Unspeakable Words

Some words
Cannot be spoken
Or written down.
But listening to
The rhythm of your heart
Watching your chest
Rise and fall,
From your steady breathing
as you sleep,
Inhaling your familiar scent,
Feeling the strength of your arms,
I am suddenly awestruck
At the love, security, and
Safety
Of it all that is in you,
My beloved.

by Tovah

Tovah lives in rural Western Kansas. She is a lifelong Kansas resident and is new on the writing scene and just recently has begun writing poetry. Tovah has been writing short stories for several years, but has not yet submitted them for publication. Her talent for poetry was discovered accidentally. Her friend who is a professional writer showed her a poem that she was struggling with and Tovah offered a paragraph of suggestions. Her friend responded by saying, "Look! you wrote a poem!" Tovah did not believe her. To prove that she was NOT a poet, she wrote another poem, but it, too, was submitted and accepted! Tovah’s work has recently appeared in Poetic Voices, Reflections, and Poet’s Pen. You may contact her below.

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