navwin » Archives » Open Poetry #9 » Taste Your Tear
Open Poetry #9
Post A Reply Post New Topic Taste Your Tear Go to Previous / Newer Topic Back to Topic List Go to Next / Older Topic
Bill Charles
Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619
highways, & byways, for now

0 posted 2000-08-26 11:35 AM


       "TASTE YOUR TEAR"

You're prettier than a soft spring rain,
settling down in the morning light.
And more beautiful than a wildflower,
bedding itself down for the night.

Follow that moonbeam over there,
and watch it shine down in the twilight.
Somehow it reminds me of your smile,
so soft and soothing, just like a bobwhite.

When I searched deeply into your being,
I found all of your celestial grace.
Then I stared, for you are a princess,
and I looked into your lovely face.

I gazed into those striking gentle eyes,
barely did I contain myself, as they are so dear.
I touched both of them with my loving lips,
but the only thing I could taste, was all of one tear.

It lay so heavy upon my trembling lips,
and I could sense the sorrow from your wet skin.
Like a empty pond that lived in the forest,
you have been totally drained, all from within.

I tasted your emptiness, and now know your vacant heart,
lost inside was I, from this broken love affair.
Long ago I enjoyed the rapture of cockleshells and daffodils,
and there were many days, when I would follow you anywhere.

So once more I stare into those very damp eyes,
wondering what went wrong between you and I.
The flowers are all dying and so are our hearts,
and all we can do is stand here, and say goodbye.

I can still taste the sadness of that lingering teardrop,
as it lies heavy, on still trembling lips which fear.
Can't it just fall away to the ground, and then
        maybe you will come back,
    instead of the taste, of your tear?


Bill Charles



© Copyright 2000 Bill Charles - All Rights Reserved
rosepetals25
Deputy Moderator 5 Tours
Member Elite
since 2000-05-31
Posts 3076
PA
1 posted 2000-08-26 11:55 AM


Bill,

     Such a sad emotional poem...but wonderfully written as always.

                rp25

Sudhir Iyer
Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943
Mumbai, India : now in Belgium
2 posted 2000-08-26 11:58 AM


Sad, but very beautifully penned...

Bill, I really enjoy your works...

regards,
sudhir

Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774
Ontario, Canada
3 posted 2000-08-26 12:37 PM


Oh Bill ... such tenderness and sorrow wrapped up in the longing behind these wonderful words. Beautiful and heartfelt!  

Best wishes,
/Kit

Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley
4 posted 2000-08-25 05:27 PM


Oh..this is good...so very sad though!
Bill Charles
Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619
highways, & byways, for now
5 posted 2000-08-26 05:58 PM


Hi rosepetals25,
Yes, it is some what sad, but perhaps there will be no more tears. Thank you for your kind comments.

Hi Sudhir,
Thank you Sudhir for coming by. I do appreciate your most kind words. Thank you again.

Hi Kit,
Thanks so much for stopping by and reading this poem. It was emotional for me to write, but I finally completed it.

Hi Poet deVine,
Thanks for coming by, and I'm glad that you liked this poem that I have written. And yes, it is sad.



JamesMichael
Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA
6 posted 2000-08-26 06:17 PM


"Like an empty pond that lived in the forest
you have been totally drained, from within".
Beautiful way to describe the emptiness we feel as love goes away...
sorry that this is a time for tears...James

Marge Tindal
Deputy Moderator 5 ToursDeputy Moderator 1 TourDeputy Moderator 1 TourDeputy Moderator 1 Tour
Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores
7 posted 2000-08-26 06:39 PM


Bill~
Your tears have not gone unnoticed -

'It lay so heavy upon my trembling lips,
and I could sense the sorrow from your wet skin.'


Very longingly penned.
~*Marge*~



~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com



brian madden
Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 4374
ireland
8 posted 2000-08-26 06:44 PM


Bill, a beautifully written emotional piece.

"I concede relationships have left me weak Won't be here so I don't care Look for something worthy to replace my guilt" Mansun legacy

Meadowmuse
Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263

9 posted 2000-08-26 06:53 PM


Bill, your descriptions are so lovely ~ a soft spring rain settling down in the morning light, the wildflower bedding down for the night. Such tender, delicate, creative images with which you gift your reader.

Thank you for this poignantly transcribed treasure.

~ Claire

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau


MMoonchild
Senior Member
since 2000-07-13
Posts 1715
PA
10 posted 2000-08-26 07:17 PM


I touched both of them with my loving lips,
but the only thing I could taste, was all of one tear.


soft and loving, Bill..love your heart
~~smiles
Maureen

Tennessee Angel
Senior Member
since 2000-06-03
Posts 661
Tennessee
11 posted 2000-08-26 07:29 PM


Beautiful Bill!  A very touching piece.  
Chanson
Senior Member
since 2000-08-19
Posts 1559
Up Creek w/Out Paddle
12 posted 2000-08-26 07:32 PM


Bill, so very beautiful...your words left an impression and a tear or two. I am pleased not to have missed this poem...chanson~
Sunnyone
Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334
Staffordshire, England
13 posted 2000-08-26 08:37 PM


Bill...

       This is so terribly sad....I find myself with tears in my heart from it!! You always touch my emotions with your beautiful words.........
               Bittersweet, my friend.....


Today is a gift....
That is why they call it
'the Present'!



Bill Charles
Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619
highways, & byways, for now
14 posted 2000-08-26 08:46 PM


Hi James...Yes, what an emptyness it can be. Thanks for coming by once again, I do appreciate it James.

Hello Marge,
Thank you Marge, thank you very much. And thanks for coming by. I always appreciate your comments.

hi brian,
Thank you for dropping by, and for your most considerate comments.

Hi Claire,
All I can say is thank you so much Claire for your very kind and more than generous comments about this writing. I'm very touched.

Hi MMoonchild,
Thank you for coming by, and reading this poem I have written. And thank you Maureen, for your most thoughtful comments.

Hello Angel,
Thank you Angel, for your kind words, I do appreciate it.

Hi chansondegeste,
Thanks so much for your considerate and kind words. I am very glad that you did come by and read this writing of mine. Chanson, you're too kind.


Post A Reply Post New Topic ⇧ top of page ⇧ Go to Previous / Newer Topic Back to Topic List Go to Next / Older Topic
All times are ET (US). All dates are in Year-Month-Day format.
navwin » Archives » Open Poetry #9 » Taste Your Tear

Passions in Poetry | pipTalk Home Page | Main Poetry Forums | 100 Best Poems

How to Join | Member's Area / Help | Private Library | Search | Contact Us | Login
Discussion | Tech Talk | Archives | Sanctuary