In absence

In absence

A Poem by Beccy

When springtime comes
and poets near and far
search out the end chewed pencil,
to write of earthworms, trees
and long lost dear relations,
I think of you; 
Of afternoons spent hand in hand,
when love was all, made no demand.

When summer comes
and poets near and far
search out the end chewed pencil,
to write of flowers, sun
and days of idle play,
I think of you; 
Of nights spent under starry skies,
of kisses, sweet repose and sighs.

When autumn comes
and poets near and far
search out the end chewed pencil,
to write of seasons fade, a falling leaf,
the bare brown clay,
I think of you; 
Of guitar rifts and blue, blue eyes,
of promises that masked the lies.
 
Yet now you are so very far away,
your winter weighs more burdensome than mine.
For I can hold the gift you gave,
the son I bore, those blue, blue eyes,
that though they may not ever see
the other half of him and me,
will someday come to understand, 
those afternoons spent hand in hand,
when love was all, made no demand. 

© 2015 Beccy


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your such a young woman Beccy yet you can drift to a 15th century style to capture the essence
of observation. "Full eyed aspects, and secret glances" George Herbert would write. (see Herbert's
poem "Virtue").

And it's so true, the poet inside of all of us will "search out the end chewed pencil" which
perhaps is an allusion to Judgment Day when the world will end in a general conflagration;
searching for a tiny sign, a certain mannerism perhaps, or the way he holds his hands
that screams out his lineage.

Lost within these lovely romantic lines is this longing. And ain't that always the case?
well done.....dana

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.




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Know that you elicited exactly the emotion you sought; a talent obviously not given to every poet.
Excellent work, Beccy!


Posted 9 Years Ago


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Beautifully written,very sad.

Posted 9 Years Ago


THis is a lovely love poem, and very sad. Each season reminds us of something lost.

Posted 9 Years Ago


To have loved in any season of any year in the manner you so eloquently penned, would be the completion of many. To have lived it, and to continue to live it, is a blessing. An absolute joy to read of such love.

Posted 9 Years Ago


your such a young woman Beccy yet you can drift to a 15th century style to capture the essence
of observation. "Full eyed aspects, and secret glances" George Herbert would write. (see Herbert's
poem "Virtue").

And it's so true, the poet inside of all of us will "search out the end chewed pencil" which
perhaps is an allusion to Judgment Day when the world will end in a general conflagration;
searching for a tiny sign, a certain mannerism perhaps, or the way he holds his hands
that screams out his lineage.

Lost within these lovely romantic lines is this longing. And ain't that always the case?
well done.....dana

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

what a beaut! incredibly well penned. a great love poem full of longing.
my heart goes out to you, Beccy.

Posted 9 Years Ago


Not just one of the best love poems I have ever read, it also highlights the purity of your talent as a poet.

Whoever he is/was, he's an idiot to have left both you and his son behind. T

Posted 9 Years Ago


This utterly beautiful. Gloriously romantic.

Posted 9 Years Ago


Thank you all so much. I have wished so often; even now, after all this time, I can see him in my son's little mannerisms, the incredible blue of his eyes.

Beccy.

Posted 9 Years Ago


About as good as a love poem gets, and nothing more need be said.

Posted 9 Years Ago



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I'm forty four, single and have a lovely fifteen year old son called Charlie. I've been writing poetry and short stories since I can remember. I have always been an assiduous reader of poetry and real.. more..

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