Love Poems

are serious business.
Everyone writes them
even if they don't admit it.
The object of affection
becomes more than human
in the eyes of the lover.
Such grand pronouncements!
Declarations so vast and grand
that they could be renaissance
paintings on display in a museum.
What matters?
What is the substance?
Simple.
I love you.
I love you passionately.
I love you deeply.
With you I am enriched.
Without you I am diminished.
I grow with each of your kisses.
I am nurtured by each embrace.
Give me your heart.
You possess me
mind, body, and spirit,
Dear one.