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Craig Shillington

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love is like no other thing
with which we gauge our fares
it takes less than those other things
to feel another cares
but one thing i can tell you sure
this thing i can sustain
when my loved one gives me all her love
i’ll always give her change

  • Rhana Griffin

    Rhana GriffinRedbubbley Schweppervescence

    Ok… that one got me… right… here (places her hand on her heart)

  • Suzanne German

    Suzanne German

    Craig – that is truly gorgeous! How lucky is the woman you wrote this for! And, how lovely that you are so open about love – a beautiful quality that men sometimes find so hard to express.

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    Awwwww Rhana {{{{{{hugs}}}}}} Love is beautiful eh :) VBS

  • Rhana Griffin

    Rhana GriffinRedbubbley Schweppervescence

    Oh Suzanne… thats exactly what I would have said if I hadnt been so damned choked up.

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    Thank you so much Suzanne :) It’s hard not to be open sometimes :) VBS

  • Rhana Griffin

    Rhana GriffinRedbubbley Schweppervescence

    Yes Craig… love is indeed beautiful. And to be in love is about the best feeling you can ever have. Grab it tight and hold on with both hands, never let it go.

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    VBS Awwwwww RHANA!!!!! {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} Ya Gorgeous Dag!!! :)

  • Rhana Griffin

    Rhana GriffinRedbubbley Schweppervescence

    All hugs gratefully accepted. =)))

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    Hehehe Good, cos I am not taking any back ;P LOL

  • Elaine van Dyk

    Elaine van Dyk

    That is so lovely, Craig…......and isn’t it so easy and wonderful to be in love. It takes but a second to fall in love and to be loved, but seems a lifetime to recover when that love is withdrawn!

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    Thanks Whirli, I think the secret with broken love …. is learning to love yourself again :) That helps me heaps anyway :) VBS

  • WitheringMoon

    WitheringMoon

    Such Beautiful word’s, ahhhh to be in love – a nice feeling when it comes around!!!
    Well done Craig.

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    Yeah Kelly, Love is such a beautiful (and unusual) thing. :) I can’t wait to have that again :) :) VBS

  • WitheringMoon

    WitheringMoon

    And you u will honey!!!!! she’s out there waiting for you =)

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    Hehehe I hope she’s patient then ;) I might be a while LOL

  • WitheringMoon

    WitheringMoon

    If i were 17 years older LOL!!!!!!!!!

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    HA!!! You’d be all the wiser ;) :P

  • Suzanne German

    Suzanne German

    Craig – learning to love yourself again – how wise and and true!....without sounding sexist (which I’m not) – it’s wonderful that you’re so in tuch with your feelings and able to be so brave and courageous – what a beautiful quality….wish more men were like you!

  • Jenny Haskey

    Jenny Haskey

    Oh Craig – that has just given me that lovely warm fuzzy feeling you get with love!!! Beautiful words, lovingly written with the added bonus of a touch of humour! Thank you so much for putting a smile on my face – together with the countless others who read this!

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    {{{{{hugs}}}}} Thank you Suzanne …. I’m just a guy really :)

    Awwwww :) VBS I am so glad I could touch you emotionally in some way Jenny :) VVBS :D:D

  • Starr1949

    Starr1949

    Your poem is very sweet composition. whimsical also. By the way… Your name isn`t McDonald is it? ( just kidding of course ..I got that from the change back from your dollar part ).
    Love is one of the greatest gifts on earth and it supposedly costs nothing monitarily, yet it costs an individual enormously emotionally. It is worth more than silver, gold or all the riches in the world. Learning to love yourself is of the upmost importance.
    I think you`ve been talking to my husband… He comes home from work and always gives me change. Smiling! Keep writing that was good!

  • gordontant

    gordontant

    makes you think Craig, I like it a lot. :)

  • Rhana Griffin

    Rhana GriffinRedbubbley Schweppervescence

    I just had to come in for another quick read

  • Shanina Conway

    Shanina Conway

    HI Craig, that’s so beautiful…hugs;)

  • WMHaywood

    WMHaywood

    ditto to what everyone else said Craig…very lovely :)
    hugs

    xx

  • Jenny Haskey

    Jenny Haskey

    Heh snap Rhana – we are obviously suckers for a bit of beautiful poetry!!! & yup its still just as great when you read it for the 100th time!

  • cdwork

    cdwork

    Lucky girl!! great poem

  • Suzanne German

    Suzanne German

    craig…you’re not just a guy really – you’re a really loving guy able to express his feelings – that my friend is worth gold and any woman who is right for you will treasure you for it!
    sending you a huge cyber hug
    Suzanne

  • Princessbren2006

    Princessbren2006

    Cute poem craig and no love can be given before you love yourself first :-) All the best craif – love will find you ready this time Grins

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    {{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}} For all of you :) VBS I feel so good right now :) VBS

    You are right Suzanne and at some stage when the time is right … the right person will come into my life and want to share that sort of love with me :)

    Hehehe Sadly CdW, the woman I wrote this about didn’t realize how much I loved her and let it go in a big way. Such is life I guess and I now understand that just because I can Love someone very much, that doesn’t necessarily mean I will get that back. But it was worth giving. :) I wouldn’t have written beautiful poems like this if it never happened :)

  • sophbubble

    sophbubble

    Gosh guys I’m getting all choked up just reading this and your replies! Craig such a beautiful momento of something that perhaps is even a little painful for you??? Thank you for sharing this with us all. Love is one big mystery to me…...even when I thought I had it figured out. All I know now is that love will inevitably change, for better or for worse….lets hope for us artistic and loving souls that it is for the better….and damn soon!!

  • MissKristy

    MissKristy

    I’m quite choked up..don’t have the words right now..just sending ((((Huggs)))) :)

  • Lisa  Jewell

    Lisa Jewell

    This poem is captivating….romantic and real…

    Lovely work Craig…

  • Adam Devine

    Adam Devine

    what a beautiful thing to say, so true :)

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    VBS Awwwwww Stop it all of you {{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}} :) :) Thanks guys :) VBS

  • WitheringMoon

    WitheringMoon

    WELL DONE for getting this into Bubblewrap Craig!!!!!

  • GracefulShadow

    GracefulShadow

    Beautiful

  • Trish Cooper

    Trish Cooper

    To see a man write without restriction, and abandon himself to the process…well…...
    im impressed!!!! Just a sucker for a man whos in touch with his feelings:):)
    Trish

  • lynauklet

    lynauklet

    I like it. I laughed. The ending is unexpected and cheeky. The idea of giving the loved one change has an old-fashioned humour about it. (:

  • Trish Cooper

    Trish Cooper

    brilliant musings…i love this!!!!

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