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Love Looked at Me and Laughed and other poems - 5. the energy of his heart

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Poem No. 10

 

Prelude:

 

More beautiful than the gold of old

Your image haunts me now

Of words yet to be told –

My only quest is how.

 

 

Poem:

 

Do you know why,

Have the reason to explain,

How in your embrace I die

And yet the pleasure remains?

Reasons, I find them not at all;

The source I find in my arms

Like the memory of a primal call –

Too close to recognize the alarm.

Oh, the wonder

There between our touch;

A new kind of hunger,

One I cannot get too much.

Do you know why I love you? –

in words I know not either;

I thank the Fates I found you,

and pray you’re a believer.

 

 

Postlude:

 

Snow and ice are outside

but warm am I with your thought.

 

 

 

Poem No. 11

 

I lie in bed within the night

and beseech her answer –

my plea ascends up to her might

 

Fastidious darkness finds me

within my empty bed

catches, moves, feels, and then she sees

the thoughts I fill her head

those questions of questing intrigue –

her gentle ear I bend –

on how it can be

I hold only this pen

 

Has love left me

and where did she send

all the energy of his heart?

 

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Brayon

I loved them AC. I wanted to use the sad emoji, as that's how number 11 left me. You're a true wordsmith.

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2 minutes ago, BHopper2 said:

I loved them AC. I wanted to use the sad emoji, as that's how number 11 left me. You're a true wordsmith.

Thank you, A. Your praise is warm, and I think it would startle the 21-year-old me who penned these lines :)   

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Mikiesboy

A is correct about you, of course AC .. a wordsmith you are.  A writer with an artistic and soulful touch... of this pair it is 10 that holds me in its embrace.   A love that is new .. and hopefully long lasting. So, it will grow, and mature and have deep roots and a rich, warm, satisfying finish.  love them both, AC xo

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Parker Owens

Number 10 has a timeless quality, a depth of yearning and that has not faded with the years. Number 11 speaks of fear and emptiness and perhaps tears. Like @Mikiesboy, I find Number 10 enthralling, and it captivated me. 

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On 10/26/2018 at 8:15 AM, Mikiesboy said:

A is correct about you, of course AC .. a wordsmith you are.  A writer with an artistic and soulful touch... of this pair it is 10 that holds me in its embrace.   A love that is new .. and hopefully long lasting. So, it will grow, and mature and have deep roots and a rich, warm, satisfying finish.  love them both, AC xo

Thank you for your kind comments, Tim. They are always very much appreciated and received warmly :) 

 

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On 10/26/2018 at 6:49 PM, Parker Owens said:

Number 10 has a timeless quality, a depth of yearning and that has not faded with the years. Number 11 speaks of fear and emptiness and perhaps tears. Like @Mikiesboy, I find Number 10 enthralling, and it captivated me. 

Thank you, Parker. It's always nice to receive your thoughts via these comments. Thanks once again. 

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