SIMPLY DIFFICULT
March 29, 2012 by PhotoPoetics™
Learning
To tie my shoelaces
Was
One of the most difficult things
I have had to learn
Measuring
The right amount
Of
Lace
To make a bow
Learning
How
To precisely twist the lace
To prevent a knot
That would take longer
To undo
Than it did to make
Or
Tying them
Tight enough
To avoid
Tangling myself
In loosened laces
And
Tripping
Falling headfirst
Due to my haste
To complete
The task
Since
I have learned
To tie my shoelaces
The simplicity of it
Makes me wonder
Why
It had been
Difficult
To learn
Because
Loving you
Was not learned
It came
Simply
Without thought
Without trial
And
Its only difficulty
Is trying
To measure it
In adequate portions
So it will never
Run out
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PhotoPoetics™ 
Ah, shoelaces properly tied and love properly attended to! At first love is automatic, but it requires careful attention, with no twisting and no knots.
I must agree with you granbee.
Love does need to be attended to for it to last.
I remember learning how to tie shoelaces. It seemed so important at the time… 🙂
-b
Perspective is an interesting thing.
It was important. It was as if the whole world continuing to spin depended on it 🙂
My almost 6 year old still doesn’t know how to tie his laces 🙂
Rasha,
Your six-year-old is probably preoccupied with more interesting things 🙂
What a beautiful poem, using the simplicity of learning to tie our shoes as a metaphor for love. Nice!
Thanks Michelle!
I’m happy you like it.
I hope it doesn’t seem so odd now that I walk around with a camera taking photos all the time, especially of the shoes of strangers’ children 🙂
The last stanza is just magnicent; the turn so deftly done!
It is a pleasure to read your work!!
Honestly I’m not illiterate…I have a cantankerous keyboard.
The word sould be ‘magnificent’ Your poem is!!
I read your poetry so I know you’re not illiterate 🙂
Thanks for the great feedback!
Big smile : )
I am very impressed with your writing skills and also with the layout on your own site. Is this a paid template or did you customise it your self? Either way continue the fine quality posting, it’s rare to see a decent weblog similar to this one these days.
Thanks for the supportive comments!
It’s not a paid template. It’s a WordPress theme I’ve made some small adjustments to: MistyLook.