For Ever and a Day



Once again the flowers bloom,
and Cupid makes his rounds.
Your smile brings light to the room,
your beauty, it astounds.

I love you more than I love life,
and so with this bouquet;
I pledge my heart to you, my wife,
for ever and a day.

©Criss F. Rosenlof 2/6/2015
- a simple message for a Valentine's bouquet.
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Scheme ABAB CDCD CD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 311
Words 57
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 2

Criss F Rosenlof

 · 1969 · Utah

Criss has been writing poetry since a "Reflections" contest in the second grade. He has been married for over 30 years as of this writing, and has 4 children, and 8 grandchildren. more…

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