Love Poem: Like an Axe Used To Split Kindling for Fire
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Written by: Dennis Spilchuk

Like an Axe Used To Split Kindling for Fire

Like an Axe Used To Split Kindling for Fire

Like an axe used to split kindling for fire,
Her beauty repeatedly strikes at my heart,
Encouraging sparks of desire that inspire
Me to bravely approach her without swagger.

I, in livery, and she, robed in fine cloth,
Comport in accord with that which is proper;
Express youthful, sentimental, foolish tropes,
Indulged in cautiously during our rapport.

Blustery adaptations amuse our spirits
At her pleasure, confident in my prescience.
We play charades insouciantly within limits,
Aware of time and place and our adolescence.

Music warms the heart’s revival of remembrance;
Our minds exploit these encounters with exuberance.