A Life Force
I love his voice caressing my ears
Like chocolate slowly melting in the mouth,
I love his steady gaze as I laugh and dance;
Like sun on the skin a summer’s day.
I love the Blackbird having his morning bath
with splash and preening, making feathers shine,
I love his morning song so full of light
praising the dawn, praising life.
I love my best friend in every way,
her bright blue eyes, her shining hair;
I love the care that shines as we meet,
the laughter we share and at times grief.
I trust her without hesitation,
she holds my hand and I hold hers;
We shelter each other and we fly free.
Could that be what I am trying to say,
Love is a life force
Whatever the situation, love enhances,
Expands our life, expands all creation.
© miriam ivarson
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A wonderful poem 💝
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A warm thank you, Shruti. 🙂
miriam
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Welcome Miriam💝
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beautiful. well love is a life force and makes life worth living and fighting for
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Thank you so much. Your strong agreement and appreciation makes me glad. 🙂
miriam
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Great poem of beautiful warm truths and lovely photo, Miriam. Peace❤😊🌺
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Thank you, Suzette for your great comment. Your words make me happy.
The black tulip comes Friday my garden, I loved touching its silken surface.
Miriam
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I love your joyful and happy poem, Miriam. Warmth and sunshine 🌞🌞🌞🌞 all the way.
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Thank you for your appreciative comment, Kamal. It was time for some sunshine so I join you.🌞
Miriam
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You are welcome Miriam. A happy sunshine day to you dear.
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Beautiful poem, Miriam. Thanks for sharing.
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Jill, your kind words are so warming. As to sharing, it is my joy, thank you.
Miriam
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Absolutely Miriam. Love is the magic which makes life so beautiful ❤️
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Hi Radhika, and thanks for your comment which reinforces also my belief
and I think, many others’.
Miriam
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Lovely, Miriam.
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Glad you felt so, Jennifer. 🦋
miriam
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My pleasure Miriam. Have a wonderful day❤🌺
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Beautiful poem and sentiment Miriam. I love the art too. Is it something you made? To animating life with love! ❤
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Thank you, Brad, for your beautiful comment. I am glad you feel the importance of the love and life. I do paint but not this one, the swirls would have gone the other way😊, I am right handed.
Your questions do encourage me though.
Miriam
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Painting or drawing sounds fun to me. I haven’t done either in a long time.
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Blessings that make us joyful and proud! You’ve gathered all of them in a loving manner. well-done Miriam.
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Thank you, Balroop, for your beautiful comment. I am really happy to
hear how these words made you so glad and joyful. 💕.
Miriam
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Hi Miriam,
Love is indeed a life force and you seem so full of love and joy to share.
Blessings! ♥♥
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Thank you! Your comment is beautiful and your compliment means so much.
Without love we are nothing at all…. as the song goes.
Blessings to you 💕.
Miriam
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And what a force it is… beautiful!
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Indeed, J.C, what a force it is. I am glad you feel so too. Thanks for your comment. 🌈.
Miriam
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So beautiful.
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Thank you so much. 😊.
miriam
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🙂🌅
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“…the care that shines when we meet”–that could be just words but it’s true innit? Certain people seem to light up when they see us, or me when I see them. They do shine.
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Thank you Jacqui, and what a wonderful feeling that is; both to see that shine
and to give it. How important this is in our lives.😊.
Miriam
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Miriam,
Could that be what I am trying to say,
Love is a life force
Whatever the situation, love enhances,
Expands our life, expands all creation.
You are not “TRYING” to say it. You said it!
and PERFECTLY SAID, at that
You’ve provided a bit of a soft place to land in these scary times. Thank you.
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A warm thank you for your beautiful comment. It also makes me smile,
you are of course right. I did say and meant to. Bless.
Miriam
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P.S. You changed gender from the first stanza – was that deliberate? It confused me at first reading.
judy
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Yes, it is deliberate. The two first stanzas have male gender in them,
The two following is a female friend.
Sorry to confuse 😊🦋.
Miriam
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A beautifully positive poem about the joy of love in all the ways it manifests. Lovely, Miriam.
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Thank you, Diana, for your wonderful comment.
Yes, love needs to manifest in all life, how else can there live be. A mere existence. 💕.
Miriam
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This really is lovely, Miriam. I especially like the first stanza, it is a lovely depiction.
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Robbie, a warm thank you for this lovely response.
It is wonderful to hear what touches each reader and I would say that the
first stanza is the more romantic one. 💕.
miriam
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Lovely images, I love the way you bring in all of the senses for your descriptions.
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Thank you, Andrea, It is wonderful to hear that you felt this. It was meant to.
😊.
Miriam
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Miriam, such a beautiful and tender celebration of the forces within our lives! Your friend is described with such love and sounds like the ultimate blessing in life. Ahh … that blackbird has won a dear place in your heart, I can tell! Your final two lines resonate with truth and clarity how love is at the core of our very existence:
‘Whatever the situation, love enhances,
Expands our life, expands all creation.’
Sublime! Xx ❤️
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Annika, thank you for this beautiful comment. I am smiling this drizzly morning. You have spotted the two mainstays 🤗, the value of a friend like this is worth more than gold and precious gifts. As to the Blackbird, yes, I do adore him and we sing together.
Thank you for quoting those final line. They felt and feel so important and true. Bless. ❤️.
Miriam
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This is what the world need more of. Thank you for creating such good, loving energy here!
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JoAnna, thank you for your great comment. The day the energy of love overtakes anger and hate we will find peace on this beautiful planet.
miriam
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That will be one fine day to change the world. ❤
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Someone who makes you smile. But someone you can cry with, when you need to. That’s what we all crave, Miriam? 🙂 🙂 Thanks for voicing it so beautifully.
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Indeed, Jo, we all need such people in our lives as we need to be the same to someone too. Thank you for your wise comment.
Miriam
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