Without
Disgrace
Yes,
I would rather be your friend and not your lover,
Better
than a parting, and trying to recover,
Better
than a short time of passions bliss,
A
fleeting moment of your tender kiss.
I
would rather keep you close to me,
In
pure love, than have a tainted ecstasy,
Where
I know that you will leave with time,
Leaving
only sad memories and remorse behind.
My
heart shall fill with loves own flame
Always
at the thought of your dear name,
Enough
is remembered, locked in a special place,
To
build fond memories feeling no disgrace.
Born on Feb. 27, 1940 in
Barkingside, Essex, England, Yvonne Sparkes, immigrated to New York in April,
1948 with her parents. She now resides
in Chelmsford, Essex and has two sons.
She has a book published by Cyberwit called Captured Images. A
writer for many years, Yvonne has been published in Israel, Germany, France,
Australia, America, and Britain. She has
read her poetry in public at Church and Knockout Competitions. Her hobbies are
travel, the arts, reading, hiking, taking her Scottish Terrier for walks, and
spending time with family and friends.
Dear Yvonne,
ReplyDeleteI enjoy the way this poem rhymes so naturally; nothing seems forced. Do send us more examples of your delightful work.
Blessings,
Michael
Thankyou Michael. You are very kind, and I am so pleased
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Kind Regards,
Yvonne
yes, sad but so true that good friendships can be ruined by a fling. love this thoughtful write
ReplyDeleteYes Jack. My poetry is based on life experience, I
Deletefind this to be so. Thankyou so much for taking the
time to post a lovely comment.
Regards,
Yvonne
Such a lovely and meaningful poem, Yvonne! Real friendship cannot be tampered with, even if emotions might dictate otherwise. Warm regards ~ paul
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