23 August 2013

HERE ON THE SHORE

He saw her at the beach,
lovely and lanky was she

and with a style that outshone
every summer sun ever seen.

Her voice was quite hypnotic;
his thoughts of her were quixotic.

That memory always brings him back. 
Alone he comes to stand

there on the very sand
where they had first made love.

© JPW 2013


dVerse Poets Pub ~ Getting Tight In There (55)

22 comments:

  1. mmm....what a connection they must have made in that moment that it would haunt them drawing them back to that same spot....cool 55

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    1. Brian, sometimes the spark inflames, and sometimes it becomes a slow smolder, never truly igniting. He came back to fan the flame of that memory of hope. Thanks for the view.

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  2. Sometimes it is good to revisit a spot that has good memories & just remember and savor that time. A very touching write.

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    1. Thank you, Mary. Savory memories do indeed satisfy.

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  3. Your words are laced by a sweet melancholy... but still there is some happiness and hope in returning. ...lovely

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    1. We should hold close to happiness and hope wherever we can find it Bjorn. Thank you.

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  4. sometimes it's important to go back to those places that became important...either to re-spark the flame or to say good bye..

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    1. Yes, that is truly accurate, Claudia. Thank you.

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  5. Sometimes memories have to be enough.

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    1. Sometimes memories are everything! I appreciate it Kathryn.

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  6. What lovely memories to cherish, most specially when you are alone ~

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    1. The memories take on other interpretations depending on whether they are shared or inwardly personal. Thank you.

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  7. I could picture the memory with a smile on my face.

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    1. Yes, it seems our perspectives are mildly similar! Thank you.

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  8. What a perfectly lovely memory of a special person. And thank you so very much for reading mine and leaving a comment.

    ~Misky

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    1. Thank you for your comments, Misky. Reading each other is how we grow together.

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  9. ...count it good along with the shore... sometimes, love is like that --- came too fast & have gone too fast... smiles...

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    1. Thank you, Kelvin. I'm glad you had come to visit my blog.

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  10. Moments of happiness, of love NEED to be treasured, kept, and revisited! Lovely.

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  11. Reading this from the edited version... so sweet.

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    1. Sorry Laurie, you comment must have slipped past me! Thanks for the approving comment, it means a lot!

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