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Weston Parker's avatar

I've often thought that the power of the poem often lands at the end and so you could start your next one with "always his arms".

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

I like that idea!

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Lisa Jensen's avatar

Oooh cool idea!

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David's avatar

Ahh the strength of arms isn’t how much they can lift but how well they hold. Beautiful piece of art!

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

Thank you so much, David. I agree 💛.

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Judith Silver's avatar

beautiful.....happy valentine's day....enduring love.

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

Thank you, Mom! 😊

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Lisa Jensen's avatar

What a beautiful, tender poem - that last stanza slays me (in the good way)!

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

Thank you, Lisa 💛. It’s an old poem at this point, but I still feel every bit of it, and it was lovely to revise it.

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Kathleen Hobbs's avatar

True love

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

😊 I think so too, and am so grateful.

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Always Already's avatar

stunning as usual!

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

Thank you so much, A.A.! 😊

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