Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems - 1. frightening stuff

poem 1 and poem 2 have such a pleading quality, one can only hope that the right words were spoken and the other person (Brian) realized the depth of your feelings, this is the kind of poem one might copy from a book in the library to send with flowers

the third, the waiting...there was a time when we were newlyweds, there was a training accident, and i was waiting for what seemed like forever for a call.....that feeling comes to the fore with this piece

the third one?  love is surrender isn't it?  and it can be frightening...

AC, thanks for sharing your gift with us

I can only repeat what the other comments say

You describe all the different aspects of love, the different feelings conncted with it which are often hard to name in a specific word (so there is painful love, joyful love, hopeful love etc.).

On 8/5/2018 at 1:27 PM, Defiance19 said:

Love, especially first love is the best, most agonizing thing ever. 

 

I sense another wonderful set of poems, AC. 

Yes, Def, you have said it well. The response to these first two have taken me back some, so I look forward to posting more right away. Muah    

On 8/5/2018 at 4:01 PM, BHopper2 said:

I've read this about four times now, trying to find the words to express what this is making me feel. I'm at a loss to do so. I will say, they were fantastic, well written, and I could feel the emotion in them. Love, confusion, sorrow.

Thank you, A, for reading and commenting. Just reading them and feeling them is more than enough for me I appreciate you giving them a chance.

On 8/5/2018 at 4:04 PM, Mikiesboy said:

I really like poem 1.

 

Poem 2 is really good. Sad because you were obviously waiting.  And interesting in the postlude that you've determine love to be frightening. I suppose in some ways it can seem that way.. especially at the beginning of the relationship.

 

i look forward to more AC

Thank you for reading, Tim. The response to these poems was pretty good, so I'm looking forward to posting them all. Thanks again

On 8/5/2018 at 4:45 PM, MichaelS36 said:

I also like the first … brings back a memory of trying to convince a boy terrified of love and commitment that I meant it. 

 

Two as well is touching...and love.. the real thing can be scary at first.  Real touching work AC. Thank you. 

Wonderful comments, Mike. Thank you -- hearing that people can relate to my stuff is always the best kind of feedback

On 8/5/2018 at 6:36 PM, Parker Owens said:

Your poem rounding the clock, waiting for word, for reconnection, is wonderful in its breathless impatience. How lucky Brian was to have words like this penned for him. 

Thank you, Parker. The clock poem garnered a fair bit of mention, so I'm happy people can say they had the same experience. More from this collection coming shortly.

On 8/5/2018 at 7:40 PM, mollyhousemouse said:

poem 1 and poem 2 have such a pleading quality, one can only hope that the right words were spoken and the other person (Brian) realized the depth of your feelings, this is the kind of poem one might copy from a book in the library to send with flowers

the third, the waiting...there was a time when we were newlyweds, there was a training accident, and i was waiting for what seemed like forever for a call.....that feeling comes to the fore with this piece

the third one?  love is surrender isn't it?  and it can be frightening...

 

AC, thanks for sharing your gift with us

 

Thank you, Molly. Your comments about copying the poem to send to somebody with flowers made my day! That's a sweet image, and i can only hope 'someday.' 

For the waiting poem, your sharing a similar emotion is very much appreciated. It's great when we can all share and find out how alike we really are. Muah! 

On 8/6/2018 at 8:36 AM, Zenobia said:

I can only repeat what the other comments say

You describe all the different aspects of love, the different feelings conncted with it which are often hard to name in a specific word (so there is painful love, joyful love, hopeful love etc.).

Thanks, Zenobia. Yes, all the feelings and the words that go with them are in a jumble. As poets, I guess it's our job to do a little sifting and filing. More poems soon.