PAPER POETRY FEBRUARY(2024) PROMPT

Contrasting Thoughts on Love, this Valentine

Love is in the air or in _________

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Again the month of February is here
I feel love is in the air!

When the waft of air cross the peak
the puff of wind over the sea
blow my hair and touch my soul
I feel love is in the breeze!

When the cool wind tickles the flowers
The petals blush and blossom unawares
Their fragrance spread far and near
I smell love in the air

A nostalgia, or a deja vu
A bond of love
unknown, unseen
Harks a message in this February air
Feel
Believe
Love is in the air

Is love surely in the air?

Do you feel love in the air? OR, in the bin?

Do you feel the burden of love, the pain and suffering it begets — is that what’s in the air?

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