Lethal Temptation.

Fatal temptation,
lover of yore.
Into my life
you have entered once more.
Taken by surprise,
memories’ guest.
Remembering ‘our time’
and feeling quite blessed.
Time is our master,
so little left.
Enjoying your company,
at peace with myself.
I look at my watch,
it’s time to go.
We part with a promise,
“I still love you so!”
He won my hand,
but you won my heart.
I fondly remember,
as memories depart.

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

What is implied in this offering is more important than what is actually said. The speaker is letting us know she did not marry the man she actually loved. However, he has reentered her life in the later years. Still, she understands the time is past for rekindling romance. She is careful, however, even as they part, to let him know how much he meant to her. A very moving, well rhymed piece here.

[Marie]

You got what was implied so finely, dear J. B... But, it was only in her memory, not in reality. She had been thinking of him, their time spent together as her mind wandered back in time. Thinking of the choice she made and I feel regretting it also. The final two lines of the poem indicate that she has been thinking back to what was, just memories now:
"I fondly remember,
as memories depart".
Thank you for so kindly reading and for your very kind comment, dear J. B...

[Soren]

Marie this poem has an obvious surface meaning. It seems as if it is a message to a past lover that has been held in one’s heart over the years. Even though both have not unified memories linger, and this lover is the choice of the heart. In reading this, I wondered if it might not also be taken as the dwelling on the past being the lover. We often spend much of our time in past what ifs. The dwelling on what could’ve been captures our heart more than what is. A haunting piece that lingers in the mind long after it has been read. Absolutely lovely

[Marie]

Yes, dear Soren. It is a reflection on the past and the what ifs and could/might/should have been and you got that "on pointe", as always you see beneath the veneer or beneath the surface. I am most grateful to you for reading and for your so kind words, dear Soren...

[Samuel Dickens]

Wow. This one digs deep into places unmentionable. I've had similar thoughts about the mate I chose and the one I really wanted. Perhaps the desired one is imaginary and only exists in dreams where the heart wanders and wonders what might have been. (I'm guilty of that) Truly inspired--I love it.

[Marie]

It is at times in my life when things are not going well, not to mind not going right, that my mind goes back in time and memories come to the fore, Sam. I think that happens at some point in time in everybody's life because we will always wonder about what might have been. It may have been better or it may have been worse, we have no way of knowing, dear friend. I am so pleased you like the poem, that it resonated with you and I have no words to thank you for all your great kindness in reading and reviewing my little writes, Sam. Bless you always...