When I Am Away From You

A normal day, I think not, when I am away from you.
This is when my heart races
and I talk too much with my eyes.  
Who sees the places that wake up the world
when I walk beside you?  
Even ancient stars stare subtlety in silence
at the easy way my thoughts exude
sweet memories of you.

Where are the little rooms where flowers blossom
when I look into the looking glass
that whispers love travels
 between you and me?  
Why is it when I look into the back of my mind
I find I am drinking in the essence of you
 until I am filled with a happiness
full of color that takes
my breath away.

A normal day, I think not, when I am away from you.  
Shade may cover the sun
but the memory of your eyes
sings the light back to me.
My beloved, the mere mention of your name
on my lips
takes away any restless shadows
that try and pass into my heart
you see.

You are inside of me as love splashed on the canvas of my day.
 It makes no difference if my hand touches your own.
 A normal day, I think not,
when I am away from you,
but I know,
I am never alone. 

Reviews

[J]

ohhhh, from a wellspring of endless love comes a seeming pinnacle of expression released through eyes focused on the purity of candle flicker, reflecting back a heart true and beloved in equal measure, for there are unions that can never be broken, i think.

such beauty in the nimbleness of your pen, neva. [sigh]

[VelvetRosetta]

Oh my Neva, this is one I would love to hear you read...such beauty is beheld within these lines of perfection.

[brenda]

aaaaw!!:) beautiful:)

[Kenneth The Poet]

Beautiful. The cadence is perfect, and the mixture of alliteration and assonance here and there makes this poem about love and longing a joy to read.