Once, you were trapped;
But this did not endure.
Through windswept hours,
Time could not inure
You to the hopelessness
That seemed to be:
For you were someone else,
A mystery,
And that one day
Was an
Eternity —
The beach felt lonesome,
Waiting for a chance,
And sadness whirled around you,
Like a dance;
A day to find, and sore
Your vigil keep,
In waking hours
Little more than sleep —
The waves would crest and fall,
The ocean
Steep —
I watched you, I could
Feel your wand’ring heart;
Some hours there together,
Lives apart,
I kissed you on the cheek
Beside your car
To let you know
I don’t know who you are,
But you’ve a destination
Somewhere far,
And that I wished you well
As there you’d go;
For you’d a life to live
Not mine
To know
Beautiful, sad elegance and pure
And again you write as if from my life . You’ve lived and felt so much and express it in poetry and essay so well. Guess I’ll have to compile my own book of your poetry, selecting my favorite pieces tho’ I’d love to know your picks too.
Thanks, Holly.
Actually, I did my first 24 choices yesterday. I’m planning on doing that the first Sunday of the next few months.
Oh!!! then are those the ones you posted yesterday??? i was puzzled. i liked them all and recognized most of them from previous posts.
Yes. I’ve picked out 150 of them. Which is ridiculous, of course.
Not a bit ridiculous. you write good poetry.My guess is every 10th one you write is worthy of consideration.
My last words for you are filled with peace
You touched my life for a season
And I’m grateful about us meeting
On the World Wide Web of dreams
I’ll always love the slice of pizza that
we got to share.
reminded me of these lines , from a source I knew once:
The summer’s night that turns the tide
Yields this to those whom lives divide
Love has a right that none can bind
Tomorrow thieves your hand from mine
Those are beautiful.
Nice. I could feel you imagery. I could feel the whole setting. Very somber and powerful. Well Written