When She Loved Me - pipTalk Forums

How to Join	Member's Area	Private Library	Search	Sanctuary		Login
Main Forums	Discussion	Tech Talk	Mature Content	Archives	A home without a wall, Our haven without ends, A circle we all call Our Family of Friends!

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

0 posted 2011-10-10 05:09 PM

When She Loved Me

When she loved me we took walks.
Hand in hand we looked at stars,
spoke of babies,
held moonlight in our eyes,
traded hearts and smiles,
stopped being two - became one.

But it was a lie,
a silly game that children do,
young hearts playing at love,
being mommy and daddy,
dreaming silly dreams,
saying foolish words about things
never meant to be.

When we loved again,
childhood fantasies were gone,
starlight was replaced by reality,
babies cried in the middle of the night,
two hearts argued about whose turn it was -
and somewhere we stopped being one,
became two.

When she loved me,
we took walks hand in hand,
wished on stars,
lit the moon,
and I loved her,
yes, I loved her,
and I want us to be one again.

When she loved me next
the children were gone,
our hair turned gray,
our skin lost its youth,
age showed in our smiles,
but somewhere, we stopped being two,
became one,
took moonlight walks,
hand in hand,
speaking of babies grown,
grandchildren coming,
traded hearts and smiles,
were young again.

When she loves me,
as I love her,
there could never be an end
to the dreams we dream,
the things we see,
the words we share -
and I love her,
as she loves me,
and whisper lovers' words
only we can hear,
as we lay there
in the end of years,
remembering the life we've shared.

When she loves me - Oh,
when she loves me. . .
I love her
so much more.

                 ~~~

© wesley james beard, jr
  october 2011

Note: an older - 10 or so years -  piece my daughter had never seen till yesterday and re-posted at her request.

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

1 posted 2011-10-10 05:20 PM

Sounds to me like you both fought the good fight and surmounted the obstacles that many people cave into and wash their hands of the whole damn thing. That is the way is used to be, and it still is to an extent, but far too many give up when the fairytale they thought they were in became reality . . . What a shock.

I'm keeping this one, because it is a keeper.

~*~ Tell me whom you love, and I will tell you who you are.--Houssaye ~*~

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

2 posted 2011-10-10 07:28 PM

Wonderful...James

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

3 posted 2011-10-10 07:32 PM

What a wise man you are to have written marriage so well. Bless both your hearts!
Lori

Michael

Moderator

Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-13

Posts 7666
California

4 posted 2011-10-10 07:35 PM

Wow... this is remarkable. For someone as myself, it tells me it's ok to still love someone who doesn't love me anymore. I think I needed to hear that.

The ending was powerful... brought a smile to my lips. You are blessed.
Michael

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

5 posted 2011-10-10 08:06 PM

**Thanks to all for the read and comments...

**Michael...I still love my junior high/high school sweetheart as much as I ever did and she gave me up 53 years ago.

You NEVER have to stop loving them: you just have to go on without them and love their memory (which "grew" you in one way or another) while loving someone else in reality.

j.

ebonygirl
Member Elite

since 2011-07-14

Posts 2000
California U.S.A

6 posted 2011-10-10 10:07 PM

Wow, so touching, well done, jwesley, ms. e

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

7 posted 2011-10-11 09:30 AM

Dear Jimmy, this really touches my heart profoundly. A wonderful reality write, where love and wisdom are equally lived and honored.

Sniff sniff ... It is poignant to that point!

M

JL
Member Ascendant

since 2004-04-01

Posts 6128
Texas, USA

8 posted 2011-10-11 01:38 PM

Ah my friend, you have penned a treasure here. Words I hope you have whispered to your wife on one of your moon-lit walks.
Very nice J.

JL

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.
Maranatha!

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

9 posted 2011-10-12 05:21 AM

A wise and wonderful view of life and love, Jimmy.
Ida

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

10 posted 2011-10-12 12:08 PM

All the ups and downs, pushes and pulls along the path to lasting.

This is so very beautiful!

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

11 posted 2011-10-22 07:51 PM

I am so glad that your daughter found this, Jimmy. What a wonderful poem to read about her parents and to share with us.

Thank you to you both.
Alison

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

12 posted 2011-10-22 10:07 PM

This is golden, jwesley~~ Tugs so hard at my heart strings you know.

Coming full circle is a gift, something about getting back to where we once belonged....
yea, it's all good, really really good. Thanks for this, it is so very meaninful to me.

Earth Angel
Member Empyrean

since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

13 posted 2011-10-22 11:48 PM

Jim, that was one of the most beautiful love poems that I have ever read.
It actually brought tears to my eyes.
You and your wife are both blessed.

Wishing you continued happiness together as one...

Linda

The Lady
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-12-26

Posts 7634
The Southwest

14 posted 2011-10-23 01:03 AM

James, you have stolen my heart with this one.

	⇧ top of page ⇧
All times are ET (US). All dates are in Year-Month-Day format.