tides of love

The waves of love swept over him

to gently dim the fear he had

of pain of loss and loneliness

with ocean’s kiss and dreamy sand

He would awake inside a dream

the tide now seemed to dissipate

and standing in the pale moonlight

a brand new sight his blissful fate

Now at long last he knew it real

that two could feel what books tell of

and both learned it would never end

fear could not rend two souls in love

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This poem was written using the meter/assonacne from Tolkien’s Song of Eärendil. Something about this structure gives the sense of motion and adventure to me, which feels right given that finding love and the shared life of continuously renewed commitment once it is kindled are both their own kind of journey.

Also I rewrote parts of this so many times despite it only being three stanzas and I decided to just send it before I stay up all night lol anyway I hope you enjoyed <3