What is Love: A Poem?

Not too long ago a friend of mine asked me to do something. Being a person that never backs down from a request unless absolutely unable to accomplish the task, I started to working on it. The person of whom I'm speaking helped me realize that I could write a poem and I've received a lot of praise from my friends here. I even studied poem structure and so on because I'm partially a nerd, and partially obsessive compulsive. I don't fully understand the intent behind a non rhyming poem because it seems like its not really a poem to me. I have read numerous others poems that didn't rhyme and have liked them, I also received from reading them a message that I interpreted but wasn't sure if it was the right message. I've come to realize that it doesn't matter if what I got from it was right or not. The whole purpose behind them was so I could get what I wanted out of them, not the letter of the poem. I hope that makes sense. Anyway, I wrote this as an introduction to the challenged poem.

Now is the time

For a poem without rhyme

A request by PoetLorraine

so my rhythm I'll attempt to restrain

Though I'm not quite sure

this challenge has a special allure.

This should be fun

I'll do my best

but when I'm done

I'll give my pen a rest.

The morning dew glistens upon the grass

The birds chirp their morning songs

The sun warms my skin with a kiss

And a gentle breeze teases my hair

Peaceful

A flower opens itself to the day

A tree dances to an unheard song

A creek babbles a soothing tune

Animals play with sheer delight

Happy

I gently wake to the morning sun

She at my side asks me to stay

I have so much to do

But instead I choose her.

We kiss and tickle and fondle

Then join together in a familiar dance

I know everything will be ok

Because she sets my heart at ease.

Breakfast smells fill the house

A meal fit for a king

We sit and gaze at each other

Completely lost yet where we need to be

Like the tree, we dance

No music but by the rhythm of our hearts

We carousel around the living room

This is like a dream within a dream.

A picnic we decide

Packed we head to the park

And pick out a lovely spot

High on the hill by ourselves

Swans lazily circle the pond

Cicadas sing a song of love

Birds fly and swoop

Entangled in a dance mid air.

The sun sets early today

And the sky turns a lovely hue

We wait for the first star

Then we each make a wish.

Happy forever we want

And as the sky populates

I point to hers

Tears of joy fill her eyes

Life has no better gifts

Than the love of another

A complete surrender of the heart

To the person you have chosen

Our only request made

Is to keep a smile

On our lips

And a rhyme in our voice.

Give every last ounce

To please the one

You choose to be with

Never give in and never give up.

The End

 This is obviously for my wife, written for her and about her.  This is also for PoetLorraine in response to your challenge.  Thank you. 

P.S.

I accept challenges at all times, and I will respond unless I am unable to complete it, but I'll give it a go.

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