mellow
love in fifty words
Photo by Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash
we take off our coats here
because there's no cold
nor judgement
to make us cover up the tender parts
so we talk about nothing
and everything
in a dialect of silly accents
and senseless sounds
only we know
and kiss by kiss
winter by winter
we soften and mellow
About the Creator
J. R. Lowe
By day, I'm a PhD student, by night.... I'm still a PhD student, but sometimes I procrastinate by writing on Vocal. Based in Australia.
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Comments (23)
kiss by kiss -winter by winter. Absolutely beautiful!! Nicely Done!!
You capture love so well, without labelling it 🥹 Very well done
Congratulations I love the personal feel of everyday life in this
Back to say congrats on the recognition!! Well-deserved for this masterwork, J.R.! :)
Well deserved placing in the challenge 🤩… unique slant on the challenge. My favourite part is: “ we take off our coats here because there's no cold nor judgement to make us cover up the tender parts”✅
Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
"Kiss by kiss / winter by winter / we soften" - oh, I love this so much, J.R. Congratulations! This is beautiful.
Lovely. Congrats.
Congratulations!
Woohoo JR!!! Congrats on Runner-up in the Love in 50 challenge!!
Congratulations ! Came back to say this was in my favorites list, so happy to see it get some love!
Lovely!
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Kiss by kiss winter by winter- we soften and mellow. Nicely Done!!
Loving describes what love should be. Well Done!!
So sweetly intimate - I love this
Such a tender and eloquent portrait of an unconditional love - beautiful, feeling work, J.R.!
Contentedly mellow & sweet. The two lives well lived together begin to look after a few decades.
Awww, this was soooo sweet! Loved your poem!
I love this, JR!! It feels familiar and so relatable, like the best kind of love!
Lovingly, descriptively, and superbly expressed!!! Love it, Jason!!!
I love this and how it reflects genuine love. What love should be!
you sure know how to make an entrance, bud! stunning, authentic and potential winner! well done!