Photo of Inca doves (National Audubon Society)‘I’m Here’ by Mike Bryant The Society February 14, 2022 Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry 25 Comments . I’m Here __Your smile, it hypnotizes. It rises with the Inca doves and sun. __Sleep done, your love surprises And spices dawn with lush and precious fun. __Your widened eyes are fashioned In passion that I simply can’t dismiss. __Insistent, blue and flashing A brash and playful prelude to a kiss. __Your words and music heat me, Complete me with the wonders of your mind. __Bind me to you, treat me To sweetest odes and arias entwined. __I know our spirits mirror. It’s clearer every year and I am still __So thrilled to have you nearer— I’m here, I love you, and I always will. . . Mike Bryant is a poet and retired plumber living on the Gulf Coast of Texas. NOTE TO READERS: If you enjoyed this poem or other content, please consider making a donation to the Society of Classical Poets. The Society of Classical Poets does not endorse any views expressed in individual poems or commentary. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Trending now: 25 Responses Margaret Coats February 14, 2022 What word for “beautiful” is best for this finely crafted valentine? I say it’s “personable”! Presents a faithful portrait of your lovebird, especially to us who already know her style which you take on. Lovely work for her and Saint Valentine! Reply Mike Bryant February 20, 2022 Thanks, Margaret. I’ve had this poem hidden away for a few years and just reworked it. Reply Julian D. Woodruff February 14, 2022 Mike, this is neat and sweet. You plainly and ably appropriate Susan JB’s techniques, no mean feat, but have a style of your own. The contrasting but consistent paired line lengths (except “[and] treat me”) and minimizing of enjambment (emphatic periods rather than commas in 2-3 places) give the poem a sly and coy feel, and a decidedly dance-like one: do I hear a cha cha, or is it a tango? Reply Mike Bryant February 20, 2022 Thanks, Julian. I’m not much of a dancer, so I’ll go with the tango. Reply Russel Winick February 14, 2022 Fabulous love poem! You are two very lucky people! Have a special day. Reply Mike Bryant February 20, 2022 Russel, thanks… we did have a good day. We’ve been on vacation for over a week. It was a great break and we’re ready to reconnect with our muses… Reply Russel Winick February 20, 2022 As one of the many Bryant fans, I’m happy to hear that! Jeff Eardley February 14, 2022 Mike, it’s nice to know that there are a few romantic oldies out there. This is a lovely tribute from one super poet to another. You pair are truly blessed with good luck and fortune. Susan and Mike, have a great, cuddly day out there in Texas. Reply Mike Bryant February 20, 2022 Thanks Jeff. Did you survive Eunice? I know it was bad, but for a really bad storm in England you have to go back to 1703! Of course there have been many, many terrible storms since 1703. https://www.fairfordhistory.org.uk/the-great-storm-1703/ The Great Storm of 1703 is said to have caused more damage than the London Fire, and that all took place before our modern sins. You better read the link quickly before it is consigned to the memory hole! Reply Brian Yapko February 14, 2022 Mike, this is a charmer — a truly moving love poem — I especially like the phrase “odes and arias entwined.” With the form you’ve chosen (a nonce form?) think it would work beautifully if set to music. Then you could sing it and what a Valentine’s gift that would be for Susan! Reply Mike Bryant February 20, 2022 Thank you Brian. That form was created by my lovely other half. She used it in ‘My Wicked Way With Words’ but what I couldn’t do was turn the whole thing into a conceit as Susan did. I might actually be able to set it to a tune, but you wouldn’t want to hear me sing it. 🙂 Reply Roy E. Peterson February 14, 2022 Mike, this is a precious poem with romantic overtures. I know it is from the depths of your heart. Your valentine is fortunate to have someone with such feelings and expressive sentiments from the soul! Reply Mike Bryant February 20, 2022 Thanks, Roy. I appreciate that. Reply Anna J Arredondo February 14, 2022 Splendidly written, Mike! The way the internal rhymes weave together, joining the end of one line to the beginning of the next, is quite pleasing to the ear. And I love how the poem builds from the circumference to the center, with admiration for the smile and eyes, to the words and music, to the very spirit. How lovely! Reply Mike Bryant February 20, 2022 Thanks, Anna… I, of course, stole the form from Susan. Reply Yael February 14, 2022 Aw, this is so sweet and romantic, I love it! Happy Valentine’s Day to all you love birds. Reply Mike Bryant February 20, 2022 Thanks, Yael. We just got back from Valentines… week. Reply C.B. Anderson February 15, 2022 This, Mike, might well be the most fully realized poem I have yet seen from you. Not one word of it is out of place, and there is nothing that needs to added. Reply Mike Bryant February 20, 2022 Thank you C.B. Sometimes I get lucky. 