The Feeling Called Love

He could never be loved by anyone
nature made him that way,
from the day he was born
poetic words of infirmity
adjectives of hideousness,
filtered across the dale
carried on the whim of revulsion,
this an impulsion by all
fair and decent
to ridicule to humiliate.
Every single day he curses fate
curses the power of the holy
whose earthly representatives
refused him baptism, leaving him Godless,
this compounded by the defect
that is reflected by a chance glance
when once passing a store window,
yet through all this hatred
a magic moment, when he saw
in me a friend.
“Sometimes a feeling” He cried
“A deep yearning inside of me,
‘please tell me’” He pleaded
“Could this be; ‘The Feeling called love?’”

© Harry J Horsman  2012

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012



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Date: 6/8/2013 6:22:00 PM
Congratulations Harry A very real moment when we feel true love So unmistakeable SuZ
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Date: 6/8/2013 12:03:00 PM
Good morning Harry, nice to see you Nate's winning list.. xox~ Linda
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Date: 6/8/2013 5:33:00 AM
congrats on a great win Harry
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Date: 6/7/2013 8:32:00 PM
thank you
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Date: 1/21/2013 2:58:00 AM
Hi , tell me about this one will you ?xx
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Date: 3/9/2012 11:53:00 AM
Harry congrats on your win, well done..David
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Date: 3/9/2012 9:54:00 AM
congrats Harry luv on winning an HM for these stupendous words on theme of an eerie personality.. happy weekend .. hope u are feeling well ..hi to Elaine.. too..
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Date: 3/9/2012 6:51:00 AM
Congratulations on your placement in Yasmin's contest Harry. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/8/2012 11:44:00 PM
Harry, this is very unusual and it makes me wonder who this person is!!! Is this about a real person in your life? You have such a way with words!!
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Date: 3/8/2012 7:28:00 PM
fascinating, makes me wonder who the he here.
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Date: 3/8/2012 7:22:00 PM
Hmm...I see where you are trying to go with this one Harry,, and it does speak out..! the only thing is as i see it is Love; in its truest sense is not as i know it a "feeling" more a combination,, of acceptance, consideration,a descision to commit to and have perseverance with the other person.. and still i cannot express the full depth of its reality,,(however well done in the attempt) glad i choose to read this one today..Joe..)
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Date: 3/8/2012 3:49:00 PM
Very compelling work that got my attention and held it...Enjoyed reading this afternoon..Thanks for the kind review of my work..I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment..Sara
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Date: 3/8/2012 3:47:00 PM
uniquely expressed with powerful lines, harry... grrreat work! :) huggs!
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Date: 3/8/2012 11:48:00 AM
A true mother would think him beautiful and love him. Your compassion is showing. Love, Joyce
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Date: 3/8/2012 11:14:00 AM
Love to be the first to comments you Harry,well done poem I like it alot.Long time no see... - Thank you for stopping by mine poem. - oxox hugs from Anne-Lise
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