A Heart Like Mine - My Poem - Bee Gees Song
Celebrating Love
What better way to start the year, than celebrating our love (Valentine's Day)?
I wrote this poem about six years ago and when pouring over it to get it said just how I wanted it to twist and turn (as I usually do in my poetry for interest). I then came across a song from long ago. I had heard this beauty but had forgotten it and it so brought my poem right together.
It said exactly what I meant. When it is said there is nothing new under the sun I tend to believe it. It may have a different look or words but has the same meaning. It was one of those experiences poetry has given me many times now in my short writing career. Something that alone makes it all worthwhile.
The only thing better then is sharing that with my friends and get their opinion, hoping it does the same for them. Please give the song a shot after the poem. I think you will love it.
Thanks!
Somewhere in This World is a Heart Like Mine
A Heart Like Yours
Did you find a heart like yours in life?
A Heart Like Mine
I have been searching what seems a lifetime
For a love that I would know when I found
I already have the love inside my heart
Yet searching the whole wide world around
I was born with this love, it has always been
Just yearning for the other half of me
I would never give up this amazing feeling
Even though, sometimes, it hurts to be
I will know when I find the one who is right
The one that will make me so complete
Then I will know all the years were not
Useless, for this heart of mine, to beat
In pain looking at times and wondering
When will I ever in this life find
One who I have been waiting for
The one my heart has in mind
“For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.”
~ Judy Garland
No, I cannot imagine the face, nor try
Looks are a very silly thing, in love
Most look there and many will fail
Love is a feeling somewhat as a glove
It will wrap around you and keep you
Warm and safe, now and forevermore
Protect you from the world to be secure
Never leave you ever, be all you waited for
I will know when I have found my true love
Oh… and knowing it will be so very fine
Knowing the one who will be searching too
Will be the other half, of a heart like mine
“Love does not cost a thing, but it is priceless...”
― Stephen Richards
"The most sacred place dwells within our heart, where dreams are born and secrets sleep, a mystical refuge of darkness and light, fear and conquest, adventure a
~ Ritu Ghatourey
Bleeding Hearts
A Heart Like Mine
Questions & Answers
© 2018 Jackie Lynnley
Comments
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Thank you Catherine for sharing that. Hope there is a song in your quiet heart very soon!
We are all searching for love. My longing for true love is currently on mute. I think it works better that way. Thanks for this lovely poem. You have expressed what so many of us feel.
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Thanks Nithya. I think love never leaves us and our desire for a heart like our own, whether we achieve it or not.
A lovely heart-felt poem. To find the one true love that exactly matches must be a wonderful feeling.
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No Peg, sorry to say I was not lucky enough to find a heart like mine but it is a nice dream still even if I failed. I can wish it for others.
Thanks for reading.
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Thanks Louise, so am I and this is maybe my favorite of theirs!
The poem clearly expresses the longing for a mutual love that will not only love but cherish the other person. If this poem speaks of your inner thoughts, I will hope for you that this person is found. Loved the Bee Gees song, one that I'd never heard. Perfect for this.
That's beautiful poetry, Jackie. The words are lovely, and love the pictures too. I love the Beegees song too. I'm a big fan of theirs.
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Thank you Dora. I figure not too many do, for the forever kind but yes, I know many of us want just that.
I was surprised to find and liked the Judy Garland quote. So simple and so true.
I like the Stephen Richards quote. Your poem describes very well, the longing most people have for this kind of mutual love. Happy for those who find it.
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So sorry you have lost him Rasma, but it is wonderful you will have treasured memories to see you through.
Thanks for reading!
So lovely and romantic. I found a heart like mine and now that he's gone I will treasure the memories and go on alone.
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So true, Kari, thanks for coming back!
Yes, a joyful pain. Joy in knowing it's possible.
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Thank you Bill! So appreciate your following.
I loved the Judy Garland quote I found. Surprised and pleased me.
Beautiful, Jackie! Your words speak volumes, and you certainly have a way of putting them together. Thank you.
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I think most of us with a heart want a heart like ours Kari. Maybe not need as you say and maybe painful...but a joyful pain, don't you think? lol
You've reminded me of the one thing I need in life. Maybe not need, but want. I do not know if I am destined to find this one, but I can hope. Great poem, it made me feel the longing.
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Thanks Nell! Glad you enjoyed it.
Beautiful poem Jackie, and the photos were amazing too!
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Thank you, Linda. Great to see you!
The poem and the photos are lovely, Jackie. Thank you for sharing them.
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Thank you Peggy! I so appreciate you!
What a beautiful poem about finding love. I particularly liked these words of yours:
"It will wrap around you and keep you
Warm and safe, now and forevermore
Protect you from the world to be secure
Never leave you ever, be all you waited for"
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Isabella, thank you and I wish it for you too. True love is so priceless.
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Thank you Mary. I agree, we all must work hard and take nothing for granted.
This is wonderful, as a person who loves very deeply this resonates with me. I hope to find a heart like mine someday and that you do too!
This is an intensely deep expression of love. My husband and I try hard to work at our relationship. Though there are moments, it works. One has to be vulnerable in front of the other. I suppose this can only happen when there is trust.
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Sorry Linda, I consider love to be very painful at times myself in life. How many of us do make the right decisions or find that heart like ours? I would guess not all that many.
Thanks for reading!
Jackie, I love your sentiment, but this is difficult for someone who is struggling with their relationship. I have a concept of what love should mean. That does not match where I am. If you are there (and I sense that you are) I am happy for you.
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Thank you Eric, such a nice thing to say!
Thank you. Just the right touch of love. I felt yours in reading.
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Thanks Bill! How could anyone be against love. So true.
I find nothing to argue with...loved the poem, loved the song, loved the sentiment and message. My favorite topic!
Stay warm!
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