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LOVE IS LIKE THE SEA
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Love is like the sea
There are hidden depths
You never know how deep it is
If you only stick your toe in
Just think how much more
We have yet to discover –
Let’s jump in!
Romantic love can be
A source of pleasure and of pain
You have to let your spirit reign
With majesty yet humbly
In order to gain
The greatest gift humans can share –
Come on, let’s swim away!
And now we’re floating, like a boat
And now we’re diving – water in my throat
But that’s just how it is and will always be
Sometimes floating like a dream
Other times we want to choke
Unless we go for broke
And stroke this crazy emotion – we’ll be left standing on the shore!
© Copyright – Marie Williams – April 2009
Love is like the Sea
ComeFlywithme 
Oh so loved this Marie.. 🙂 and so happy as I turned on the reader this afternoon yours just jumped up at me..
What a great way to describe LOVE
Love has so much more depths seeking to be explored.. And once we dip our toe in.. We can be swept away by the tide..
Loved being swept away.. <3… hope you are well dear friend.. xx Hugs ❤ Sue
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I love that you loved this Sue. Love is in the air …
Happy Valentine’s Day when it comes!:)
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❤ xxx
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Sue, the last couple of lines were missing on your comments ’til I posted. How can I not send you hugs back, dear friend! XxX
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Haha…. WP is playing games.. 🙂 <3… Thank you and to you too.. really enjoyed your poem Marie.. Love and MEGA HUGS xxx Back. ❤
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I missed you. Invisible hugs ☺️
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Why didn’t you call? lol Squashy, heartfelt hugs back, my friend. 🙂
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How come I when you are too busy contemplating what gift to give to your valentine? 😛
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Neal, dearest, I don’t understand the question. Oh! You mean ‘can’ and not ‘come’. You are my only Valentine …:)x
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Apologies my dearest Marie. You see typos tend to happen when love’s in the air :P..
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Forgiven in a heartbeat dearest! I’m hoping that the flowers you sent arrive safely tomorrow …lol
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Pray that DHL doesn’t mess up with the delivery 😉
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hahahahahhaa! Xx
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Damn DHL! The flowers never arrived, but it was so sweet of you to send them. I hope whoever got them by mistake is enjoying them as much as I would have – had they arrived. :)))
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That’s ok.. my heart always ebbs for you ☺️
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Neal I am quite enjoying this blogging romance.:) You can be sure my heart ebbs for you too. 🙂
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Remember my words? “Anything to see you smile ” 🙂
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Oh Neal! So lovely! Thank you for making me smile today. 🙂 I hope you are smiling too?
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Nah.. But trying just like I always do 🙂
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Keep trying Neal. You know you’re a very special person and deserve much happiness. 🙂
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Just brilliant. Says it all really. Love your choice of metaphors. You have hidden depths yourself My Girl……
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You are a sweetheart! Thanks so much. :)Xx
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What a rich analogy and how appropriate! Not to mention perfectly timed! Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day! ❤
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Thank you Anna. I aim to please! Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day too, dear friend. Xx
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What’s not to like? A holiday centered around chocolate. :)))
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Steady on now! :)))
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Lovely to see you giving vent to the poetess within, Marie. So, what’s happening, are you down at the coast currently, so to speak. 😉
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I was going to be a little bit cheeky here Hariod, but I find that sometimes my wit is misplaced (sadly, for me! :0). So, I will give you a serious answer: I’m at the bottom of the ocean ….
And it’s lovely to see you here bearing compliments, which I unashamedly love!
When’s your offering coming? February is heralding March and I’ve not been privy to your promise …hahaha
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Tomorrow. I keep my promises.
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You’re up early?
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The early bird catches the most worms as they say! lol
Seriously, you have taken the words right out of my mouth Hariod. It was only because I was distracted by another blogger (figuratively speaking) that you got in before me with your question. And yes is the answer to your question – just doing a little morning meditation … what’s your reason? Or are you normally up at this time? 🙂
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Thank you Hariod. I never doubted you for one moment. But if for any reason there is a hiccup – I know a really good cure …:)
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What is it?
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Hariod, do you mean for hiccups or do you mean if you haven’t written the post yet, and you are afraid that your promise might be broken? I have cures for both, but am reluctant to divulge both at the same time as it can be very draining … lol
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I just woke up unusually early and felt very awake, for some reason. My cure for hiccups is a prayer to St. Jude — the patron Saint of Lost Causes. That never works though, so it’s a case of drinking a glass of water from the wrong side following the prayer. That said, I very rarely get hiccups.
I’ve written the post, so there’ll be no hiccups on that front; I just decided to hang back and not post on the weekend as many others do. Tuesday is such a nice sounding day, don’t you think? Thursday is quite nice, but Tuesday has the edge in my book.
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Your cure dear Hariod begs the question which side is the wrong side of a glass? Please don’t feel obligated to answer that. My cure for hiccups though is to get someone to give you a fright. As you live alone, that might be tricky. Do you have a ghost there? lol
If you had not already written the post, then I would suggest (for a remedy) to recycle an old post and give it a new name and jazz it up a little so that your avid followers don’t guess that they have read it before.
Tuesday is a nice sounding day, I am inclined to agree – but with you I’m inclined to agree with everything. Tch, there I go flirting again. Sorry, you have that effect on me …:)
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Ah, if only I was 60 years younger . . .
