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HE WANTED HER TO KNOW
He wanted her to know he loved her
and that his love would never stop
He thought…what if I shouted ‘I Love You’
from the highest mountain top?
Surely then what’s in my heart
she would understand
when she hears my words ride upon the wind
or echo off the land.
And then he thought…what if we walked along the water’s edge
together hand in hand
and I stopped…drew a heart and wrote,
‘I Love You’ in the sand
Surely then she’d understand
I could not love her more
when she sees what’s in my heart…
written on the shore.
But then he realized…words written in the sand
or echoed from the mountain quickly fade away.
He wanted something that would last forever
something that would stay.
Something permanent to let her know
the love in his heart would never disappear…
So every day he holds her close
and whispers “I Love You”…in her ear.
Love this!
Love this!
Do good. Be good.
Sweet words. Love is indeed a
Sweet words. Love is indeed a repeated act over time.
A recommendation, if it's okay: The line "or echoed from the mountain quickly fade away" might preserve and even further enhance the flow of the poem more so if it were a bit condensed. It feels a bit out of time with the rest of the poem, as it is written. This type of approach sometimes is very effective, but considering the placement of the line in the poem, it might be more effective to try to condense the concept in that line a bit. Just a thought, hopefully it's a useful thought to you.
Either way, loving words very much in the grain of the romantic era.