The Blood That Moves My Body

Charles Edward York 1966 (Saigon, Vietnam)



The Blood That Moves My Body

You are the blood that moves my body
Giving me fuel to fire my flame.

Every thought of you in my loving arms
Burns inside the beauty of your name.

In me you are repeated all day long
As constant as a star in darkest space.

You are beautifully perfect I must say
The epitome of alluring feminine grace.

You touch me deeply in smooth affection
And with words you open my heart.

There is no one else for me than you
You have made my life a work of art.

You give me hope for a better future
And a reason to triumph over strife.

You’re the woman and my lovely lady
The one I love and my forever wife.

Copyright © 2023 Charles Edward York
* No part of this poem may be used or reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any way or form or by any means electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise without the written permission of the author.*

About this poem

For my girlfriend and future wife

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Written on April 16, 2923

Submitted by charlesedwardyork on April 16, 2023

Modified on April 16, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A AB XB XC XC XD XD EF AF XE
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 898
Words 190
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Charles Edward York

Charles Edward York is an author and poet activist living in Plano, Texas. He’s written over 1200 poems and published 16 books of poetry. Born in Vietnam and raised a citizen in Dallas, Texas, he writes poems that include the subjects of love and relationships, nature, social justice, including police violence against African-Americans and minorities, astronomy and others. more…

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  • luisestable1
    The couplets here are magnificent, and the language is quite romantic and poetic.
    This is an excellent poem that I read three times. You showed good poetic diction in writing this wonderful poem. Well done! 
    LikeReply 111 months ago
    • charlesedwardyork
      thank you so much for the compliment and appreciation. I wrote this poem about my girlfriend and the love we share. She loved it. Glad you like it too!
      LikeReply11 months ago

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