Dare I write you a love poem for your Birthday?
For a man to express love to a woman bound
Shall not set her free
Ah but romantic love is not the foundation I lay
For a man such as me does not express or expound
For it the weakest of the three
The love between two friends pastes as clay
Joining man and woman in a close bound
Is strong as two walk together and agree
But divine love is what I wish to convey
In our very souls that love is found
Which both binds and sets us free
How I love you my friend, my sister soul
of breath divine
Dare I speak of your appearance on your Birthday?
For I have seen images of you young and older
And am amazed how your beauty's grown with age
I have seen you exposed on the bed on which you lay
Felt the shame and seen the scars as brother beholder
Experienced your hurt, your joy, your sorrow, your rage
As you struggle with faith and trust each new day
I watched you move as the wind and stand firm as a boulder
Your insight and wisdom of experience is greater than a sage
Better than a painted playboy centerfold on display
Is your inner and outer beauty exposed much bolder
Without shame or regret dancing on the world's stage
How I love you my beautiful, my exposed soul
of grace divine
Author notes
Don't care about contests or trophies. Just want to express love to a beautiful friend. Happy Birthday.
A contest entry
- It's My 47th Birthday by stavykm.
1050 points, ended January 21, 2009, 13 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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excellent~
I can see she loved this birthday poem
As did I
Congrats on the Honorable Mention
This was beautiful.........
Hugs n love
Susan~~~
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Breathtakingly Beautiful
Wow the rhyme in which you wrote was fascinating to me. What a beautiful poem. Thank you for wishing me a Happy Birthday and in your poem the beauty of Gods love found in friendship is truly divine. You have a beautiful soul and also a very gifted way of expressing your talent into crafting such beautiful poetry. This really took my breath away. I'm speechless and yet feel so honored to have been given the gift of such a beautiful poem for my Birthday. Yes you've read my soul alright and seen my life laid before you here on AP. Just processing through my life with expressing my life's journey with some poetry. Simplistic poetry, awe yes but none the less I do try. It has been a journey in which you have given me such loving encouragement and I want to say thank you very much. Thank you for entering and best wishes in the contest.
Wishing You Many Blessings,
Much Love Always,
Kelle Marie 
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