True Love

Has anyone seen

my true love                      

I lost him

about a hundred years ago

between woe and go                 

and I haven’t seen him since                          

Or maybe

I just never knew him        

maybe

he was never real                            

just a figment of my 

imagination               

a dream that has lasted

an endless day    

a haunting melody

that wont go away     

a longing in my soul         

a yearning that

just wont go

 

Reviews

[Sarahthirk]

amazing job. it reminds me of one of my friends who wants to marry a beatle, haha. i can feel your sorrow in this poem. My favorite part is the first three lines, and then from there it takes a completely different feel. I was expecting something like "we broke up" but its completely different, and thats what i love about it

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you :)

[Dayran]

The suggestion of a companion continues to defy our definitions of what that might be. To a person bright, intelligent, a companion brings a canopy of approval that suggests that we are allright and more people should hear what we have to say about things.

But that companion will never be the herald of approval for us worldwide for now and forever. Its not possible and he can't. He might hope that you will understand that. And when you do, he may become that true love experience.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Ok thanks :) But I think it was written in a different light to that which you perceived. Still I'm glad you got something out of it.

[Dayran]

It sometimes happens.

[Inda]

A yearning we all feel. Great job!

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you :)

[John B]

Like you, I wonder if there is such a thing as one true love. Nicely put.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you :)

[Jordan's Back]

Your true love will find you, when you least expect it, Excellent write.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you Jeff and the same for you :)

[KeeD]

For a 100 plus, let me just say you look great :P
This was really beautiful like a "Memoir of the heart"
Heart personified as a person living the test of time, longing, wanting, waiting for true love.
Another Great piece. Kee.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you Kee. Much appreciated :)

[Coyote Poetry]

Hard to hold on to those true loves. It seem we find them in hard and distance places. I like the desire and the search in the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you :)

[FJ Davis]

The influence of a soul-mate spans lifetimes.
Excellent piece!

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you

[Clockwork]

I can relate to that same longing. After the passage of time, I can say that it is not a space that many people can fill. That enforces the idea for me that there must be a person that can fill that space.

I liked how you described the memory/dream of the other person as "a haunting melody/that wont go away."

My dear poet, you have summed up the feeling quite well.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you I'm glad it spoke to you.

[Night]

...I can relate to " a longing in my soul ".

[Carolann Dowsett]

Yes its something that never quite leaves. Thank you :)

[Night]

..the desire to be loved is engrained in us all...we are never truely complete without it.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Yes very true.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

THere is always someone out there waiting for us just as we wait for them. But the waiting is the hardest part. Nicely written.

[Carolann Dowsett]

Thank you.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

My pleasure.