Five Minutes (from Faces of Love)

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Open Poetry #48

Five Minutes (from Faces of Love)

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

0 posted 2013-03-15 11:02 AM

Five Minutes
(from Faces of Love)

Meaning was lost
behind veiled eyes,
pinched lips . . .

body language said everything,
everything was understood.

You were mad at me!
I didn't care!.

I didn't feel
enough
about your reasons
to change.

You were in that corner to stay!

Five minutes - no less -
five whole minutes
confining that explosive
two-year old energy

to one spot!

to looking at one corner!

to staring at the junction of two walls!

Five whole minutes!

Of tears and whimpers.
Of holding my wrenching heart
between hands that longed to lift and hug -

five minutes . . .

Five Whole Minutes,




   the longest . . .

of my life.

© wesley james beard, jr.

Victoria

Member Ascendant

since 2000-08-12

Posts 5869

1 posted 2013-03-15 11:06 AM

Yes it hurts us more than them...I could never punish my grandchildren though. I punish them with my kisses ha.Enjoyed Jimmy

~Victoria

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

2 posted 2013-03-15 11:10 AM

LOL ... Yeah, I know, but this WAS written specifically about my (then) 2-year old grand daughter!!!

j.

Victoria

Member Ascendant

since 2000-08-12

Posts 5869

3 posted 2013-03-15 11:15 AM

Shes going to remember that forever ha...I guess she didnt eat her spinach.

Lighthousebob
Member Elite

since 2000-06-14

Posts 4725
California

4 posted 2013-03-15 11:28 AM

Five Whole Minutes! WoW! If time could remain still so precious as it was then ... Enjoyed your poem very very much.

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

5 posted 2013-03-15 11:36 AM

Five minutes to a lifetime. She'll always love her grandpa.

~*~ If they give you ruled paper write sideways . . . ~*~

MorningStar
Member

since 2009-10-26

Posts 290
Pittsburgh, Pa

6 posted 2013-03-15 02:57 PM

Awww! There was probably even a pookie lip involved. I hope you've recovered

"I'll tell you how the sun rose
A ribbon at a time..." - Emily Dickinson

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

7 posted 2013-03-15 03:21 PM

Yes. that five monutes can be an eternity. Makes you wonder just who you are punishing.
Ida

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

8 posted 2013-03-15 03:22 PM

Morning Star --- there was!! and it quivered just like it had a string attached!!

All --- thanks for being there...

j.

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