I met her in the autumn
My brother and I were hiking
Or were we just 'pretending to'?
Well, I don’t remember
We were 'hiking' in the forest
The trees were on fire
Incarnadine, gold and russet
Mirroring the carpet beneath our feet
The air was chilly
With the farewell of summer
But not yet the grip of winter
Thick and ancient in the old forest
She was swimming
In a lake that was mirrored her grey eyes
Pools of silence and beauty
My heart quite nearly stopped beating
She came up for air
And was quite startled
My brother fell backwards
Taken with surprise and embarrassment
I just stood there
In awe
She swam to shore
Watching us with concern
She pulled a towel around herself
And I was lost to her beauty
Black hair wet and long down her back
Eyes as grey as the morning sky
Her skin was pale
Like parchment
Her hair was the ink
Painting elegance
Her name was Liadan
I mumbled my name
And an apology
My brother did the same
She smiled
Her lips gentle
And the slightest color of pink
Against the white of her flesh
I saw her a year later
And I fell deeper in love
She had captured my soul
With her beauty and kindness
Years later
After a tragedy
We met again
But to make a long story short
She is now my wife
Beautiful and compassionate
She gave birth to our son
Who took after his mother in looks
Liadan,
I can't imagine a better human being
Author notes
For my beautiful and wonderful wife
Written July 7th, 2005
In a list
A contest entry
- Show me how much you love your Man/Women by SapphireMoons.
400 points, ended September 29, 2005, 18 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - True Love by Samantha Marie.
450 points, ended October 5, 2008, 64 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
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awh this is beautiful, wow you're writes are amazing
thanks for entering and good luck! -
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What a wonderful story of how you two met. Loved the imagery it created. Love like yours will blossom again, even after a setback as the loss of Sophia Lea must be, even if it may seem difficult at the moment. I love my wife as much as you have described you love Liadan, and our love will never die, no matter what happens. I know that if we lost our son, I would be devastated for eternity, but Monica's love would keep me going... Thanks for sharing your story, Draven!
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What a beautiful, touching story. Like a fairytale. How wonderful the love the 2 of you share is. My wish is that the two of you will always be as happy as you are today.
Be Well and Be Blessed Sweetie
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Wonderfull story you tell here in poem form. How lucky you are to have found your wife this way. Congratulations on the birth of your son too. A lovely name.
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What a truely heartful person you are! I hope you showed this to your wife cause I am sure she will love it!! Best of Luck in this contest and in life~
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I don't know what to say except that this was a truely beautiful poem and I enjoyed reading it.
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She certanly has the best she can have!!!!
This was such a lovely tribute to Liadan and how you met. It was very descriptive and I could feel the emotion in your words whenever it came to describing her, this is a truly amazing poem!!!!
Well done!!!!
Maria
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what a sweet rendition of a love in progression....and to think all love on here is so endlessly foresaken....I am so happy you are happy and enjoying the gift of all gifts....a child to add to the family....this be the greatest gift to each other....birth and the mirical it is all in itself....congrates and be well living happy ever after
Malabu -
This is a nice work.all the best for the contest.
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This is such a sweet poem, full of love and care, i could cry! anyway, i haven't really much to say apart from that its lovely. well done on a great write, congrats on your baby boy! and good luck in my contest xxx-xxx
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This was so sweet. At first I thought it was gonna end sad but then it turned out happy and sweet. great Job. i loved this poem. Thank You and Good Luck in my contest. and also I hope you and Liadan stay in love and happy forever more, and for all eternity. -
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{Does The Happy Dance} 'cause I 'rock your socks'!!! hehehe 
Draven, ya make me laugh, my Friend...your dry humor is lovely...almost as lovely as our Lady Li...
Well done, Scribe...thanks for entering this wonderful piece...Good luck, Draven... 
Wanda
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Aw, welcome to AllPoetry. I'm pretty new myself. Actually, in response to this, Liadan (my wife) wrote her own..."correcting" the story. allpoetry.com/Poem/1375812
Thanks for the comment, I always love to read such kind things. I hope you stay with AllPoetry.
Thanks again
- Draven -
Hi, I am new to this site and I just read your poem on how you met your wife. What a beautiful tribute to her and your love to her. Great imagery. Only one thing wrong...I wanted to hear more. LOL! You should have made that long story, long. Or I guess you could fill us all in with a part 2. I just love to hear how people met, a hopeless romantic I am. Thanks for sharing and congrats on your son.
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fate as love
what an Ode to love , a beauty of verse and soul mate ,
water and nature had captured you , and love followed fate ..
imagery so metaphoric , was in a dream , caught so deftly ..
the hand of this poet tied to his soul . -
I think this is such a wonderful writ.e I think that it shows great expression. I am glad you had the chance to meet her. She seems like a wonderful woman. Best of wishes with the son and the contest!
Casey -
Hello Draven
Wow what a beautiful piece of poetry, and about such a wonderful lady too.
You really give the reader such wonderful vivid images in their minds eye. Beautifully written.
I hope you win the contest, you sure deserve a trophy.
Take care
Elaine
p.s congratulations on the birth of your son
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Aw man!!! Talk about love, whew that was a lot of love
I am very happy for you two, very happy I can see and feel the love you guys hold for each other and for your baby
"The air was chilly
With the farewell of summer
But not yet the grip of winter
Thick and ancient in the old forest"
That is one of the most beautiful stanzas I have ever read
Beautiful Li, beautiful huh?
Take care Draven and my best wishes to you and your own,
Buki
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The horse is beautiful, my Friend...However, I can barely make out your features at all...Put 'em up, Draven...hehehe We all love you both dearly...Be well & be safe...& Li, let me know when ya get that picture up, 'k??? I wanna pick on 'im some more...LOL
Wanda
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Draven...that picture makes me look so fat. No, I'm not serious. But that's not the most flattering picture out there...
But thank you Miss Wanda for your beautiful comment. Don't worry, I'll get him back with a picture of him that he hates. ~Snicker~ Anyway, thanks honey, this was lovely.
...By the way...you told me you were taking a hike...so the truth comes out, hm?
Love you all
Li -
Aw well a compliment from you Miss Wanda, is my reason for posting these poems.
Thank you for the lovely comment and your kind words. Please check out my Author Page, as I have an update as to the current happenings (plus, that strikingly goodlooking man on that horse is yours truly ). Hope to talk with you when I get back
-Draven -
'The air was chilly
With the farewell of summer
But not yet the grip of winter
Thick and ancient in the old forest
She was swimming
In a lake that was mirrored her grey eyes
Pools of silence and beauty
My heart quite nearly stopped beating'
How wonderful this is, Draven!!! Even better, I finally get to see my lovely Friend, Li!!! She's breath~takingly gorgeous, indeed...This is a remarkable tribute to Love, my Friend...I'm so happy you were pretending to take a hike...hehehe Destiny's have been altered by less...Thank you for posting this, Draven...a thrill it was to read it...I'm quite pleased you had the good Fortune to have stumbled in her Path...& I know it was a beautiful moment in her Life, as well...Now then...where's your picture??? hehehe Wanda
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awww...this is such a beautiful and sweet write. u have a beautiful wife and u 2 sound like u have a great thing going best of luck in life and in the contest!
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This is a beautiful story Draven, thank you for sharing it with us. Liadan is truly a beautiful lady..I feel blessed to know her. Thank you for entering the contest, best of luck.
~Kristy
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