Between Strangers

You look my way
and in the blink of an eye,
we lay in a wash of gold,
sunrise pouring over 
naked skin, entwined

In one breath,
on a sun-kissed porch,
nestled in a swing, we smile,
as products of our progeny play

In one heartbeat,
a table laden with treasure,
surrounded by three generations 
and a twinkling tree

In one moment,
I lay your arms across your chest
and soon join you
in an eternal embrace

But your eyes skip mine,
I go unnoticed,
and in that blink of an eye,
we remain strangers

Reviews

[charlie]

In a nutshell...

The idea of this poem, all that potential and possibility condensed into an inkling of chance, reminds me of universal genesis and 'the great conception'. That spark. The fusion. In the case of this poem, it doesn't happen. Except it does in the authors mind. It's like an Escher work.

I found this Chinese proverb last week, and "Between Strangers" reminded me also of this... Mind if I share?

"If destiny wants you two to meet,
You will come together although you come from a thousand miles apart.
If destiny does not want you to know each other,
You remain strangers even if you stand face to face"

[Ballpark Frank]

Upon reading this, I was impressed with three first stanza. Then the 2nd was better. Then the third. You kicked butt!

[Gaia Octavia]

Thank you!

[Ballpark Frank]

You are very welcome. I like your stuff!

[Zugzwang]

So I'm not the only one who does this!
Thanks for your sensitive depiction of what I am sure is a universal human experience. I enjoyed it immensely.

[Gaia Octavia]

Thank you for your kind comment. I enjoyed it immensely 😊

[Zugzwang]

Spelling error corrected, disaster averted.

[Gaia Octavia]

Copy that. This is mission control. We have lift-off. ☺

[Gaia Octavia]

If it helps, I didn't notice ☺

[Zugzwang]

Praise be unto the Lord. Note the capitalisation.

[Gaia Octavia]

And the complete sentences. You're on a roll!

[Zugzwang]

Oh, yeah!...I'd missed that.

[DeadDreamer]

You somehow managed to put everything I've been thinking/feeling lately into writing.

This is amazing.

[Gaia Octavia]

Thank you very much. You brought a smile to my face.