If You Can Love Poem by Denis Martindale

If you can love wholeheartedly, and not hold back a thing
And say your love was destiny, and here's a wedding ring,
And offer more than flowers picked, placed in a sweet bouquet,
Then there's a chance love will endure forever and a day.
If you can love with all your might, and not think this too hard,
And always love her day and night, esteemed in high regard,
And kiss her lips most tenderly, and wipe her tears away,
Then there's a chance love will endure forever and a day.
If you can love despite the cost, each day and from now on,
And never lose what could be lost, and one day find it gone,
And pour out blessings from your heart, each time you pause to pray,
Then there's a chance love will endure forever and a day.
If you can smile and make her smile, when you say something nice,
And compliment her grace and style and fashion sense so wise,
And hold her hand as years go by until she's old and grey,
God bless your love, forevermore, forever and a day.


Denis Martindale.27th July 2025.