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The Gift by Susan Miller

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shane

very nice poem that i think anyone can have a understanding to.

Dean

The poem was very touching.

Sarah

I raed most of the poems on this site and I think that this one is one of the best. Its sweet, not trashy and I like that! Good job Susan!

bob

Just a quick note, to say thanks for you beautiful poem,and the memories it has brought back to me,it is a "gift" indeed.

Lity

wow! what a very sensual poem but so true and pure . i really love it!

Lish

All I can say is wow. Susan, I hope your working on a book, b/c I would love to read it after viewing THE GIFT. Remarkable work!

ROSA

I LOVE THIS POEM! I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO GIVE SUCH A PRECIOUS GIFT TO ONE THAT YOU LOVE.

Rome

I love your poem . it speaks from a sincere heart about an honest relationship based on pure love . simple and yet deeply complex . its not easy to love like this, but i am blessed to have found this love . thanks for expressing it so beautifully :-)

jennifer

thank you, i so needed to let my man know how i feel, and this will help.

maggi

Your poem says exactly how I felt. It is just perfect, thankyou.

paulo

I loved your poem and you can be sure that I will share it with my lover when he arrives, THANKYOU.

logan

Very beautiful, very well done, really touched my heart.

Laci

This poem has great meaning and gives you a whole new outlook on love.

Ernie

Thank you Sue from the bottom of my heart. from the one you wrote that to so many years ago. I love you!

Steph

I just Love this poem, I can read over and over again. Thank you

kay

Very good. Your poem reminded me of the first night with my husband.

Paula

This is a wonderful poem for someone that is truly in love. The poem is sexy but yet it's pure.

dawn

omg i almost cried after i read this poem

Tammy

I have never heard it said better. Most women feel this way but will never say it out loud! I only wish more men understood this is a GIFT!

Cindy

this poem says everything i feel for the one i love. now i really know what to tell my lover when we are alone together. Thank you so much!

Lisa

Wow! That was powerful! thank you for sharing with us your wonderful gift.

Jan

A very moving and beautiful poem.

Dan

This is so. true. Your words make the reader remember that first time. Great job!

Chris

When I read your poem, I was placed in the moment, where I, too shared such love and beauty. I was lost when reading it and wish to thank you for taking me to another place and time.

Lin

Thank you

Vanessa

I would like to thank you for writing this poem it has touched me in a way that i can't explain..I'm sending this poem to my boyfriend soon it will be his turn to open his gift

sara

i really loved this pome. it gives a whole new meanning to the act of making love.

Gabby

Fantastic ! Oh this is so beautiful this poem.. it truly says it all when you are with the one you love for the first time.. a gift.. yes.. our love is a gift to those we care to give it to..

WLYESHIA

THIS POEM CAPTURED THE SHEER ESSENCE OF THE LOVE AND LONGING I HAVE FOR MY BOYFRIEND. WE HAVE BEEN SEPERATED FOR THE PAST YEAR AND I COULDN'T THINK OF A BETTER GIFT TO GIVE TO HIM THAN THE GIFT OF LOVE...

david

This poem makes me think of and feel my girlfriend kristy. Only a month we've known each other, but i love her already and feel it in return. I'm telling her tonight. What else can i say but thank you.

Leslie

Truly soul touching.

mariann

Great

Sean

This poem tells much about almost every sensation that accompanies those "first touches" in a loving relationship. I commend you for your ability to make the reader feel exactly what it is that you felt inside. Well done.

Kristie

Girl let me tell you one thing, this poem is off the hook. The reason why I feel this way is because I am experiencing a situation like the poem, but I rate this poem a 10 on a scale of 1-10.

Vicki

SSOOOOO powerful.

Excellent expression of one giving themselves totally.to thier Love

Christina

It was very beautiful,something you would send to somebody you LOVE

james

Very Nice...Very!

Teri

I read this poem and got goosebumps.I recently met a man whom I've fallen deeply in love with and this poem describes everything I feel for him.

Kim

One of the most touching and romantic poems I have ever read. i loved it!

Tammy

a sweet and wonderful replica of the first time I spent with my one true love. This poem captures every emotion felt.

Lisa

i love your poem, i would just past some of the others but yours just caught my eye. i love the whole gift thing, you're very talented.

teresa

the poem was beautiful and so touching, i think it is how every first time should be.

Dustin

Normal I like poems that ryhum alot but this poem caught my attention because you are specking from you heart grat poem.

Kayla

wow, this is truly a magnificent work of words and heart,, i really enjoyed reading it, i even sent it to my boyfriend, thank you

wendy

i love this poem because it got me thinking of my boyfriend that killed him self and i miss if and he did give me a gift

ravi

YOUR POEM WAS SO TOUCHING AND SO HEARTFELT. IT WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL AND TOUCHED ME TO NO END

STEPHANIE

THAT IS THE MOST WONDERFUL POEM I HAVE EVER HEARD.I LOVE READING EVERY LINE OF IT AGAIN.

Doru

Nice! speechless!

K&T

Absolutely wonderful poem! It captures the heart's stirring of the first time and the promise of a lasting, true love. Thank you for this poem!

Linda

This poem is so beautiful.It is so real to form.Making love with someone for the first time is hard,you have such great talent and we all one time or another have expericed it happing..I am sending this to my guy. we have not made love as yet but will very soon

Andrea

This poem is so pure and innocent. I thought it was absolutely wonderful. Keep up th egood work.

caprice

i really loved this poem if you don't mind i copied it for a class i have in college english.i just wanted everyone to hear your work. i did let everyone know where to get more of your work. keep up the good writing.

Jim

Absolutely beautiful and very true for anyone who truly has found love.

oviston

excellent words!!!

brandy

I had just read our poem. I just wanted to show you that i really liked your poem. I guess why i liked it so much is because thats how i felt the fist time. But i guess everything did work out for me, because now i have a fiance.

holly

i thought this poem was brillant it captued the true spirit of two lovers for the first time

Helen

I feel you. Its beautiful.

Carolyn

What more can I say, I LOVED this POEM. I just sent it to my friend and I am sure he will love it too! It perfectly embodies the feelings of true intimacy and love. Thank you Susan for reading my mind, and writing about it.

Nik

just happened upon this page. Of all the poems, i chose this one above all others. It's perfect. Thanks so much.

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