If Love Were Banned...(I.P.)

By Silver Spun Sand

Mon, 13 Feb 2012

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Where would all the lovebirds go?
Would they fly forever, aimlessly;
nowhere to land? And loveseats;
would they be hacked apart; two
halves, never to be whole again?
If Love were banned...

love-potions of the Nile; would we
tip them down the sink, and let Viagra
start where they left off? Love-songs,
would have to be unsung...un-played,
and a lovechild, left to manage for itself.
If Love were banned...

how would we end letters...to friends,
husbands, wives, and others? ‘Faithfully
yours’, would have to suffice. What of Cupid
and his bow? Made redundant, no less
as would, Venus, Aphrodite and Eros.
If Love were banned...

would be like Niagara Falls without
its water...a kite that’s lost its string –
the desert minus sand. And for mankind –
life – not worth the living, hearts –
not worth the giving, and the world,
would be no world, at all.
If Love were banned...

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I went to Bishops Park in

Permalink Submitted by blighters rock on Mon, 2012-02-13 11:18

I went to Bishops Park in Fulham the other week and saw that their new wooden benches have no upright bars to stop homeless people from sleeping on them, and the wood is of a very good quality, quite difficult for vandals to smash, and then I went to Wimbledon and saw the state of the pavement bins which I thought were made of iron (they were put in a few years after the terrorist attack). The frames were all but shot, and on closer inspection I saw that they were made of thick ply and held together with two-part filler. Not even a metal frame! Typical Merton. Don't know why I wrote that, but I liked this poem.

Richard, what you wrote was

Permalink Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on Mon, 2012-02-13 11:41

Richard, what you wrote was more than interesting to me. I'm from that neck of the woods, living in Roehampton from the age of eleven. I then met my husband who was from Putney. Bishops' Park was where we did most of our courting, and of course, a stone's throw from hubby's beloved Fulham, whom he still avidly supports. Many thanks for reading my poem, and I am pleased it evoked some lateral thinking on your part;-) Tina;-)

Hi Tina, as you said in this

Permalink Submitted by skinner_jennifer on Mon, 2012-02-13 14:33

Hi Tina, as you said in this poem spoken from the heart, I cannot imagine a world without love at all, to never be able to give love or recieve it, is more than I can bare to think of. My partner has just informed me that he thinks there was a film made called 1984 by George Orwell, it was actually made here where I live. It was about a world, where all emotion was banned by the goverment, the country was run by a police state. Your poem sums up the saddness of that film. Very good for the IP. Jenny.

Thanks, Jenny;-) Pleased

Permalink Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on Mon, 2012-02-13 15:13

Thanks, Jenny;-) Pleased this hit home for you. Your partner is exactly right, and to have that film made on your doorstep, is quite some claim to fame. The thought of a world minus emotion, is a terrifying thought. Tina

Tina, I thought this was one

Permalink Submitted by jolono on Mon, 2012-02-13 14:41

Tina, I thought this was one of the best pieces I have read on the site for a while! I loved everything about it, especially the last verse " a kite thats lost its string" is a marvellous line. Cherries by the bunch please!

Gosh, jolono. Many,many

Permalink Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on Mon, 2012-02-13 15:31

Gosh, jolono. Many,many thanks for such a lovely comment. It has made my day, and I'm more than pleased it hit home for you;-) Tina

Very well put, as usual,

Permalink Submitted by Rhiannonw on Mon, 2012-02-13 14:53

Very well put, as usual, Tina. I wondered whether 'faithfully yours ' could even work without love? That draws in the more general aspect of love, not just the romantic, doesn't it? which was what was on my mind when writing mine, I guess. Rhiannon

Thanks, Rhiannon, and I am

Permalink Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on Mon, 2012-02-13 15:28

Thanks, Rhiannon, and I am pleased you enjoyed;-) 'Yours faithfully' in the stictest sense of the word is the same as saying 'Yours truly'...so I guess one might just get away with it...but I don't think I would take a chance on it if my life depended on it;-) But I do see what you're saying as far as the general aspect of love is concerned and it is indeed a moot point. Tina

A delightful read SL. PS.

Permalink Submitted by ScoZen on Mon, 2012-02-13 20:37

A delightful read SL. PS. But...can one find true love with a Fulham supporter...mmm I wonder?

ScoZen