WHAT IS LOVE

Almost a year ago when I began really writing poetry, Melanie set me some writing tasks to learn how to write using metaphors and similes and I wrote the below poem Love Is....and a year later Melanie spoke of introducing this to her students at school and it got me thinking how would I write Love Is now.......

LOVE IS

Love is feeling safe

Love is family and friends

Love is laughing

Love is singing from the heart

Love is having fun

Love is Love

THAT IS LOVE

The butterfly lands

Silent but slightly trembling

Suddenly taking flight

That is love

Pulling back the dark curtain

The lingering shadow waits

As dawn breaks the night

That is love

The taste of mandarin and mint

The embrace of your wise arms

The repeating tune in my mind

The scent of pine trees wrapped in mist

The struggle of forgiveness

The belief of your knowing me

The victory of freedom

That is love

That is love