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Friday Sonnet: Enumeration

Posted by john_silver on September 19, 2008 - 15:19
from the ABC set Sonnets

How do I love you? Let me count the ways.
I love you like a camel loves his humps,
Like photos love their image, like bumpcars bumps,
Like cowboys cows. I love you just like gays
Love six-packs, like Indiana Jones the whip,
Like rain loves England, kites the sky, and like
Some guys with really goofy taste love marmite.
I love you like mice love a (stable) ship,
I love you like a belt-end loves the other,
I love you like the seagull loves the sea,
Like planets love their stars, and like the bee
Its queen, and like a shadow loves another.
Like man, since very early, loves the sky,
I love you without even knowing why.

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Comments

ScribbleScribe | September 19, 2008 - 17:07

the ending seems cliche and some of the comparisons but there is a beauty in the rhythmn of the poem :)

Sophia Grace

Silver Spun Sand | September 20, 2008 - 08:15

There is indeed much beauty and charm in its naivety. A refreshing Saturday morning read - with the sun, for once, shining:-)

Tina

FTSE100 | September 21, 2008 - 13:46

Reminds me of the Ogden Nash poem:

More than a catbird hates a cat,
Or a criminal hates a clue,
Or the Axis hates the United States,
That's how much I love you.

I love you more than a duck can swim,
And more than a grapefruit squirts,
I love you more than a gin rummy is a bore,
And more than a toothache hurts.

As a shipwrecked sailor hates the sea,
Or a juggler hates a shove,
As a hostess detests unexpected guests,
That's how much you I love.

I love you more than a wasp can sting,
And more than the subway jerks,
I love you as much as a beggar needs a crutch,
And more than a hangnail irks.

I swear to you by the stars above,
And below, if such there be,
As the High Court loathes perjurious oaths,
That's how you're loved by me.

john_silver | September 21, 2008 - 17:39

Had never read that. It's as wonderful as it's humbling. :D Thanks for sharing.