A Love Song Poem by Barry Middleton

A Love Song

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I think I'll end this story with a love song.
I hope that you will also sing along.

The love I'm thinking of is not a person.
It is about a love that's always certain.

It is about my life and how I loved it.
I would go on but I may have to quit.

I found where rivers run with gold and silver,
where icy mountain waters made me shiver.

In the deepest forest's darkened shade,
I knew the beauty of the glen and glade.

I loved my childhood and our simple home,
the smell and texture of the southern loam.

And I do love my far flung family,
though I don't often show that openly.

I love the friends I have and those who passed.
I never would accept a different cast.

No matter how, no matter where I went,
I recall it all as heaven sent.

I loved the sky, the forest and the sea,
the stars and Universe that sets me free.

A Love Song
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: death,family,friends,home,life,memories
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Nosheen Irfan 25 August 2016

Wowww. lovely song, full of warmth n exuberance, depicting contentment n a zest for life. I like how you go back to your past n put in bits n pieces from childhood. You give a glimpse of your whole life in a single poem. Remarkable. A10

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Barry Middleton 25 August 2016

Thanks Nosheen. Perhaps I should write more like that. I'll see what I can do.

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Pamela Sinicrope 24 August 2016

That's a beautiful love song that I would sing along to. It reminds me of a song I used to sing by Jim Croce...and I read your poem to his melody. The words and the sentiment are just right. None of us get to stay forever, but I hope you get to stay as long as possible. Its good to be grateful for what is right in this life. Take care.

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Barry Middleton 24 August 2016

Thanks Pamela. This was the last poem in one of my self published books - Horizons. I see one of my oncologists on Monday and the other on Wednesday.It has been a year and a half since I was diagnosed.1 to 5 years is the life expectancy so the clock is ticking. I am dealing with it and my poetry is the main thing that helps me to cope.

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