Tongue Tied Poem by ivor or ivor.e hogg

I’ve heard it said romance is dead.
Perhaps my friend you’ve heard it too.
A lying rumour which has spread
around the world as rumours do.

It is not true, it couldn’t be.
As long as men and maids exist,
romance will thrive eternally.
Love letter writing will persist.

Young ladies dream of high romance.
Young men pretend that they do not.
Both he’s and she’s join in the dance
when Cupids’s arrow hits the spot.

If they are lucky they will find
the words with which they can express.
With eloquence their state of mind
in passionate inventiveness.

Romance is very much alive
and poets prove this everyday.
Though lesser mortals have to strive
to tell their love in their own way.

So three short words must satisfy.
When spoken with sincerity.
No matter how hard some men try
they lack the capability..

But somehow they communicate
their love for you is strong and true
and let their actions compensate
for words they cannot say to you.

7-Jul-07