Simply Senryu: Love's a fragile bloom

Love me forever
Or just 'til the end of time
Either one will do

There's a difference
'tween love and fascination
But where is the line

Love can ebb and flow
Like the churning of the tide
In the human heart

Love's a fragile bloom
Never water it with tears
It can't grow in salt


                               ...Happy Valentine's Day, PS...

Copyright © | Year Posted 2025



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Date: 2/28/2025 1:43:00 PM
A poem too lovely for just one day a year :) Hello Jim
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 3/2/2025 10:41:00 AM
And an equally lovely comment. Thank you, FJ.
Date: 2/25/2025 9:11:00 AM
Hello Jim, What a masterful dance of depth in so few words. That last stanza—perfection. Love needs nurturing, not sorrow. You’ve distilled wisdom into simplicity, and it’s beautiful. Winter Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 2/25/2025 10:25:00 AM
Daniel, thank you so much.
Date: 2/23/2025 7:04:00 AM
Wow Jim such a lovely words with a great message. Your Senryu I was so impressed in reading this morning. Loved it. Thank you for posting...
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 2/23/2025 9:33:00 AM
Merçi beaucoup, Michael.
Date: 2/17/2025 3:15:00 PM
Interesting senryu…thoughtful!
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 2/18/2025 10:00:00 AM
Thanks again, Kim.
Date: 2/13/2025 3:37:00 PM
Aye 'tis lad. Aye
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 2/15/2025 10:46:00 AM
Arr...thanks, Tom.
Date: 2/13/2025 11:34:00 AM
I like your poem, especially the last line. This is nice to read this valentine day. A lovely write.
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 2/15/2025 10:46:00 AM
Many thanks, Hilda.
Date: 2/13/2025 10:54:00 AM
Love, I expect, was meant to be fragile, soft, innocent, heartfelt, vulnerable… Great write!
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 2/15/2025 10:45:00 AM
Thank you, Kim.
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