Tag: #lovers

Love Affirmation | Poetry in Conversation with Song ©Dawn Minott

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Love is never done or lost

Protected, it will survive at all cost

From the highest height, to the deepest depth

Love grows in affirmation step by faithful step

***

One.

Release expectations, just let love flow

Two.

Criticism and judgment, you must forego

Three.

Love you, fully, let doubts and fears leave

Four.

Hold, not to control but with space to receive

Five.

Find space in your heart to just be—in love

When love needs affirmation, start from above

***

Repeat steps one through three

That’s when you’ll see

If ever you believe that love is done

That’s when you’ll start again at one

***

Release expectations, just let love flow

Criticism and judgment, you must forego

Love you, fully, let doubts and fears leave

Hold, not to control but with space to receive

If ever you believe that love is done

That’s when you’ll start again at one

 First published 2022
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After word: You know that moment when you’re in your feelings, and the right song starts playing on the radio?! One of my go to love crooners is the indomitable-musical-genius, Brian McKnight. So, it’s no wonder his chart-hitting “Back At One” influenced this | Poetry in Conversation with Song piece. Take a listen and you’ll agree he’s one of love poetry greats!

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Star-Crossed Love ©Dawn Minott

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They met before the stars aligned
Opposed by fate, as destiny designed

Yet in love they fell, what a wretched plight
To shroud love in secrecy, like a putrid night

In another life could they be together?
Is there life after death, would they find each other?

If only they’d met in a different time
To love each other wholly, in the divine

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It’s In The Way We Know ©Dawn Minott

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It’s in the way you know me—
choose me,
listen to me,
console me,
defend me.

It’s in the way you stand by me,
beside me,
holding space,
holding firm.

It’s in the way I know you—
respect you,
trust in you,
admire you,
desire you.

It’s in the way I connect to you,
with you,
in silence,
in song.

Souls cleave,
hearts believe.
Desires rise,
words intertwine.
Affection deepens—
we know, we grow.

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Eclipsed By Love ©Dawn Minott

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Heart’s rhythm beats steady for love
For a love that shields, creating a safe space—
Unafraid to be vulnerable, wholly free
To exist just as we are, completely

You and I—broken in different ways
Fragmented pieces from separate days
Yet together, we synchronize in all the right places
Restoring like ancient art, our brokenness erases

A love created like poetry in motion
Like rivers conjoined, flowing to the ocean
A journey crafting healing for you, for me
Reconciled in the embrace of love’s harmony

We move by love’s essence, a force so pure—
Healing in its touch, a bond that will endure
Endure through time, a rhythm unexplained
A love that eclipses logic, heart over brain

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Heart Hijacked ©Dawn Minott |Etheree

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Heart
Seizing
Arresting
Redirecting
Decisive beating
Forces uncontested
To new location destined
Purposefully recreated
Commandeered in transit awakened
Heart hijacked by your love to love for love

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Edge of Paradise ©Dawn Minott |an Etheree

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Us—
Me, you
Paradise
Basking in love
Hearts as one connecting
Standstill in moments cherished
As setting sun frozen in time
Strolling on the edge of paradise
Holding hands the way lovers often do

Holding hands the way lovers often do
Strolling on the edge of paradise
As setting sun frozen in time
Standstill in moments cherished
Hearts as one connecting
Basking in love
Paradise
Me, you—
Us

Afterword: The poetry form, Etheree, consists of 10 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 syllables.

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Two As One In Love ©Dawn Minott

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Where once it was “me and I” inhaled—now “us and we” exhaling
Birthed through pangs of willing submission, full surrender
On this two-becoming-one journey
Starting in the acknowledgement that you are his and he is yours
Two lives entwined together as one
Two as one in love

LOVE …

Its timing unpredictable
Its expression unmistakably mirrored in coded smiles, secret glances, gentle touches
Its evolution purposed by God
In the way it’s transformed you, conformed you, molded you, connected you
Two lives entwined together as one
Two as one in love

Afterword: I wrote and recited this piece for two of my dearest friends on the occasion of their wedding.

