Three Words Poem by Justin Reamer

My love, there are many things in this world
That I can say and do for you,
But there is one thing that expresses all of that,
The greatest thing in the world,
Which is the best gift of all:
These three words that I utter from my lips,
‘I love you.’

My love, you may think that I am joking,
For a jocose person you know I am,
And you may think it’s some kind of scam,
Something worthless,
But I tell you this is the truth,
For telling you, ‘I love you, ’
Is the greatest thing I can say to you
Because it describes all the feelings,
All the emotions,
All the thoughts,
All the passion,
All the compassion,
And all the love I have for you.
It describes how much I am willing
To do anything for you,
No matter what the cost is.
It describes all the actions and
All the feelings I would do for you.
You may think it is crazy,
My love,
But it’s true what I say to you,
For I would never lie to you,
And I am not lying now,
Nor will I ever deceive you into
Believing anything I tell you.
This thing I tell you is not a scam,
Not a scandal,
Not a falsehood,
Nor a lie in which we live.
People may say that love is a lie,
But my love for you is genuine,
And rest assured,
This is true.

My dear, I could say, ‘I love you, ’
Over and over again,
Continuously,
Simultaneously,
And continually,
And I would always smile at you
Because there is so much meaning behind
What I say to you.
It describes all the actions I have done
And am willing to take,
Describes the thoughts, feelings,
And emotions that I have for you,
And everything our relationship is based upon,
For these three words are the basis
Of any relationship standing before God.
It’s true, and I hope you
Can understand that.

I love you, sweetheart,
For there is no one as kind,
As compassionate, as vivacious,
As thoughtful, as wonderful,
Or as loving as you.
You are beautiful with
Your long blond hair that grows to your shoulders,
And shines in the sunlight like long
Strands of gold just recently moulded from the mine.
I love your bright blue eyes that shine
Like Michigan and remind me of
The bright blue sky in the summertime
When noontime is near.
They light up every time you smile,
Revealing the portals to your soul,
And showing everyone what there is about you.
Your smile is beautiful,
For it illuminates a room when darkness or dimness
Lies so close by, not very far off,
And the smile is contagious,
Spreading to everyone like a disease,
Making them smile, too.
I love the way you laugh,
For it is adorable and grandiose,
For you give your funny laughter a reason
For other people to laugh, too,
And everyone loves to hear it,
For it is pleasing to the ear.
Your body is slender and lean,
Giving you a beautiful figure.
Your breasts are like fruits on a coconut tree,
As the poet King Solomon of Israel,
The son of King David of Israel and Jerusalem,
Once said,
When he wrote his poem, the Song of Songs,
For your breasts are like ripe fruit,
Bosoms big and beautiful,
Ready to nurture a child that may come into the world.
They are beautiful,
Rising and falling with every slow breath you take,
Making your figure beautiful.
Your stature is majestic,
For you walk gracefully wherever you go,
Never stumbling or falling,
But walking like a beautiful,
Proper woman with much sophistication.
Yet, there is more to you that I love.

You are a wonderful musician
Who plays multiple instruments.
You are a great violinist,
A great pianist,
And a great guitarist.
You play the violin beautifully,
Knowing every crescendo and decrescendo,
Playing harmonies well,
Tuning well with intonation,
Articulating notes well with your bow,
Making euphonious music everywhere you go,
Differentiating between tempos such
As allegro, andante, presto, largo, and moderato.
You know every ritardando and rallitando,
Every caesura, staccato, marcato, fermata,
Accent, and tenuto.
You play the melody well,
And your posture is great,
And you need not worry about embouchure.
On the piano, the acoustics are great when you play,
For you sound like Ludwig van Beethoven when he began to play,
Or Johann Sebastian Bach,
Or Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
You play wonderfully,
As if you were a songwriter.
When you play the guitar,
You are a natural,
For you play every strum like
There is nothing to it,
And you make it sound wonderful,
Almost pretty,
For it is pleasing to my ears,
In every aural sense.
I am a trombonist,
And I am simple compared
To your wonderful complexity
And talent,
For you are gifted,
And your music skills are unique.
I love your musical abilities.

You are a great outdoorswoman,
For you are not afraid of getting wet,
Becoming dirty, and surviving the harsh wilderness.
The outdoors is a great place,
And you love to see everything around you,
Just like I do.
I love that about you,
For I know you like to go camping,
Hiking, bicycling, swimming,
Canoeing, kayaking, wakeboarding,
Waterboarding, skiing,
Rollerblading, ice skating,
Backpacking, surfing, scuba diving,
Sailing, rowing, running, jogging,
Water-skiing, bird-watching, whale-watching,
Boating, jet-skiing, fishing, building campfires,
Cooking marshmallows, walking, mountain climbing,
And everything else like that.
I know you love nature, the animals, and the plants.
You are a natural biologist,
A natural zoologist,
And a natural botanist in many ways,
And I am glad to see that you love the outdoors so much.
I love that,
For I am a Boy Scout and an Eagle Scout,
And I don’t know where I’d be if my girlfriend
Did not like to be outside during the summertime
And somewhat inclined to go into the cold when
There is a clear sky,
Lots of snow,
And a great winter day.
I am happy you love the outdoors,
For you are good at everything you do.

