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Robert Melliard
Robert Melliard
Dec 17, 2008 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

A Spanish wife

Her firm, warm, slim, light brown-ness;
high, strong cheekbones; angled face;
the striking waves of her dark hair;
her busy-ness, quick movements
and keen conversation;
her neatness, dress-sense, kindness,
and easy sociability:
all this makes her
(the person who puts up with me)
just right - uniquely loveable -
the only girl I'll ever need.
— Robert Melliard, Dec 17, 2008

About This Poem

About the Author

Region, Country: Asturias, Spain

Favorite Poets: Chaucer, Shakespeare, Du Bellay, Metaphysicals, Petrarch, Dante, Baudelaire, Lorca, Becquer, Coleridge

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barbsdad2003

17 years 5 months ago

This spreads ...

across my face---what else?---a smile. I like the lightness, even the parenthesized line of self-effacement, and the easy portrayal/sketch. And last---but not least, at least for me---it's more than nice to see such apt use of semicolons. So few writers seem to grasp their best uses. A pleasure. Thanx, Chuck
Robert Melliard

Robert Melliard

17 years 5 months ago

Semicolons

Thanks for your comments. I'm glad you like this poem. As for the semicolons, I have to confess that they were mostly thanks to my editor/publisher, who was obsessed with punctuation. Best wishes, Robert.