To Live & To Love (ePub)

What Is "To Live & To Love" all about??

"To Live & To Love" is my expression of love in words. The poems contained in this book present my perception of the mental and physical manifestation of love in a heterosexual relationship, which can be accepted or frowned upon by societal standards. I seek to in a number of my writings, capture the fulfillment and joy that sex with that one special person brings.

Similarly, I attempt to draw out the mental conflict and bittersweet turmoil of that lover who though bound by marital or other self-imposed contracts with another, cannot help but bite into the forbidden fruit of stepping out of an existing relationship or breaking some marital vows.

So, in "To Live & To Love", I do not seek to justify the morality or immorality, the rightness or wrongness of any relationship between consenting adults. Rather, my intent is to present a personal, un-censored view of the feelings, expressions, fulfillment, and pain, yes pain that loving and being loved can bring.

As Khalil Gibran shares with us in his writing on LOVE from his masterpiece called 'The Prophet:

"When love beckons to you, follow him,

Though his ways are hard and steep.

And when his wings enfold you yield to

him,

Though the sword hidden among his

pinions may wound you.

....,

For even as love crowns you so shall he

crucify you."

To those who are brave enough to journey through the pages of " To Live & To Love", I say 'READ, LIVE & LOVE!

G Gordon Rolle