It doesn't work for me either.) Hope your wife is feeling better. Love, Carolyn

Delysia Hendricks

Date: 5/9/2011 12:51:00 PM

Simply said: a good write. Appealing rhythm-and-rhyme style. ^__^