Image via Magpie Tales i won't be leaving here with you nor will you be staying with me for any longer than you see fit that is just the way of it it is the silent refrain of my being i won't be leaving here with you but i will stay, until my time is done as your ceremonial chosen one no, this won't be my last tour though it is the first time i won't be leaving here with you shh, now, darling. this is what i do i see it in your eyes, our time's drawing to a close. please don't mind the tears they come, they go, it's true... i won't be leaving here with you Rene ~ December 8, 2012
Your work always makes me feel, even when I don't want to. That is what poetry should do.
ReplyDeleteThank you for telling me, Tessa, this means so much :)
DeleteVolumes here in these few lines, Rene.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Other Mary: there's a lot in these few - but exquisite and evocative - transcendent lines. Lovely words!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very intriguing poem......makes one wish for more, which is the sign of a good poem!!!!
ReplyDeleteSuch beauty in this brevity :-)
ReplyDeleteLovely! You make me believe in the story you tell.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the Clannad song from "last of the mohicans "- i will find you ..
ReplyDeleteThis poem speaks such volumes in such few words! Its amazing :D
ReplyDeleteLots of love,
Sanaa
Yes...less is more..this piece is packed with intensity and leaves me with lots of questions - which is always good
ReplyDeleteyes- once again.
ReplyDeleteYour specialty ~~ spare, chock full of meaning. Beautiful write!
ReplyDeleteTime can make a difference in the people we know.
ReplyDeleteI love brevity and you're a master at it.
ReplyDelete"treasured things" - this was one of them.
ReplyDeleteI've missed these.
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