Eternal Treasure

Posted on January 11, 2012 | 48 Comments

Nothing can hold back the tide
Nor lasso the circling moon
Keeping the sun from morning
Or stopping the spring cocoons

I can add to this my soul
Your smile melting my heart
The depth of your sparkling eyes
Opening my sight from the start

All that I have to give you
Is that my fondness is forever
And that you’ll be protected
As my eternal treasure

© 2012 Michael Yost 1/11

In honor of upcoming Valentine’s Day, we thought we’d ask something a bit more, shall we say, sensual of our Trifectans.  Your task this week, should you choose to accept it, is to write a love scene in no fewer than 33 and no more than 333 words.

Read more: http://www.trifectawritingchallenge.com/

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48 responses to “Eternal Treasure”

  1. becca givens | January 11, 2012 at 7:30 PM | Reply

    And that you’ll be protected
    As my eternal treasure

    Melt my heart!!! 🙂

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  2. zongrik | January 11, 2012 at 8:04 PM | Reply

    i wish i could lasso the moon!! lots of undeveloped real estate.

    the earth

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  3. meiro | January 12, 2012 at 3:10 AM | Reply

    As my eternal treasure.
    Beautiful.

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  5. Wander | January 12, 2012 at 12:20 PM | Reply

    Thanks for comming by, I liked your poem

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  6. danroberson | January 12, 2012 at 7:08 PM | Reply

    Michael, great poem! Or love song. Has multiple uses.

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  7. Bodhirose | January 12, 2012 at 9:00 PM | Reply

    Sweetest of the sweet.

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  8. Catie Eliza | January 13, 2012 at 2:50 AM | Reply

    This makes me think of a midsummer night’s dream, has the same sort of light greatness, :] xx

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  9. Daydreamertoo | January 13, 2012 at 5:20 AM | Reply

    Awww…. what more could anyone wish for than to be so well loved. This is lovely.

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  11. tigerbrite | January 13, 2012 at 8:20 AM | Reply

    Such eternal love. Wow.

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  13. dsnake1 | January 14, 2012 at 3:30 PM | Reply

    Wonderful love song. great rhyme. enjoyed the read, especially when read aloud. 🙂

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  14. columbibueno | February 10, 2012 at 11:27 AM | Reply

    So serene…

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  16. The Mommy Patient | February 11, 2012 at 9:39 AM | Reply

    Really beautiful. Great imagery and metaphors. A true love poem.

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  17. The Gal Herself | February 11, 2012 at 10:28 AM | Reply

    This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing it.

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  18. dedanaw | February 11, 2012 at 5:33 PM | Reply

    Such a lovely poem and yet it makes me feel a bit wistful… time passes by so fast. *sigh* I love how you describe the fact that love cannot be lassoed but always treasured. Love this!!

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  19. karen | February 11, 2012 at 10:49 PM | Reply

    That’s very sweet and beautiful. You have such a way with words and love!

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  20. barbara | February 12, 2012 at 1:46 PM | Reply

    I think everyone who reads this holds a hope in their closest being that someone somewhere will feel this way about them . . . and will tell them so.

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  21. jesterqueen1 | February 12, 2012 at 4:31 PM | Reply

    “I can add to this my soul
    Your smile melting my heart”

    That’s my favorite line, to be sure.

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  22. debseeman | February 12, 2012 at 6:46 PM | Reply

    I’ll add my applause to the many listed above. I love poetry and this just croons love. (Sorry, had to use the word)

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  23. Trifecta | February 13, 2012 at 1:34 AM | Reply

    Thanks so much for linking up this week. Remember, this week’s entries are being judged by the Trifecta community so make sure you visit the site to register your vote! Hope you can join us for Monday’s prompt!

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  24. Jill | February 13, 2012 at 5:17 AM | Reply

    I wish someone had penned that for me. I loved that.

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