by Barbara H.
Member since:
July 13, 2009

In WINTER....01.22.2013....Barbara H....

January 22, 2013 02:03 AM UTC (Updated: January 23, 2013 02:34 PM UTC)
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         IN WINTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

through a frosty window pane

brings to mind the love of you

times we shared that warmth

just because....we wanted to

 

no bars across the window

no shades to keep out light

loving real in sunshine, or

beneath a blue moon night

 

breathing tandem, wild emotion

glistening feelings forever felt

tidal waves of sweet devotion

crystal prism shine in lovers melt

 

each time I view a window pane

with rivulets of snow or rain

warmth reminded stills my heart

to wonder why we came to part

 

have you spent a quiet moment

seeing nothing through the glass

but the me and you there

and wondering why it passed

 

couldn't see it wouldn't stay

and maybe, just like me,

simply cherish what remains

of what was never meant to be.....

 

 

01.22.2013

Barbara H.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments: 13

Kathryn Flynn Jan 22, 2013, 2:32am UTC
Moments of beauty that pass ...

are still

beautiful...
Barbara H. Jan 22, 2013, 2:54am UTC
Thank you Kathryn! You are right! Hey! How come you can still stay up till after 2:30 a.m. and still look like you just had a beauty sleep?
Kathryn Flynn Jan 22, 2013, 4:21am UTC
I sleep late.
JOHN BECK Jan 22, 2013, 7:27am UTC
Yes, cherish what remains.
Christine D. Jan 22, 2013, 8:09am UTC
I enjoy the poem and meaning behind your poem. I think the descriptions was simple and nice that draw your readers in and make them feel like they are part of their own world through your detail words.
stephen berwaldt Jan 22, 2013, 11:53am UTC
A lovely tribute to love that was and no longer is. We can all imagine what that is from our personal experiences. Not all loves are eternal...some come for a time and fill the needs of those moments, but needs are met and different needs arise and who can say which love will go and which will stay?

Beautiful writing. I hope your current love is a lasting one.

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wendy st. john-devereaux Jan 22, 2013, 1:16pm UTC
beautiful and somewhat bittersweet.....butvery real

blessings
Brian Benson Jan 22, 2013, 2:51pm UTC
Beautifully done Barbara. It can be painful, yet freeing to look back...B
elizabeth evans Jan 22, 2013, 5:58pm UTC
How beautiful your memories are!
Betty S. Jan 22, 2013, 8:33pm UTC
Such a beautiful poem yet i felt my own anguish it it. Memories of a love lost,
Kevin E. Jan 22, 2013, 10:11pm UTC
Very beautiful, sweet and rich. Man your poems always touch the heart!
Katryn D. Jan 22, 2013, 10:16pm UTC
didn't take a picture...but we had an ice storm a while back and my big picture window was a sheet of ice...was kind of nice ;)
Ann Marcaida Jan 23, 2013, 11:06am UTC
Excellent work with the window pane image-- it's there when the author is remembering, not there when the narration moves to present tense. My only critique is to not let the images you use move your text around! (I can help with that if you want).

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