Love's Retreating Tide
She is a happy, happy bride
Who welcomes in her wedding day
As happy ever after rides
On love's advancing waves.ย
And how those waves come crashing in;
Come crashing, rolling to the shore,ย
Euphoric on the angel's wings
That promise love and more.ย
Oh, how she loved with love so rare!ย
She danced upon the golden sand,ย
Where gentle waves kissed ankles, bare,ย
In love's own promised land.ย
But love can scar and love can burn;
It is as weak as it is strong
And like the tide a love can turn
To find its voice has gone.ย
She was a happy, happy brideย
With smile as bright as sunshine's gleam,ย
But happy ever after rides
On such a fragile dream.ย
And how those dreams fell crashing in;
Fell crashing, smashing to the floor
All fallen from the angel's wings
Left bruised and, oh, so sore.ย
Struck down by fate's ungainly hand,ย
This one time happy, happy bride
Left stranded, now, on lonely sands
By love's retreating tide.ย
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Comments
wonderful poem
Thank you, Greg! Glad you like it x
I love the way you have used parallels with the sea to describe a love story...
wonderful write ?
Thank you, Marion. Glad you like it ? x
I agree with Marion love the sea and love combination. Joy to read ?
Thank you Pratibha...glad you like it. I used the sea because heartache feels a little like being stranded on a desolate shore ?x
I simply love your work.ย ย
Thank you Greg. You are very kind and I appreciate your support, I really do ?x
Beautiful imagery! :)
Thank you so much!ย I'm glad you like itย ? x
gorgeous write. wonderfully crafted
Thank you ? very kind of you to say x
I love these lines! You did such a beautiful job with this peace :)ย
Lauren?
Thank you so much Lauren... That is very kind of you to say. Glad you like it.ย
Wishing you all the best for a full recovery ? ? x
Incredibly romantic and beautiful!
Thank you, Ian, that'sย kind of you to say x
Beautiful and so sad.ย You have such exquisite narrative.
Aww, thank you, Simon. I really do appreciate you taking time to read and I am so glad you like it ? x
My Dear Tina,
Your beautiful poem flows to and fro gently, like the calming tide of the sea
Your rhyme scheme is crafted so perfect, quite impeccably
The reader gets lost in the depth of your plot, hanging on every line
Few writers can emulate that which you pen, your creations so very sublime
All my love,
Larry xxx
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What a lovely thing toย say!ย ย And so poetically delivered too. Thank you so much for reading my poem x
Wow, brilliant, beautiful and musical!ย
I like how you repeated:ย
Your poem conveyed a feeling of love, beautyย
and rhyme.ย
Favorite lines:ย
Well done, great, fantastic, brilliant... what more could I say!ย
Hi Katina...thank you so much for your glowing feedback!ย I appreciate the support. I love writing this kind of thing so I am glad you like it ? x
Really well written. Love the underlining emotions.ย
Thank you so much!ย I really appreciate it and I am happy you like it ?ย Thank you too for the pinย โx
Very good.
Love poems are difficult -
you made it seem easy.
Terry.
Thank you very much, Terry!ย I appreciate you reading and leaving your thoughts ? x
You have to acknowledge what you can " re-gain " as well as how to find " escape " ! Do you not ?
LET LOVE LEADETH THE WAY. For, the sake of HUMANITY. And, ALL that gives you. Right.
Be led to the " Promised Land " by a helping-hand, fulfilling need in " The Darkest Hour " when so much is " TORCHED " !! Beyond recognition. Feel the heat of passion delivering more, through messages derived from " COUNTING YOUR BLESSINGS. "
Thanks for sharing.ย ย xย
Hi Richard. I agree with you...we should let love lead the way ...love is what humanity needs? Without it we are nothing...well, very little. And one important thing we must always do, yet unfortunately we often fail to do enough, is to remember to count our blessings. Your comment is so true. I am glad you like the poem and I thank you for reading it and for leaving such a thought provoking comment ? Thank you x
Very beautifully written incredibly sad I love the part where the ย sand kissed her ankles. Stunning Xย
Aww thank you so much Fiona!ย I'm glad you like it. Thank you for reading and leaving your thoughts in the comments. Your support is very much appreciated x
Hi there!ย I enjoy your writing style!!ย This one reminds me so much of my poem "In Waves".ย We were kind of on the same wavelength...
Have a great day!
Hi Jackie... Thank you so much for reading!ย I am glad you like it and I will pop over to your page and read your "In Waves" poem...ย I am intrigued! Thanks again x
Sounds great!!ย Blessings....
This is so Ella Wheeler Wilcox in what you have written!
Telling and weaving threads of poetry magical gold.
A great message and end stanza that captivated me.
And the great and sadly missed Ella Wheeler Wilcox is my favourite poet and my greatest friend in time.
Your enthralling and heart breaking poem mirrors her great and cherished writing skill.
Just when you think poetry can't get any better...it magically and magnificently does.
I'm a happy poetry bunny discovering this and thank you Tina for writing and sharing.ย ย ย
Wow, Shaun, what a compliment!!ย Ella Wheeler Wilcox is a truly beautiful poet. I have to confess though, I just googled her name when I read your comment. I had to read a few of her poems then, as you do,ย and yes, wow, she is indeed a beautiful, beautiful poet. I will be reading loads more of her work later...wow! Your comment is very gracious and I cannot thank you enough. You have made my day, my friend x
It is clearly evident that I am not the only one within a million smiles of this page who appreciates a darn good love poem when they sea one ..ย
Neville :) x
Nearly 3 years later ....omg, I am so sorry for this horrendous late reply. I have just realised that I've miss3d a lot of comments on my work...so just going through it all...and I see your comment. I am so sorry it's taken me this long to reply to your awesome comment. Thank you for reading, Neville. And thank you for commenting x
Donโt be silly, itโs no big deal, itโs not like Iโve been holding my breath.. if I had, it would be a whole different matter, in fact, I would probably not be here at all, so no worries on that score x