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Forever Love

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If spring should tease and wake desire

when petals flounce with fragrant allure

I’ll grieve as one who lives no more

for there’s no other that I prefer

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When summer’s gone and roses too

a love once held within these arms

 I’ll grieve as one who lives no more

for flowers fade without her charms

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When winter comes to bury all

 and red rose hips are cast aside

I’ll grieve as one who lives no more

for death has stolen my fair young bride

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Wendy ❀ 2014

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I imagine most of us have known someone who loved beyond the grave.

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 I wrote ‘Forever Love’ after I’d begun the last chapter of my novel draft.

I was thinking about one of my main characters.

( No, this is not a spoiler since he enters the story as a widower.)

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Perhaps I’m silly to write a poem for a fictional person?

It’s actually a good sign that I like him enough to be inspired by him.

In one of the writing helps I’ve been reading,

 it says that in order to have a series of novels that include the same protagonist

you need to love him/her enough to marry him/her;

otherwise it won’t be fun.

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I’ve finished my 1st novel draft,

and I’ve started writing another one to keep me busy

and warmed up for when I’ve finished letting my first novel draft rest…

then I will go back  and edit, polish, and whatever I need to do to get it just right.

Only 3 out of 100 people finish a novel they’ve started.

The next dream is to be the 1 in 100 that gets a literary agent.

I suppose I’ll hear of more challenges to face later;

 I’m working on this one step at a time.

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Keep walking

One step at a time

One day at a time

Keep moving forward

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~ ❀ Moving on Ahead Blessings ~ Wendy ❀ ~

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PS – I will no longer be writing about my novel until I have some big news to share.

Thank you so much for all your encouragement.

The WordPress Family is wonderful!

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