In My Simple Clumsy Way

Kevin Hulme

I gather thoughts and so engage;

By letters formed upon the page-

To write of Secrets from Hearts Domain;

Those feelings warm, in Sweetest pain.

To relate the Girl with Nature's Store;

By Analogy's fill and Sentiments pore.

 

So I sing  of Twilights in August days;

Your Temper matched by Forest Ways.

An  Oft frayed Cliche for your Eyes;

The Warming Sun when on the Rise.

The Twinkling Stars that duly knew;

A Kindred Spirit of brighter Hue.

A Girl as free as the Wind that Sails;

Through Patchwork Fields and upland Dales.

With Breathless tones the voice implies;

Of Winding Brooks and Flowing Sighs

Through full soft lips I'd fain unite;

With Roses Pink and Peonies bright.

 

These colours grand of the Poetry kind;

I'd paint of you straight from the Mind.

But If laid out in Humble  speech;

I'd get confused -  words out of reach.

For in my Simple Clumsy Way;

I'd struggle hard what's plain to say.

So forget the Poems ,  here's something NEW-

In Modest Words :   I Love You.

 

 

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Comments5

  • Friendship

    Nicely written

    • Kevin Hulme

      Thank you for Reading. Appreciate it

      • Friendship

        You're so welcome

      • sorenbarrett

        Quite the way to say it Kevin. Well done.

        • Kevin Hulme

          Thank you. And for Reading.

          • sorenbarrett

            You are most welcome

          • Tristan Robert Lange

            Kevin, this really moved me. I smiled when I reached the ending. After all the beautiful imagery and romantic comparisons, the poem arrives at the simplest words of all…and somehow they carry the most weight. Wonderful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

            • Kevin Hulme

              Thank you. As always thanks for Reading and Commenting.

              • Kevin Hulme

                And thank you for the Fave.👍

              • Thomas W Case

                There’s a graceful sweep to this—language reaching high, only to find truth waiting in something plain and honest.

                Feels like all the poetry was just a long הדרך… to arrive at “I love you” and mean it.

                • Kevin Hulme

                  Thank you for your message and Reading.

                • arqios

                  A most serious poem from your varied garden 🙏🕊️



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