The era of love is an endless lake
a parable, a song, an inviolable shade
and every time you come to pass
all over again
You’re ardor, lofty days of youth
a Poet’s need and word of truth
I watch as sorrow washed away with rain
Oh that love should abide by a foolish tongue
my heart to a wild remembrance has clung
for every time you come to pass
all over again
Photo credits: Pixabay
“Each time you happen to me all over again.” – The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton
Posted for Rommy’s Challenge @ Real Toads
& Posted on ‘Open Link Night’ @ dVerse Pub
66 Responses
This speaks of forgiveness and passion, and how reconciliation can be as sweet as a first kiss. Really pretty stuff.
Thank you so much, Rommy 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
(and thank you for the lovely prompt)
I like this a lot. The last stanza is incredible.
Thank you so much, Toni 😀 so good to see you ❤️
I do love the way you describe the best kind of love… of falling once again
Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
A beautiful and moving write Sanaa :o) xxx
Thank you so much, Xenia 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Forgiveness, reconciliation, accommodation–love is not linear. Your poem is truly romantic, but a hint of pragmatism. How many times can the human heart start over on yet another love journey? I believe, we are meant to love, and be loved–without it we are turtles without shells–functional but incomplete. hope there are no limits on love ReDos
Thank you so much, Glenn 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
Sigh-worthy
Thank you so much, Debi 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
I see no neutral tones in this, Sanaa…very romantic.
Thank you so much, Gayle 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Opening lines are lovely ~ Sweet and romantic ~
Thank you so much, Grace 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Vert heartwarming to read, fine lines.
Thank you so much, Blogoratti 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Nice first line: “The era of love is an endless lake”
Thank you so much, Frank 😀 so good to see you ❤️
You absolutely write the most lovely poems about love! 🙂
Aww! ❤️ Thank you so much, Lillian 😀 so glad you enjoyed it! ❤️
Reflection of a lover’s heart.
Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Martin ❤️
What a lot of wisdom there is in this poem Sanaa, for thinking back over the years all those loves in my life are still there in my memory and as strong and loving as they were back then.
Thank you so much, Robin 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Nice! I just discovered finally what a romantic, you are. 🙂
Zq
Thank you so much, ZQ 😀 so good to see you ❤️
You’re kidding, right? Sanaa is a total romantic – for which her devoted and delighted readers are ever thankful.
❤️❤️❤️
I need a canoe to venture on that endless lake again…LOVEly, Sanaa!
Aww! ❤️ Thank you so much, Lynn 😀 so glad you enjoyed it! ❤️
I love the circular form of the poem, Sanaa, and the repetition of ‘all over again’, both of which emphasise the endless lake.
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Hmmm, not sure this is quite neutral, but it certainly has plenty of desire to forgive. Very moving!
Thank you so much, Marina 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Captivating from the powerful opening to the poignantly circular finish. Masterly done.
Thank you so much, Colin 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Lovely poem!
Thank you so much, Annell 😀 so good to see you ❤️
The repetitions are just perfect in this poem.
Thank you so much, Jane 😀 so good to see you ❤️
This is exquisite, Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Oh Sanaa this is truly lovely! I love it!
Thank you so much, Carrie 😀 so good to see you ❤️
How beautiful! It’s full of wonderful phrases and concepts; I love ‘wild remembrance’ best of all. You have such a gift for combining words in deliciously startling ways which seem nevertheless perfectly ‘right’..
Awww!❤️ Thank you so much, Rosemary 😀 so glad you enjoyed it!❤️
A beautiful quote and you worked the theme so well, especially in the final stanza.
Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
It is soothing to the heart 🙂
Thank you so much, Vandana 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Beautifully written!
Thank you so much, Bryan 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Beautiful job ~ inspiration from the line is perfect
Thank you so much, Helen 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Life, love, and relationships are definitely things of circles. We can only hope to learn and grow every time we dance and dance and dance again…
Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, Magaly ❤️
A wonderful quote by Wharton. Love is a very peculiar deja vu, isn’t it.
It certainly is 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Sarah ❤️
Love is an endless lake is my favorite line.
Thank you so much, Colleen 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
That ardor is evident here..keeping it alive is a wonderful thing. Well done 🙂
Thank you so much, Kathy 😀 so good to see you ❤️
A stunning ‘endless lake of beauty’ in your words, Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Sara 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️