I love how you are a great singer,
For your voice is wonderful and harmonious,
And makes things sound wonderful wherever you go,
For you sing many great songs,
Rock songs written by classic rock artists
Such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and the Who;
By contemporary rock artists such as Fun;
Pop songs by people such as Katy Perry, Alicia Keys,
K’Naan, Eminem, Beyoncé, Jessica Simpson,
Jessica Alba, Kelly Clarkson, and Carrie Underwood;
Soft rock songs by folks such as Billy Joel and Johnny Cash;
Christian Songs by bands such as Third Day, Chris Tomlin,
MercyMe, Britt Nicole, Counting Crowns, The Newsboys, and much more;
Worship songs that many people have written,
Especially hymns and whatnot written by the saints a millennia ago;
I love how you sing jazz tunes such as those
Sung by Louis Armstrong’s co-performer, Ella Fitzgerald.
Your voice is beautiful, vivacious, resonant,
Euphonious, pleasing, and so much more.
It is as beautiful as a bird singing in the canopy of the forest.
I could never get enough of it.
It makes me smile all the time I hear your alto voice,
How it fluctuates between tones, pitches, and notes.
It is absolutely beautiful.
I sing, too,
And I love to sing,
And to know that I could possibly
Do a duet with someone else who likes
To sing many of the same things I do
Is a wonderful thing I could never forget.

You are a wonderful artist,
For I love your art,
And I love how it looks.
You paint like you look into a photograph,
You draw as if it were taken by a camera,
And you sculpt as if you just made life,
From your own bear hands.
Your paintings, your sculptures,
Your drawings and sketches,
Your tapestries, your quilts;
They are all wonderful works of art—
Vivid and radiant,
Vibrant and colourful,
By no means glib or diffident,
But mirthful and confident,
Showing off their appeals to the eye,
And yet they are symbolic,
So full of meaning,
One cannot stop contemplating them.
You are a great artist with a talent like no other;
Your uniqueness is incomparable
To what others have done.
You are a da Vinci or a Michelangelo,
With the kind of gifts, skills, and talents
That you possess.
I love your art,
And I can’t help but contemplate them,
And notice their beauty.
Your talents are wonderful.

Your writing is also magnificent,
For you are a great writer,
And a great poet,
For I have read your poems,
Especially the one called
‘I Learned About the Trinity Today, ’
Which was a wonderful thing that made me laugh,
For it reminded me of my own brother
When I read it.
I also remember the poem ‘Fireflies in the Dusk, ’
For it made me consider everything you
Were trying to tell me,
And I loved reading it,
For it was so deep
And so full of meaning;
Your poetry is like music to my ears,
Euphonious and full of melody,
I cannot help but listen to the
Soothing splash of waves,
The wind whispering in the willows,
The alliteration and allusion,
The assonance and dissonance,
The metaphors used majestically,
The similes used sagaciously,
For they all add up to the art involved.
You are a great poet,
And your poetry is unique;
You cannot deny yourself that.
I love that talent, too,
For I am a writer myself,
And I am glad to meet someone else like me.

Your bibliophilia is also great,
For I love that you love to read,
And I remember all the great books
You keep in your library,
And I remember all the things you told me
About all the authors and writers that you love,
The poets, the novelists,
The essayists, and all things like that.
I am glad I can talk about literature with you,
And writing especially,
Since you like to read books,
Peruse poems,
And reading is your strongpoint.
I am glad I can share one of my passions with you.

You are also a great Christian,
Devoting yourself to Jesus Christ,
Just like I try to do,
For even though I am a Catholic,
And you a Dutch Reformed Protestant,
We both believe in something genuine—
The grace of God Himself who gave us
Everything we see before us,
And nothing can be taken away from us
As long as we trust in Him.
For we are here to help others and to help each other,
And I admire your willingness to give,
Just as I am ready to give.
It is great to see your faith grow so greatly,
For you believe in He who saved the world,
Our Saviour Jesus Christ the Messiah.

My love, I am willing to do anything for you,
For if you are sad, I will comfort you,
If you are happy, I will laugh with you,
If you are troubled, I will counsel you,
If you are conflicted, I will listen and console you;
If you are angry, I will try to mollify you;
If you are anxious, I will reassure you;
If you are worried, I will be there for you.
I want you to be happy
Because your happiness is the most important thing
To me in this world.
I will buy you flowers whenever necessary,
Get you a diamond ring to show my appreciation,
Write a poem similar to this one,
Be there for you and your family whenever
You need me to be there;
I will be there for our children,
For you are special to me.
I will take you to the movies,
And do whatever I can to help you know
That I will love you always.
We will have as many children as you
Want to have,
For it is your body I am using,
So I will let you decide what you
Want to use it for,
So you have a say in it.
You are my girlfriend,
My significant other,
Soon to be fiancée,
For we are soon to be affianced,
And soon to be wife,
For we will take holy matrimony
In this relationship before God.
We will have sons and daughters of our own,
Children we will always love,
And we will raise them to be great people,
And we will be great parents.
You will be a great mother,
And I will be a great father.
You are the love of my life, sweetheart;
I want you to know this.
I am your servant,
And you are my master;
I willingly give myself to you
So that I may meet your every need
For you to be happy.
I am supple and submissive,
For I submit to you for your happiness.
I love everything about you,
And am willing to do it all for you.
I want you to know this.
You are my soul mate,
My one true love,
And there is no one else like you
Who complements me.
I am glad to know you
And to love you with all my heart.

So, my love, these three words
Tell you everything you need to know,
For they describe everything I just described,
Everything I feel for you,
For when I see you, my heart palpitates,
My serdtse becomes arrhythmic,
My glubina dushy becomes happy at the sight of you,
My guts twist and churn;
My smile becomes involuntary,
I laugh uncontrollably,
I sigh long and soft.
I love you, sweetheart,
And I am willing to do anything for you.
You are my soul mate,
And these three words describe everything
Our relationship is founded upon:
Love, compassion, selflessness, ourselves, and God Himself.
Remember these three words,
And when I say them,
Remember their importance,
For these three words are great,
And I shall say them to you one last time,
‘I love you.’