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Love to Love, Stays ©Dawn Minott | with audio

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Love won’t leave when love asks for more of it

Love to love, stays

For

Love is a delicate yet strong dance

Of push and pull

A determined yet dual-minded commitment

Of will and endurance

A resolute giver yet receiver

Of affection and affirmation

An illogical yet survivalist twist

Of with and without

A choreographed yet tethered balance

Of give and take

A resolute yet discerning choice

Of stay not stray

Love won’t leave when love asks for more of it

Love to love, stays 


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Destiny ©Dawn Minott |with audio

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It wasn’t the first time you looked at me
It was the first time you saw me

In that moment
Time paused
The world faded
And it was just you and me

Words were unnecessary
As our souls intertwined
In silent conversation
We spoke volumes

Your eyes, like galaxies
Held secrets untold
A universe of emotions
Unraveling, unfolding

In that fleeting glance
Lovers were born
Invisible threads of fate
Binding us together

In your gaze
I found solace
I found home
I found love

It wasn’t the first time I looked at you
But it was the first time I saw you

And in that moment
Time paused
The world faded
And I knew you were my destiny

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First published 7 May 2024
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When I Think of Love ©Dawn Minott |with audio

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When I think of love, it’s more than passion’s fire
It’s a gentle warmth, a hug that won’t tire
Companionship, a bond that’s ever true
Through joys and sorrows, side by side we grew

When I think of love, it’s exploring the unknown
Hand in hand, an adventure all of our own
With laughter and smiles, our hearts aligned
The beauty of living life, in each other we find

When I think of love, it’s a partnership for two we embark
Steadfast, a North Star illuminating paths of dark
Supporting dreams, nurturing each endeavor
A team of two, lifting each other up for forever

When I think of love, I think of home, a haven of care
A place where love’s embrace will always be there
In each other’s arms, we find solace and peace
Love’s protective sanctuary, where worries cease

Love, a tapestry woven with threads divine
A masterpiece of emotions intertwine
A feeling that’s boundless, forever free
When I think of love, I think of you and me

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First published 30 July 2023
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Right One, Wrong Time ©Dawn Minott | Senryu Series

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To love is something

To be loved by who you love

Is everything

Finding the right one

At the right time, finding love

Is everything 

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Love, Into-Me-See ©Dawn Minott

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Looking with love’s eyes to see beyond

Beyond what naked eyes can receive, to discern

Discern beyond the externals shaped

Shaped by shifting emotions, crippling doubt

Doubt-less heart never changing, always looking

Looking with love’s eyes, into-me-see

See into me—the heart of intimacy 

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Midweek Boost: Love’s Wit

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They drew a circle that shut me out
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout
But love and I had the wit to win
We drew a circle that took them in!

adapted from “Outwitted,” a poem by Edwin Markham
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Perfect In This Moment© | featured on Spillwords

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Hi Blogging Friends & Readers!

I’m excited to share that another of my piece, “Perfect in this Moment”, is featured on Spillwords.

You may read the full poem at this link. While you’re there I’d appreciate if you’d show me/my art some love with a like and your comments. Thanks!

Many thanks to Dagmara K., Director of Development, Editing Department and the entire team at Spillwords for selecting this piece!

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Crossing Language, Love Finds A Way ©

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No matter the distance

No matter the challenges

When destiny and choice collides

el amor encuentra un camino
l'amore trova un modo
o amor encontra um caminho
l'amour trouve un chemin

In any language

No matter the distance

No matter the challenges

When destiny and choice collides

Love finds a way

Came across this art of heart in the San Pedro Mall (Costa Rica)
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Love Intentionally ©Dawn Minott

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Long before I met you I knew you
And every counterfeit who came before you
I tried to dress them in the image I had of you
But they would never fit because they were not you

You who saw beyond what can be seen
You who saw me in my flaws, my vulnerabilities, my full truth
You who saw me completely, and
You loved me, as I am—intentionally

Your love is unexplainable, it just is
It is the essence of you
It is your soul
It envelopes me completely, as you love me intentionally

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Throwback #1 — D.O.A.© [with video]

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Before-word: This piece was written based on the culmination of experiences of those of us who’ve encountered a lying, deceitful, manipulative narcissist who masqueraded as love. Who among us haven’t had such an encounter that leaves our hearts laden with rue. This is a live recording of a recital of D.O.A. at the Bowery Poetry Café (NY City).

[click the “play” icon to watch live recital of D.O.A.©]

This was the very first post on the blog. I’m using it to start a series—“Throwback”—to highlight posts of those early blogging days. Today’s Throwback contributes to Fandango’s One Word Challenge—the word is rue. I hope you enjoy watching this live recording. The audience reaction was electric!!

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