by Deb Garraway
March 1, 2011
Love poetry and a picnic can be yours too
If you’ve never believed you get to choose your dream man, then you may not have given serious thought to how you go about it. If you wander around my blog, you’ll find lots of information on how to visualize your own dream man, which is one of the first steps to attracting him into your life for real. It all starts with clarity—figuring out exactly what qualities in a partner will be the best match for you.
Now you may think you already know what you want in your dream guy, and perhaps you do. But if the only guys you’ve ever dated are falling far short of your ideal, maybe you want to take another look at what those ideals really are. (more…)
by Deb Garraway
February 15, 2011
…Tremble with me
in paralyzing pauses.
I may no longer breathe
without breathing you.
~ Judith Pordon
Ah, romance, how we love it—hate it—crave it—resist it—long for it—deny it. We’ve just passed one of single women’s least celebrated days. Red hearts are displayed in every store, along with sentimental Valentine’s poems, cards with schmaltzy love poetry and the musical theme from the tear-jerker movie Love Story, or worse yet An Affair to Remember. (more…)
by Deb Garraway
October 4, 2010
I choose you as the man of my dreams
A poetic bug bit me today and reminded me of the way romance and partnering has changed over the past 50 years.
Bear with me as I have a little fun with my own version of love poetry describing the past versus the present.
Sometimes even corny love poetry speaks louder than spoken words can express. Hopefully mine does!
Look of Love Past
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by Deb Garraway
August 16, 2010
Romantic fantasy fades into love poetry
What is it about love poetry and quotes that fascinate and deeply impact us?
We’re enticed by love, devastated by love, angered by love, addicted to love, longing for love, bursting with love, blinded and fooled by love. Love profoundly affects our lives like nothing else can. Does love poetry allow us to eavesdrop into someone’s heart and share the camaraderie of our emotions? Is the truth of love poetry the commonality of our shared empathy and intense obsession with love?
The Oscar Wilde quote above says so much in so few words. For me it means there’s a cycle to love that is flawed from the beginning—called romance. (more…)
by Deb Garraway
August 14, 2010
What kind of love poems would light my fire?
I realize not everyone enjoys reading poetry, though I find it inspiring and also useful.
Because poetry relies so much on metaphor and other forms of symbolic language, it can have a profound effect on people when they read it. Good poetry can force you to look at the world—and yourself—differently.
How you respond to various kinds of love poetry could tell you something about your deepest emotional needs and desires.
That’s why I recommend reading all sorts of love poetry from many different eras to see what sort of writing moves you. For example, in reading Elizabeth Barrett Browning, an English Victorian poet, you maybe surprised to realize you’re much more of a romantic than you thought. And perhaps you’d like your dream man to be a romantic sort too. (They do exist, trust me!) (more…)
Love Lessons
