Devotion
I lie awake in silence as an angel rests beside me,
this image of my dearest love has rarely been denied me;
His heart is open to my requests desiring my contentment,
A perfect love pours forth from him without jealousy or resentment.
Strong hands of this man whose gentle ways inspire my every thought,
wrapped solidly around me now for in his gaze I'm caught;
The husband I've always dreamed I'd share a life eternally,
His willingness as my devoted partner has grown most faithfully.
I only wish that everyone on earth could have this chance,
for a love so enduring and profound which goes futher than romance;
Thirty-two years and counting we've been a fortunate duo,
with God watching us and guiding our way we've always seen things through.
Font size:
Submitted on July 02, 2016
Modified on April 24, 2023
- 40 sec read
- 12 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB XXAA CCXX |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 735 |
Words | 131 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Devotion" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/69466/devotion>.
Discuss the poem Devotion with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In