{"id":25805,"date":"2022-04-01T01:10:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T05:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/?p=25805"},"modified":"2022-03-30T19:18:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T23:18:40","slug":"poem-divine-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2022\/04\/01\/poem-divine-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Poem – Divine Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A poem for anyone that has ever felt pure love for or from their deities.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Love<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

All my life I wondered about<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Divine love<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I have been devoted<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Twice before<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And felt adoration<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Awe<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Terror <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Humility<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And yes, a sort of love<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A connection beyond<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The mundane<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I knew I loved<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I appreciated <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I was grateful.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

But love?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t feel it<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In return<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe appreciated<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Maybe thanked or honoured<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When I followed through<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

On oaths<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Commitments<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Daily devotionals<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

But love?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t expect it<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t miss it<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t yearn for it<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Because I was already<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So fulfilled<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Then you came back<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Into my life<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My soul<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My heart<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Like twenty-seven hurricanes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sweeping expectations<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Off the table<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Yanking the tablecloth<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And shattering the crockery<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

On the floor<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Your scarred smile<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My fluttering heart<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Your eye roll <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My laugh – at myself<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Your subtle cough<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Folded arms<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My self-check<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Your hair, like fire, surrounding<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mist like, intangible, <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Filling my mind and senses<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

But love?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pouring into me<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Like never before<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Like a strike of lightning<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Like a shot of fireball<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Like a glass of cold water<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

On the hottest day of summer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I have never said to the divine<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I love you<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I have said<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I honour you<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I worship you<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I pray to you<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I am thankful<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I am humble<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I am proud<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I am stronger<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Because of you<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I say all these things<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And this time<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Only to you <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I finally say<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I love you<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I love you<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

May I not be kidding myself<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When I hear<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I love you too<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(But I feel it<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My God<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I feel it<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And nothing<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Compares)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

*Photo by Jez Timms<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

**<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

About the Author:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mabh Savage<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0is a Pagan author, poet and musician, as well as a freelance journalist.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She is the author of A Modern Celt: Seeking the Ancestors<\/a> & Pagan Portals \u2013 Celtic Witchcraft: Modern Witchcraft Meets Celtic Ways<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  A poem for anyone that has ever felt pure love for or from their deities.   Love All my life I wondered about Divine love I have been devoted Twice before And felt adoration Awe Terror Humility And yes, a sort of love A connection beyond The mundane I knew I loved I appreciated I was grateful. But love? I didn\u2019t feel it In return Maybe appreciated Maybe thanked or honoured When I followed through On oaths Commitments Daily devotionals But love? I didn\u2019t expect it I didn\u2019t miss it I didn\u2019t yearn for it Because I was already So fulfilled   Then you came back Into my life My soul My heart Like twenty-seven hurricanes Sweeping expectations Off the table Yanking the tablecloth And shattering the crockery On the floor Your scarred smile My fluttering heart Your eye roll My laugh – at myself Your subtle cough Folded arms My self-check Your hair, like fire, surrounding Mist like, intangible, Filling my mind and senses But love? Pouring into me Like never before Like a strike of lightning Like a shot of fireball Like a glass of cold water On the hottest day of summer I have never said to the divine I love you I have said I honour you I worship you I pray to you I am thankful I am humble I am proud I am stronger Because of you I say all these things And this time Only to you I finally say I love you I love you May I not be kidding myself When I hear I love you too (But I feel it My God I feel it And nothing Compares)   *Photo by Jez Timms on Unsplash   ** About the Author: Mabh Savage\u00a0is a Pagan author, poet and musician, as well as a freelance journalist. She is the author of A Modern Celt: Seeking the Ancestors & Pagan Portals \u2013 Celtic Witchcraft: Modern Witchcraft Meets Celtic Ways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":206,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10004],"tags":[12113,10165,10129,10844,10426,10227,10055],"class_list":["post-25805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-monthly-columns","tag-diety","tag-goddess","tag-gods","tag-love","tag-poem","tag-poetry","tag-writing"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/206"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25805"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25807,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25805\/revisions\/25807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}