it is as true that i have you
don’t startle
with fear
of losing
to change…
it is as true that i have you as the ocean has the wave
even though a spark
, like lightning
can shock me to know
you are not
who i thought…
as a moment witnessed
tells a secret.
and now
aloof to the subtle
you wonder who
these words are for now
without seeing that
i
am a mere mystery drawn to
attract the precious inside…
© r.e.l. 12/1/10
**this post is for Poetry Potluck Week 16 on Jingle Poetry
Received The Prolific Blogger Award from Jingle Poetry
love it! mines here- http://fiveloaf.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/time-is-not-the-essence/
December 26, 2010 at 10:32 pm
thanks… and i saw your blog earlier today.. loved ‘a lifetime’…
December 26, 2010 at 10:55 pm
very mysterious, and clever in its construction. i like the ‘i am a mere mystery…’ line, it kinda turns the poem on its head.
http://jessicasjapes.wordpress.com/2010/12/27/stocking-filler/
December 27, 2010 at 1:24 am
i like the mystery too…. thanks for visiting
December 27, 2010 at 7:19 am
Both of you are a mystery to the other. What you thought is not. The poem’s lines now leave him wondering. Great poem.
December 27, 2010 at 8:08 pm
yes, i’m sure he was wondering
December 27, 2010 at 8:31 pm
There are so many relationships that have this known/unknown mystery. There is a lot to ponder about how we are willing to live with the ambiguity that mystery brings.
Thanks.
December 28, 2010 at 3:12 pm
it’s all in the mystery and how we surrender to it… i believe. thanks for your thoughtful words
December 28, 2010 at 5:10 pm
Brilliant work..
December 29, 2010 at 1:52 am
thank you
December 29, 2010 at 7:32 am
Awesome.
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