Son, each day I will ride
Through waving cottonwoods
Near the broad river bend
Where the wild blue flax grows.
It is a special place
That your grandfather knew
Where he pledged all his love
To your grandmother, Sue.
Flax and cornflower blaze
Beneath the tree-trimmed sky.
They were there for me too
And your mom I love true.
Son, you are young to go
Where the wild blue flax grows,
But if, and when, you do
Your single days are through.
Some things may lead you there.
Be not surprised, beware!
Be careful of picnics
Horse rides or other tricks.
Ask your girl to a dance;
Maybe a picture show,
Anywhere that she wants,
But where wild blue flax grows.
Hot Pot hold discards punctuality
Daddy's dinner waits for her arrival
Wave eruptions push sensuality
Faithful fund chef clings to their survival
Amazed, restrained, Romeo of Ocean
Baby drips sweet dedication's poison
Pork concoction mixes magic potion
Car salesman harsh crumbles in kiss cloy zone
Hands on her shoulders, hovering near tears
Pledging, is it genuine, game so fresh
Marriage and love lasting infinite years
Kitchen affection belies arrangement
Seven hour pork stew, beach stretch surfers viewed
Swallowed soft as his heart of servitude
29th August
Redifining Financed
I longed to speak of love to a woman so fair,
but I bumbled and mumbled because I stuttered,
so my tongue remained silent. My heart didn't dare
whisper, "I love you." Three words never uttered.
I tried to be brave but was too timid and shy
to gather enough courage to bend on one knee,
so I wrote her a poem; hard task for a guy.
Reading helps the speech of a stutterer like me.
Slowly, I read; each romantic line was uttered.
Without a single flaw, I pledged to her my love.
Her eyes filled with tears; eyelashes swiftly fluttered.
Her arms were the wings of an innocent white dove.
"I love you, too," she softly whispered in my ear.
Now free of stuttering, I have nothing to fear.
September 15, 2020
MAX 14 lines Inspired Prompt
Sponsored by: Line Gauthier
With Enchanting Winds, Her Pledged Guarding Hosts
In yonder land a princess lives,
With gentle winds her guarding host;
Suitors gaze as her beauty gives
Her sweet elegance, all the toast!
Yon dark castle, Dread lays in wait,
Its black anger, hating her charms;
Vows he, her enslavement tis Fate
Tho' it be by great force of arms!
For her kind heart it wants to bleed;
Savage her and sate its evil,
Yet Fate, grants mercy to her need
destroys this monster primeval!
In yonder land a princess lives,
With gentle winds her guarding host;
Suitors gaze as her beauty gives
Her sweet elegance, all the toast!
Robert J. Lindley, 2-19-2017
Poetry form,
Lin Crazy Eights, Tail-Rhyme , 100 words
Syllables Per Line: 8 8 8 8 0 8 8 8 8 0 8 8 8 8 0 8 8 8 8
Total # Syllables: 128
Total # Words: 100
( IVE PLEDGED YOU MY HEART )
Let the stars, my princess, fade and fall,
to me they simply won`t matter at all.
Cause when I got you I got sunshine,
who needs the stars when you are mine.
Take my hand, princess, trust me I`ll never let go,
how can I ever let my life go.
I`ll always be there through thick and thin,
let the earth pass away, but my love will never dim.
You, my princess, mean the world to me,
and I`m certain our love was meant to be.
Cause it`s been like that right from the start,
I have loved you with every beat of my heart.
So come, my princess, come and stay,
accept my heart I humbly pray.
'Cause you`re my first love and you`re the last,
there`ll be no other, I`ve pledged you my heart.
Our love, like the touch of a bee upon a flower,
One kiss is like a snowflake touching my lip.
Our passion like a breeze after a warm shower,
Your touch is as the taste of one sweet wine sip.
Your breath is as warm as a summer’s first breeze.
Your caresses are soft and tender as a downy feather.
Desires of your touch raises my temperature in degrees,
Unity ignites our bodies’ heat like tropical weather.
When apart I ache like a fierce winter storm.
Just hearing your voice, seals memories of zeal,
Holding your hand brings life to my living form.
Each passing minute, I pledge your heart to steal.
Our passion secured by every moment in time.
My loving words I have pledged to you in rhyme.
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