Name Of Love
Entry by: Paul McDermott
12th February 2016
There is only ONE way to tell a Love Story.
It MUST be in the form of a Sonnet
Name of Love
A sonnet
Dearest, darling, sweetheart, angel, goddess divine
Terms tumbling together, trumpeting the Truth: You are Mine!
Life-long love, mon chou à la belle langue française
Oder liebling (as the less demonstrative German says)
From the lips of the hot-blooded, romantic Italian lover in the house
May often be heard the simple word Topolina – my little mouse
In Spain, a plain ‘mi corazon’ will set a señorita’s heart beating
Or ‘mi tresoro’ – another sincere, affectionate greeting
"Minä rakastan sinua." Far, far in the frozen North the Viking Finn
With these words will woo his woman, his world, his “elskerindeâ€
In Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Love’s sweet Name
May differ in spelling, but the words sound much the same
A chailìn mo chroì – my darling girl – with an Irish lilt is told
And it's true. I swear to you: the Name of Love is the rainbow’s pot of gold
It MUST be in the form of a Sonnet
Name of Love
A sonnet
Dearest, darling, sweetheart, angel, goddess divine
Terms tumbling together, trumpeting the Truth: You are Mine!
Life-long love, mon chou à la belle langue française
Oder liebling (as the less demonstrative German says)
From the lips of the hot-blooded, romantic Italian lover in the house
May often be heard the simple word Topolina – my little mouse
In Spain, a plain ‘mi corazon’ will set a señorita’s heart beating
Or ‘mi tresoro’ – another sincere, affectionate greeting
"Minä rakastan sinua." Far, far in the frozen North the Viking Finn
With these words will woo his woman, his world, his “elskerindeâ€
In Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Love’s sweet Name
May differ in spelling, but the words sound much the same
A chailìn mo chroì – my darling girl – with an Irish lilt is told
And it's true. I swear to you: the Name of Love is the rainbow’s pot of gold