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Hariod, age is no barrier to my passions … lol
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Hariod, please forgive me for any confusion today, but re my earlier message, the comments which might amuse you are indeed on ‘Primary Colours’. You might like to scroll down to Jackie’s comments today.:)
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Promises …promises …
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Very beautiful!
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Thank you so much Vonita. 🙂
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Hi Marie,
Great word pictures. Yep, love works when LOVE can do what it is meant to do in our lives. Thanks for sharing,
Gary
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Hi Gary – thanks so much for your insightful comment. God bless, Marie
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YAAASSSSS! Going for broke! Let’s swim in this love! I loved it Marie!
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Aww thanks Lady G! Let’s drown in this love ….(figuratively speaking!) Xx
YAAASSS!!!!
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YAAASSSSS! I get it! It’s a romantic image, indeed.
By the way, if you want to hear your girl’s voice, you need to check out a post where me and another blogger try our hand at sounding like “quiet storm’ DJs. Check it out here:
https://joyfulprocess.blog/2017/02/14/love-is-in-the-air-the-drops-romantictuesday/
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Yes, I saw that post Lady G and fully intend to check it out. I’ll let you know as soon as I listen to it. YYAAASSSS!!!!! :)))
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Lady G, I have tried clicking on the link, but it is not working. I will have to find another way to listen. Rest assured, I will find a way.:)
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Awww…I think you would have gotten a little laugh out of it!
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I haven’t given up hope on accessing it Lady G. I’m going to try again later. I’m going to read your post on ‘breakfast’ now ….:)
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No the link won’t play – just silence, I’m afraid. I even got Lady M Jnr to have a try in case I was doing something wrong. Guess I’ll have to wait awhile before I hear those dulcet tones …:)
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Here’s the funny part…that’s exactly how T. Wayne describes my recording: “dulcet toned.”
Mystic Marie strikes again 🙂
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Mystic Marie! God Winking! Yeaahhhh! Can T. Wayne put it on Youtube? Maybe I could access it that way? Just a thought ….:)x
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That’s a great idea. Sadly it’s only 5 or 6 seconds long so it might not be worth your while to go listen to that little bit 😦
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OK Lady G. I imagine you sound like Ella Fitzgerald, Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin ….:) Am I wrong?! lol
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LOL!!!!! That is hilarious!!!!! My speaking voice is probably closer to that of Janet Jackson; that said, I can’t sing either.
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I like to hear you laugh M’Lady! It makes my day, knowing you somewhere over the other side of the pond rotflyao!
Are you saying Janet Jackson can’t sing??! hahahahhaaa
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Per Janet…Well…Er….Um……
LOl!!!
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ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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YAAASSSSS! I meant NOOOOOOOO
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STOP IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahaha
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Love this Marie 💕 so glad I came across your blog today.
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I love that you loved this Val. I’m so glad you connected with me today. 🙂
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Love fest 💛😍💛
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🙂 🙂
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“Other times we want to choke
Unless we go for broke” can you elaborate on this please??
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Hey Tareau! Elaborate: I’m using the sea as a metaphor here for the emotion of loving someone. When you are in the sea if you swallow too much water, it can seem as if you are choking. When you are in love or you love someone, and things are not going well or the love is unrequited it makes you feel bad – that’s like choking. Going for broke – that’s to say, you go all out for love: you don’t think about all the things that might make you want to shun/avoid/keep your distance/not get involved with someone because you don’t want to get hurt/you’ve been hurt before/you feel your love might not be returned/you find it hard to commit – all those reasons and maybe you can find some more. To sum it up, I’m saying that unless you take a chance on ‘love’ you will lose out – hence ‘left standing on the shore – another metaphor. Happy?? 🙂
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Yes
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Great! If you’re happy, then I am happy. Have a good day T. 🙂
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Well it’s night over here and I just got off work
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Ok. Well in that case have a good night!
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Reblogged this on johncoyote and commented:
Please read and enjoy the work of a talented writer.
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Thank you very much for re-blogging this John. It’s lovely to be supported and encouraged in this way.
It is also good to see you here – it has been a while. I hope things have been going well for you. 🙂
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You are welcome. Good poetry need to be read by more people.
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Thank you so much. That’s very kind of you to say that.
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I enjoyed the poem. About my favorite places. The sea and love.
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So pleased to know that you enjoyed my poem John. Thank you!
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Beyond excellent! I love the opening a lot!
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Oristel, I love your comment! What a compliment! Thank you so much. And while I am here, may I thank you for your wonderful support for reading so many of my posts. I am beyond happy! 🙂
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😊😊😊😊🙈🙈🙈🏅🏅🏅 You are so much welcome!
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My daughter revealed to me her love of poetry, and I thought you might like to know that I’m sharing some of your works with her on Fb.
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Thank you so much! I feel privileged that you like my poetry enough to share it with your daughter – that’s a huge compliment and truly appreciated.
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I was pleased to learn she loves poetry. I had no idea, and I’m honored to share your works.
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Thank you once again! 🙂
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Reblogged this on seekthebestblog and commented:
In the spirit of St. Valentine’s Day, I have decided to select and recite some romantic pieces from a few of my favorite poets on WordPress.
Today, I give you:
Love is like the Sea…
A piece written by a lovely and gifted poet, my sister from the UK, Marie.
Recited by Lady G.
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