😉 Reply David Watt February 16, 2022 Your love poem is the genuine article. Very nicely done! Reply Mike Bryant February 20, 2022 I appreciate ya, David. Reply sally cook February 16, 2022 What a perfect pair you are, and an inspiration to us all to be love birds! Lovely poem. Reply Mike Bryant February 20, 2022 Thank you Dame Sally! Always so lovely to hear from you. Reply Mrs. Bryant February 20, 2022 This is truly beautiful x Reply Mr. Bryant February 20, 2022 Thank You, Mrs. Bryant. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Margaret Coats February 14, 2022 What word for “beautiful” is best for this finely crafted valentine? I say it’s “personable”! Presents a faithful portrait of your lovebird, especially to us who already know her style which you take on. Lovely work for her and Saint Valentine! Reply
Mike Bryant February 20, 2022 Thanks, Margaret. I’ve had this poem hidden away for a few years and just reworked it. Reply
Julian D. Woodruff February 14, 2022 Mike, this is neat and sweet. You plainly and ably appropriate Susan JB’s techniques, no mean feat, but have a style of your own. The contrasting but consistent paired line lengths (except “[and] treat me”) and minimizing of enjambment (emphatic periods rather than commas in 2-3 places) give the poem a sly and coy feel, and a decidedly dance-like one: do I hear a cha cha, or is it a tango? Reply
Mike Bryant February 20, 2022 Thanks, Julian. I’m not much of a dancer, so I’ll go with the tango. Reply
Russel Winick February 14, 2022 Fabulous love poem! You are two very lucky people! Have a special day. Reply
Mike Bryant February 20, 2022 Russel, thanks… we did have a good day. We’ve been on vacation for over a week. It was a great break and we’re ready to reconnect with our muses… Reply
Jeff Eardley February 14, 2022 Mike, it’s nice to know that there are a few romantic oldies out there. This is a lovely tribute from one super poet to another. You pair are truly blessed with good luck and fortune. Susan and Mike, have a great, cuddly day out there in Texas. Reply
Mike Bryant February 20, 2022 Thanks Jeff. Did you survive Eunice? I know it was bad, but for a really bad storm in England you have to go back to 1703! Of course there have been many, many terrible storms since 1703. https://www.fairfordhistory.org.uk/the-great-storm-1703/ The Great Storm of 1703 is said to have caused more damage than the London Fire, and that all took place before our modern sins. You better read the link quickly before it is consigned to the memory hole! Reply
Brian Yapko February 14, 2022 Mike, this is a charmer — a truly moving love poem — I especially like the phrase “odes and arias entwined.” With the form you’ve chosen (a nonce form?) think it would work beautifully if set to music. Then you could sing it and what a Valentine’s gift that would be for Susan! Reply
Mike Bryant February 20, 2022 Thank you Brian. That form was created by my lovely other half. She used it in ‘My Wicked Way With Words’ but what I couldn’t do was turn the whole thing into a conceit as Susan did. I might actually be able to set it to a tune, but you wouldn’t want to hear me sing it. 🙂 Reply
Roy E. Peterson February 14, 2022 Mike, this is a precious poem with romantic overtures. I know it is from the depths of your heart. Your valentine is fortunate to have someone with such feelings and expressive sentiments from the soul! Reply
Anna J Arredondo February 14, 2022 Splendidly written, Mike! The way the internal rhymes weave together, joining the end of one line to the beginning of the next, is quite pleasing to the ear. And I love how the poem builds from the circumference to the center, with admiration for the smile and eyes, to the words and music, to the very spirit. How lovely! Reply
Yael February 14, 2022 Aw, this is so sweet and romantic, I love it! Happy Valentine’s Day to all you love birds. Reply
C.B. Anderson February 15, 2022 This, Mike, might well be the most fully realized poem I have yet seen from you. Not one word of it is out of place, and there is nothing that needs to added. Reply
sally cook February 16, 2022 What a perfect pair you are, and an inspiration to us all to be love birds! Lovely poem. Reply
