A couple

Something I wrote in 2010 about someone special that will always be special.

Was it me, was it you?

Did the days get away,

or did we simply get lost,

lost in our play?

I would give, I would bleed

I would carve in a seed

what our love would do

and plant it; a tree for you.

I remember what I was

what I listened to

Where I went and 

the words I spoke to you...

Think of the tree 

we would have now;

tall, strong, beautiful green

but I got us lost, and I grieve.

but whatever road I have left,

Whatever stars still shine on my path,

come with me, walk and hold my hand.

we will make the days we have left, grand.

Reviews

[lee von cleef]

hard to go back home, what was is not the same today, but live and do, do and live, give open spread your heart wide strong maybe the beat will bring a drummer to remind her of your hand alive and warm ready to stop and stand together, Partners in life.

[Mark]

Thank you Lee, that dream is done and gone dusty but it is still remembered. :)

[Stanley Wilson]

Great work mark deep and expressive tinged with sadness if only those girls knew our angst during those times

[Mark]

Thank you so much Stanley, but I have been on the flip side of that coin as well and I must admit, knowing the pain doesn't change my heart right?

[Stanley Wilson]

No dude us ole dogs just ride it out and put it down to experience hahaha and no your heart remains the same yet if a little battered

[de_maruf]

i liked it

[Belinda]

I love this, it is great, the words you use bring me into the poem, and I get lost in the flow. good read.

[Mark]

Thanks hon, glad you liked it :)

[Mia]

Mark, this is amazing...I love it.
"Think of the tree
we would have now;
tall, strong, beautiful green
but I got us lost, and I grieve."
There is so much emotion in this poem. It breaks my heart that the love was lost.
Is it even possible to make the best of the time left, when you both know it's going nowhere slowly? Isn't that just torture?

[Mark]

Well, it was a slice of time that has moved on now Mia. We're good friends still, she's someone I grew up with and was the first girl I ever really wanted to give my heart to.

[Mia]

So not all love was lost, that good :) I'm glad to hear that!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Hi Mark, This is very sad and once again I have been there! You set it out so sympatheticaly with a certain gentle pathos. It is still a poem about love, love lost or let go. I guess the truth is human relationships are complex and all the more so when you experience multiple disappointments. Well written.

[Mark]

Thanks John, it's good to know it's not just me, even though it's misery LOL

[mandy]

liked it very much...at first he wonders who was to blame...was it me, was it you?...then takes the blame, and is full of regret,,,,but i got us lost, and i grieve. then holds his hand out to his love, offering the chance for fulfillment and happiness. very well crafted, mark.

[Mark]

thank you sweetie :)

[That_Girl]

This is wonderful. It has an almost musical quality to it that makes it so alluring. Well done my dear!

[Mark]

Thank you :)

[spiritwind]

That was heart-touching in its beautiful portrait of lost love. Made my heart melt. You find that lost love and say those words to her and you will find her hand in yours in a heartbeat. I cannot tewll you how lovely I found this... the seed and the tree... good grief, I had no idea I was such a romantic... I'm sitting here hoping and praying all such lost loves find each other again...

[Mark]

You have a good heart and soul Spirit. The reality, unfortunately, is that she has read this, and loved it, but it made no difference.

[spiritwind]

oh...then may I wish you a grand romantic adventure lying before you ready to charm your days and spill moonlight all over your heart once again