"Thoughtful Pause..."

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“Thoughtful Pause…”

 

We shared the sunrise…

a world and life apart.

You - somewhere out …there

Me …well, I’m always… here.

 

…thoughtful pause…

 

I’m just a silly man

...a dreamer, rememberer,

wanderer… wonderer.

I've touched stars though

…damn      such stars!  

And held hands as I could -

shared smiles,

tears,

breaths - caught  and taken.

 

We count moments

and memories

and the clocks’ ticks.

And the fading eyes,

wrinkling fingertips…

catching heart …beats

- to another rhythm

we sometimes can’t see

but only FEEL.

Only FEEL,  only

FEEL -

so lost as we close our eyes.

And the sense of what we were

overcomes the sense of now

- that we are.

 

…thoughtful pause…

 

Chris

Author's Note

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Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you are so good...all kinds of lines to make me pause...it is like soulmates who just can't be together...

they are far apart but never stop feeling each other or feeling for each other...

but circumstances make them only think of "what ifs"--and we can only feel what is there right now...no matter what it is...feel it and remember that feeling...it might be all we have.

[Carolann Dowsett]

So beautiful and deeply melancholy. It has a dreamy feel to it. Lovely write.

[Bowers]

"thoughtful pause"

here I sit, a pause, pondering... thoughtful
what a thought provoking piece,
such love,
such loneliness..
It..
well, It sort of made me sad, in a good way though...
it was lovely, really, beautiful even..
how often we do count the moments, the memories
if only to hold onto them a little longer..

[Chris]

That we FEEL ...matters. You there at your table or desk - now, me at mine (when I wrote it) then ...found a means of connecting that didn't account for the passing of time just the immediacy of thoughts finding a place to BE once again. Come by anytime.

[Bowers]

ah, how true, what thought you are provoking, yes, I shall visit again!

[Rachelle]

We pause to reflect and contemplate before we embrace the next. And, perhaps, it is through this that self-understanding and discovery occurs so that we are ready for whatever Life has in store for us.

[Richard Layne]

You have outdone yourself here sir. I love the spelling out of "thoughtful pause". Your voice is so strong and this poem is so fun (i'm always here). what a delight to read!

[Holly Mason]

a pause is always pleasant....
I dream a little dream...when I pause
lovely write fine sir...lovely write

[Chris]

see you are surviving the chill of late... Hi Holly!

[Lyn Anderson]

This is beautifully constructed to convey the emotions perfectly. You really FEEL your words.

[Justine]

I think I am in love with the words here. Delicate, thoughtful and with a quiet longing, I sighed after each stanza. It took me to a place of missing someone I once loved and felt sadness in the final lines. We change. Life changes us. Not always for the better. The scars have seams that can easily be unpicked and bleed once more for times lost. Look what this did to me !!! I loved it. Superb writing. Justine

[Emerald Seas]

Your style is uniquely you - love reading, and feeling the pauses. The time taken to mold the moment held in each line states the obvious in words and gently pushes the undercurrent of feeling life throughout the poem. Excellent, my friend!

[Aramey]

You've really mastered flow Chris, and you never disappoint. It's an honor to read your work, every time :)

[Emmy]

Been a while since I read your work. I see what I've been missing. Left me speechless. Nice. I look forward to reading more of your poetry.