I am a publisher from Cleveland Ohio. I actively promote my poets. May I include your blog on our virtual tours? http://www.knightwriterllC.com
By all means please do. It’s nice to get a comment that’s not spam. I had about 250 poems up on the blog but removed them a while back and there are just three there now.
I have put together a collection which I have called Alfie Poems (title track below). Do you accept submissions for consideration?
Not selfish pleasure, as I thought, but love
For isolated pleasures quickly sour
Love feeds a hunger nothing else avails
The power of love all others overpowers
And love is needed in the giving too
For giving love gives more than may appear
From love nothing but goodness emanates
In this one virtue many more inhere
Forgiveness, patience, kindness, thoughtfulness
Compassion, honour, gentleness, respect
Love is a light that never dissipates
But propagates, diffuses and reflects
And though by love received is life made sweet
It is in giving love we are complete
I am a publisher from Cleveland Ohio. I actively promote my poets. May I include your blog on our virtual tours?
http://www.knightwriterllC.com
By all means please do. It’s nice to get a comment that’s not spam. I had about 250 poems up on the blog but removed them a while back and there are just three there now.
I have put together a collection which I have called Alfie Poems (title track below). Do you accept submissions for consideration?
With kind regards,
Peter Duff
Dublin, Ireland
peter@peterduff.ie
tel: 00 353 87 6791439
Alfie’s Answer
“What’s it all about, Alfie?” – Hal David
Not selfish pleasure, as I thought, but love
For isolated pleasures quickly sour
Love feeds a hunger nothing else avails
The power of love all others overpowers
And love is needed in the giving too
For giving love gives more than may appear
From love nothing but goodness emanates
In this one virtue many more inhere
Forgiveness, patience, kindness, thoughtfulness
Compassion, honour, gentleness, respect
Love is a light that never dissipates
But propagates, diffuses and reflects
And though by love received is life made sweet
It is in giving love we are complete
© Peter Duff 2012