Love, have I hurt you, yet you love me still;
When I am bitter; still you understand;
You knew I was alone, and took my hand;
And knew I loved you as I always will.
Love me, as I love you, though you’ve hurt me;
So fine you are, how could I but forgive;
The girl whose magic taught a boy to live;
The woman who would teach a man to see.
We never let our circumstance prevail;
And ever after felt our bold belief;
What power, this, may triumph over grief;
And leaves but little meaningless travail.
Not fire for strength, to grist the mill, nor more
To climb–No hill–but bad times to ignore.
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I like it! Very clean reading and the rhyme scheme is nice. As always, your sentiments are my favorite part. There’s just something about the way your mind works that I like…
heh.
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Forgiving the hurts and ignoring bad times is what makes for a contented life. Love prevails. Lovely sonnet, David.
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Absolutely. Thank you for your most well considered thoughts.
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