I Wish, Just Once . . . (from Faces of Love)

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jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

0 posted 2012-10-16 03:04 PM

I Wish, Just Once . . .
(from The Faces of Love)

Water always seems to have
magical affects . . .
especially between the toes,
when walking just inside the tide line
on the sand of a quiet beach.

The mind tends to forget
the harshness of reality
as it listens to the waves sigh
just as they reverse
and head back to sea,
as if they wish, just once,
they could stay on shore.

But they always return to the sea
to be absorbed, dispersed,
lost in the enormity . . .

My heart does the same.

I meet someone - they
wash through my soul
with magical affects
on every atom of my existence,

and just as everything in the enormity
of who I am
tells me how glorious love truly is,
reality in all it's hidden magnificence
turns its back on me,
withdraws, disperses,
and is absorbed
back into the emptiness
of one . . . not two.

Love, I wish,
like the water
rushing between my toes,
could, just once,

Stay.

© wesley james beard, jr.
october 16, 2012

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

1 posted 2012-10-16 06:00 PM

You know, J, I don't know why people look forward to falling in love. From my point of view there is more pain and heartache caused from love that there is joy and happiness. Just my opinion . . .

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

Lady Goodman
Member

since 2012-10-04

Posts 193

2 posted 2012-10-16 07:33 PM

...I've no idea what life would be without wistful longing, but I can hope that your toes would stay so wet for so long, that they wrinkle.

Thanks for sharing, j.

2islander2
Member Ascendant

since 2008-03-12

Posts 6825
by the sea

3 posted 2012-10-17 02:11 PM

this is really splendid , jwesley, the images have eficiency and sensitivity, all onverge to a superb last verse, great and precious poem,

yann

Victoria

Member Ascendant

since 2000-08-12

Posts 5869

4 posted 2012-10-27 09:59 AM

I enjoyed your words very much. I like the way you express them. Very touching.

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

5 posted 2012-10-27 05:12 PM

J. From beginning to end this was splendid!
lori

r v wooo
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since 2007-08-07

Posts 656

6 posted 2012-10-28 11:32 AM

J, beautiful thought...beautiful poem. RV

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

7 posted 2012-10-28 08:41 PM

Nice...James

suthern

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since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

8 posted 2012-12-14 11:42 AM

Love, I wish,
like the water
rushing between my toes,
could, just once,

Stay.

Amen... spoken quietly with the reverent tone this poem and its wishes deserve. *S* I still hope... I still wish... maybe once is in my future. *S* Beautiful write!

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