An Unanticipated Kiss

True love exists in moments stumbled upon by accident in hospitals, in airports, and underneath the stars gone before you realize it was there missed before you knew you had it. – Atticus

The sun shuts off

.

And the city turns on

In a flash.

.

The midnight sky

Starts pouring rain

Over the skyline,

Down to these city streets

Where we walk side by side.

.

By the time

I opened my umbrella

We were already soaked

And laughing at the weather,

By the hi-beams and horns.

The white rivers

In the city of New York.

.

We tried crossing like Moses

But your smile distracted my focus,

Like a vortex, it draws me to your lips

Not just my eyes but even my lips.

Before I knew it we were kissing

And I wasn’t being slapped for it.

Sep 6, 2020

Author's Note

What made reading this worthwhile for you personally?

Reviews

[Inessa]

This reads like a movie scene, Cyprian.....the ending to a romantic comedy perhaps; grabbing the kiss before the slap hits first. You described the scene well and I enjoyed the biblical reference to Moses there; if only we had his skill to part the traffic on occasion! It's a very romantic poem and well written. I enjoyed it much.

[Miss Sharon]

(Before I knew it we were kissing And I wasn’t being slapped for it.) LOVE this amusing closure to your great poem. ~Sharon

[Dave]

There is something romantic about New York, even in the rain. Even more so when you're with the one you love and who loves you.
I liked this - very nicely done. Take care - Dave

[Anastasia]

An experience that reminds of a similar evening out in the rain in my city. Reading this was worthwhile as I smiled and remembered my own evening a year before but now seems like yesterday. Romancing in the city is made into an unforgettable experience by you.

[Patricia Wedel]

To be kissed with anticipation...
eager to dance in the rain where
a little pain is perfect passion... well spent.
tenderly, Pat

[Lorry]

The last line made me laugh at memories of the red hand of shame I have worn many a time in my youthful and uneducated exuberance. But then again, if we didn't try, we would never get to that majestic moment where it is returned that makes all that effort worth it.
There is nothing quite like kisding in the rain and those memories never fade.
I like the pace and flow of this. It feels it should be read slowly and savoured, as it mingles with our own intrusive thoughts at these moments thst once were and you never know, may be again. 😀

[Cherrie Palmer]

There is something magical in that first kiss, all of life seems encircled by it. Hopes and dreams are in search of it. Once you find each other that first kiss becomes the new kiss that comes with each new morning.

[Lydia Shutter]

You brought us to the scene with splendid imagery. I could see two lovers running through the rain and not caring if they got wet. Lovely. So romantic. Lydi**

[Chris Shaw]

A kiss in the rain is worth having. If you can laugh and kiss in the pouring rain when you are soaked to the skin, I would say things are looking promising. A lovely moment captured.

Chris