Rise up this morn, ingenue divine.
Sing joy unto the skies for youth,
for energy and love.
Live now to dance in flower laden fields.
Soon enough
petals shall shrivel upon their stalks,
energy depleted.
But love, if tended well,
will never desert you.
Written for dVerse, the virtual pub for poets around the globe. Today, Monday, August 22nd is Quadrille Monday. Linda asks us to write a quadrille (poem of exactly 44 words, sans title) including the word “morning” or a form of the word. If you look carefully in the first line of Ode to Love, morning is there, albeit broken in to two words.
Apologies to dVersers! I am on a cruise until September 2nd and have very little access to the internet…and when I do, it is intermittant. Therefore I am unable to read your posts to dVerse prompts. Do not feel the necessity to read or post comments on my poems during this time since I can rarely reciprocate.
PS: Poem before this one on my blog, includes photos from our first cruise to the Norwegian Fjords. We are on back-to-back cruises and have just begun the second leg, our Best of Scandinavia cruise.
lillian the home poet 
“But love, if tended well,
will never desert you.”
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A great sentiment to love…
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How beautiful, Lil. This reads like a lovely psalm. Happy cruising!
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This is very touching Lil, love it! 🙂✌🏼❤️
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So true! Beautifully said.
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I don’t know how you managed to write and post your ode to love while on a cruise in Europe, Lill! Are you still in Germany? As you can see, I’ve been following your progress. I enjoyed the imperatives, calling for the reader to make the most of life – and that’s what you’re doing on your cruise. What an ending, a reminder to tend love well!
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Beautiful work, masterfully delivered, L.. Thanks. Sail on!
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Beautiful Lillian! Enjoy your wonderful trip.
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Beautiful poem and picture! Have a great time!!
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Love those last two lines!!!
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“True love never dies.”… timeless message. Loved this!
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Beautifully written, Lillian. I love the reminder that love never fails!
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Amen! Well said, this is lovely.
Pat
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That first line is great!
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“But love, if tended well,
will never desert you.”
There is nothing more powerful than love.
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Loved the closing lines.
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“But love, if tended well,
will never desert you.”
Beautiful. 🙂
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Even love needs nuture
“But love, if tended well,”
Much💖love
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A lovely tribute to love!
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A joyous poem, Lillian! Have fun on the cruises.
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Oh my that’s nice!!
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Love the empowerment in this beautiful piece! ❤
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This is so very very true, Lillian!
❤
David
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Divine!
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