I love to write free-form, unstructured poetry. It’s honest; it’s pure; it’s emotive in a way that structured, rhyming stanzas are sometimes not.
I dedicate this free-form to my wonderful husband, D, who has no idea how much I truly appreciate him:
The Ultimate Devotion
He took his wedding vows seriously
“In sickness and in health”
He meant every word
Knowing what he promised
He’s never off duty
On call twenty-four hours a day, every day
Not only her husband and companion
But her carer and her nurse
Sometimes he watches as she sleeps
Soothing her with gentle words when the nightmares come
Holding her as convulsions wrack her slender frame
Smoothing her hair back from her troubled brow
He watches as she bathes
Not in lechery, but in concern
In case she slips under the water again
As she has done so often before
His gentle hands comfort
When meltdowns threaten
Caressing her back into a state of calmness
When nobody else ever could
His wife, his patient, his companion and lover
She always knows what he does for her
And yet she can’t tell him what he means to her
Because there are no words
© Gemma Wright, 2013
That’s so beautifully expressed, and so moving. Emotion has never come easily to me, but your poem makes my eyes moist.
The free-form works perfectly, letting your words tell the story at full power, unweakened by the artificiality and distraction of rhyme, metre or other imposed style.
Andrew.
Thank you Andrew; I like to write as and when I feel – I hate having to plan and arrange poetry.
D has always been wonderful to me; I needed him to know how grateful I am and how much I love him.
Blessed couple you are! May god continue to bless U!
Thank you – and thank you for stopping by
I wish you read my poem
Link here: http://yourstoryclub.com/poetry-and-poem/poem-love-under-lavender-tree/
Thank you for sharing that with me; it’s beautiful.
Thank you
You write beautifully from your heart.
Thank you; from you that’s a true compliment
Wow! You’re welcome, dear friend of mine.
Beautiful , beautiful poem . I can feel the love. No real need for words just love him back! ( I know you do)
I like to think he knows, but sometimes I worry that I seem ungrateful for everything he does for me. I’m more grateful than I could ever convey to him.
I am sure he knows !
This is a beautiful poem. It is so easy to take our partners for granted and forget all those little things they do for us. Well done!
Thank you; he has to do so much around the house as well as check up on me. That takes some man
This is such a beautiful poem MissusT, really beautiful.
Thank you. It’s how I feel about my husband
Would you mind if I shared it in my fb group?
Please do – I’d be delighted!
What a very moving poem, MT. You are very blessed to have such a devoted man as your life’s partner.
Thank you. I was never going to get involved again after my previous marriage broke up – let alone marry again. And then I went to a garden party and had this man shoved almost in my face. We’ll have been together six years in October, and married for a year in May
How lovely for you both. It was fate.
Beautiful. Truly beautiful.
Blessings.
It’s beautiful beyond words — still, you found the words.