Fourteen Lines

Ferrick Gray

for Poetry Showcase

 When fourteen lines are used to write a verse,
 These fourteen lines, fond memories oft recall —
 Just fourteen lines? You ask. Well what is worse,
 To use these fourteen lines or none at all?
 In fourteen lines, I pause to gaze a while,
 In fourteen lines, I touch your tender cheek,
 In fourteen lines, I see your loving smile,
 In fourteen lines, I drown in your mystique.
 But you may wonder, if I really feel
 The things I say, (O’ quell this aching heart!)
 I beg of you, accept my sound appeal —
 To give my all, and never be apart.
  A verse so simple, with a love so true;
  In fourteen lines, I write my love for you.