Our recent poetry contest was a big success, with brilliant, eye-opening submissions from learners all across The Baked Bean family. Although each one was special in its own right, there was one in particular that really stood out to us.
Tomislav Pavlinic's beautiful poem on the theme of love gives an optimistic look at the nature of relationships and the different types of love we can have with our friends, family, partners and even God. We admired the honesty of the language and Tomislav's clever use of repetition for emphasis.
Speaking about his inspiration for the poem, Tomislav said he got the idea for his work in a dream.
Love Makes The Heart Stronger
Love makes the heart stronger,
With every emotion that you feel inside
Love is not just a word,
It's a meaning.
The friends you and I make
And mother and fathers
Brothers and sisters
Friends at school and work.
Love makes the heart stronger
With every emotion that you feel inside
When you need some person
A girl or man alike
To kiss and cuddle up to
You know you
Are always gonna be included
You need to feel positively optimistic inside and out
Love feels like the voice of Celine Dion
That's the reasons love goes on
You feel what I'm thinking of
Love makes the heart stronger,
Believe in Jesus
The soul and lord our father
Never let go
Of all your emotions
Be stronger be sure
Love makes the heart stronger
Love makes the heart stronger
Phoning a friend
And have a talk
Telling them you love them
Asking how they doing
When they coming to visit
Love makes the heart stronger
Love makes the heart stronger
