Love Without Sex Poem by Colleen Courtney

Love Without Sex

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You do not need to be
joined physically.
Body to body, sex to sex
to become as one.
It can happen in the simplest of ways.
This is how I wish it to be
between you and me.

The two of us
sipping tea in front
of a roaring fire,
on a cold winter night.
The full moon glowing through
the windows
the wind howling at the door.
The two of us
feeling safe and secure
just sitting close and talking.
About our lives, our pasts.
The things we've done and
the things we'd still like to do.
Maybe to be done together,
maybe not.
Then when the words run out
perhaps we'll partake of some reading.
You with your Wilde and I
with my Housman.
Perhaps we'll read verses aloud
to each other.
Perhaps not.
So much can be conveyed in silence.

Then as the fire dwindles down
to just embering coals,
it is then that the true test comes.
Is it possible
to climb together into the same bed
to hold one another in closeness
with hearts overflowing
in deep feelings of love.
Where pieces of mind and parts of bodies
cleave to be joined as one.
But yet knowing that making
that one decision
that giving in to that oldest
of times eternal pleasures,
we could be sacrificing
what makes our being together
so special.
Because it is not in what we do
that makes our bond so exceptional.
It's in what we don't do.
It is in the not knowing, the not needing.
Even though I'm dying inside with
the wondering.

Yet our bond is best
left sacred.
To be cherished and held
in the most loving place of all.
Respectfully in our hearts.
Where we'll always find each other.
One soul mirroring another.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: love
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Terry Craddock 06 May 2014

This poem is as warm and wonderful as a long burning log fire on a cold winter's evening, would be good to take that drink, read books or verse, to share passages lines, to reflect on past passions memories still warming the heart, to draw into long moments of meaning, perhaps surrender into heart soul deep embraces, dare cross the line into the ultimate question, would decades of time be to short to define a lifetime of learning loving when two heartbeats share eternities in time

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Monica Mohan 27 October 2014

Very adorable, it is written so soulfully that anyone can feel the essence of purity in the kind of love being talked about. I wish everyone expected the same sort of love being mentioned here.

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Paul Sebastian 12 March 2014

A beautiful poem, Colleen! ! Yes, love is sacred and beautiful when shared with one you love.

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Ewen A Morrison 12 March 2014

Dear Colleen, your poem asks, tells and certainly knows...some of us are gratefully blessed this way - many thanks for sharing as you have here! Ewen

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S.zaynab Kamoonpuri 14 March 2014

Hmm it is almost imposible n unnatural to not get caried away to making love when u are with yor beloved unless one of the couple is sexualy impotent. That's why in my culture we go straight to mariage when we like someone and donot date. But i enjoyd yor quirky poem soo much. I hope u read my latest poem too.

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Exquisitely expressed. Enjoyed.

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Terry Craddock 14 September 2020

Learning Loving As Two Heartbeats Share Eternities decades of time would be to short to love define a lifetime learning loving as two heartbeats share eternities in time a dream of life enfolded heats drives out chill winter winds Inspired by the poem 'Love Without ' by the poet Colleen Courtney. Dedicated to the poet Colleen Courtney.

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Terry Craddock 14 September 2020

Heart Dares Surrender Into Soul Deep Embraces heart draws into long moments of meaning surrenders into heart soul deep embraces dares cross line into love ultimate questions Inspired by the poem 'Love Without ' by the poet Colleen Courtney. Dedicated to the poet Colleen Courtney.

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Terry Craddock 14 September 2020

Take A Rest A Hot Restoring Drink would be good to take a rest a hot restoring drink rest read books or verse to share liked passages lines to reflect on past passions memories still warming Inspired by the poem 'Love Without ' by the poet Colleen Courtney. Dedicated to the poet Colleen Courtney.

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Terry Craddock 14 September 2020

Childhood Memories Glow In Embering Coals Spiritual comfort companionship safe as warm as wonderful as a long burning log fire on an ice cold winter's evening childhood memories glow in embering coals spiritual Inspired by the poem 'Love Without ' by the poet Colleen Courtney. Dedicated to the poet Colleen Courtney.

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