Open Poetry #22 |
Well met |
wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn |
We met as acquaintances of acquaintances Her beauty and humor lingered Met again as friends of an acquaintance Her grace and beauty lingered on And again as friends of friends Once, as my new loves’ ex-loves’ new love Yet again, well met Her guileless, graceful beauty remained Days pass weeks pass years As each are coveted and discarded By this one and that one Me?, for reasons I know well Her?, that’s not my concern Yet, her sweet laughter lingers Then, met again She, still lovely, still open, still laughing Me, still smitten Rebound? or refound? Do we? don’t we? I have long treasured her Self Admired and respected her Self Though she has just brushed my being I am loathe to jeopardize Even this tangential relationship By blunder stumbling Into a place where I am unwelcome Well, met yet again Her spark has shocked in me A reverie of forgotten past times Uplifting pastimes set aside In my quest to elicit the illicit And now, it seems Unwittingly and perhaps Unwillingly, this thread through my life Who has ever amused and bemused Has, in fact, become Muse I’ve reached out toward her And groped around a bit Hoping to make a connection Less tenuous, more substantial And found there a quandary Though I am now, a better man The mirror, I fear, contradicts Young, strong and reckless I am no longer Peace, laughter and art Are what I now long for So, here’s hoping, sweet spirit That through these days of days That we will be ever, and always Well met ~wranx |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
wranx Peace, laughter and art...and a pondering heart. Enjoyed this soul search and the way you played with words. Well done! |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
so she is your muse very nicely done, yes, what Martie said Whether on the shoal or on the shore, |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
wranx - great play with words, and a tender continuing love story... BC |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
What a beautiful story...enjoyed so much! ~Hugs~ ~ Time has cast a spell on you |
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arthur Senior Member
since 2001-08-14
Posts 678england |
some dreams are better left as such arthur |
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brian sites Senior Member
since 2002-06-25
Posts 1475usa |
Ed this is music the wordplay is the smoothest flowing river I've heard from you and you keep the same wranxian spirit as always you hone sharpen each and every knifespill splash until? a joycean narrative in ONE word WRANX brian |
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secretlife Member
since 2002-07-30
Posts 359Grean Earth ,,, |
So sensitive from sensitive person???I love it so much... Good luck Secretlife, (Easy come,,Easy go) |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Well said. Like all of this, W. Sandra |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
A very well crafted poem, Wranx... and now you have found your muse, so of course you would be writing wonderful poetry. btw... what is a wranx? I hope it isn't anything which is predatory to a chipmunk? ~ hugs from a scared rodent Lyra |
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1slick_lady Member Ascendant
since 2000-12-22
Posts 6088standing on a shadow's lace |
"Rebound? or refound?" aren't we all? |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn |
Thanks to all, for reading and commenting here. T'was a little tale of a woman that has appeared in my life from time to time. (but not for a while now) She would, alas, be one that got away. p.s. I have no idea, whatsoever, what a wranx is. But, I'm pretty sure that they don't eat chipmonks. (especially, the ones that are seeming made of iron. You are one tough lady Lyra and I admire your strength) ~Ed In reply to "which way do we go?", the answer was never "straight", but, "progressively forward". ~wranx~ [This message has been edited by wranx (09-02-2002 10:03 PM).] |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
Poet deVine knows what a wranx is, Lyra. She wrote a poem where it is, I believe, something you wring out? Ahem. Ed, I just wanted to say, this poem seems gentle and maybe even a bit fragile, but just try to break through it, and you find the solid-steel constructions of a wordsmith. I'm glad you post here, in other words. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
this is sort of sad but it shows a growth, a better man, yes. Very nice read for me. I enjoyed this. |
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