Sanctum

Let me have my secrets...they bring me solace.

“Blonde at Window” photography by Hanulinka

courtesy of panoramio.com

Like a burglar with a crowbar

you attempt to pry open

the door to the room where my secrets hide

a place where photographs are yellowed with time

yet still hold the rosy glow of youth

hopes are still tangible in this room

expectations still have the potential of being met

the gritty angst of life has magically stayed out

it is here I sing my song

the one I continue to write

but only when no one is watching

so please do not enter this sanctum of mine

it is my calm

                it is my serenity

and I will guard it with all I’m worth

Reviews

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

Each one of us has our own inner sanctum. With time, we spend more and more time in that sanctum reflecting on who we were, who we are, and who we are to become. Being cognizant of time, makes us appreciate its fleeting nature; and we must all be guardful of how precious it is. This poem is a nicely penned tome to the inner self. Great job!

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you very much, Linda. Happy Thanksgiving. Lydi**

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

You're so welcome, Lydi. I hope that you have a blessed and happy Thanksgiving as well.

[Robert Tusitala O'Neill]

I really like this insightful peak into this sanctum!!

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much. Lydi**

[Diana]

I love it. I think everyone needs an inner sanctum. "Like a burglar with a crow bar" has to be one of the lines I would least expect from you, yet you render it (the line and poem) beautifully.

[Lydia Shutter]

Smiling here...always expect the unexpected from me.....LOL Thanks, Diana. Lydi**

[Lydia Shutter]

This is so good Lydi, it does remind me of Anne Frank somehow though... but then the young "you" maybe Watching out of a window, in Old Amsterdam... it brings me many nostalgic visions, and brings me back, to the perfect feeling of the old times... very well done again!

- Elisa

[Lydia Shutter]

Someone else told me they thought this could be a photo of me....I did resemble it when I was younger I suppose. Thank you very much for your review, sweet friend. Aangename dromen mijn lieve vriendin. Lydi**

Graag gedaan lieve vriendin.... Ik stelde me u zo voor achter een antiek en authentiek Amsterdams pand... staat je goed ;) Thanks so much for writing this one!! I loved it...xx

[Lydia Shutter]

Ja, zag het eruit een van de bakstenen gebouwen in Amsterdam ... absoluut. (sorry if my spelling or grammar is off in Dutch. It has been so long!)

Nee, je schrijft heel goed, ik kan je prima verstaan... bakstenen gebouwen ja, zo'n rode kleur, met grijze cement laagjes... ik weet precies wat je bedoelt. Je bent nog net zo goed als vroeger!! xxx dikke knuffel!

[Lydia Shutter]

:) You made my night!

I'm glad I could!!! :)

[Rita L. Sev]

There's our public self, our private-life self... and then the personal inner self that only we know. "Sanctum" is a perfect description. I enjoyed this, Lydi. Makes me crave some solitude...

[Lydia Shutter]

We all need it now and then, Rita. Thanks so much. Happy Thanksgiving! Lydi**

[Rachelle]

Me time! Precious moments of reminiscing, introspection or self-discovery - essential for growth but often neglected by everyday matters that are deceitfully urgent.

[Lydia Shutter]

You are so right. Often we take care of the world and neglect ourselves. Thanks for the review. lydi**

[Tassawwur]

That's so like my space kind of thing.Really nice. "it is here I sing my song
the one I continue to write". Keep writing.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you so much....I always will. Lydi**

[Vidya Bacchus]

You wield your words like a sword.They ring true and cut deep.This is a truly lovely write.

[Lydia Shutter]

I appreciate your review. Thank you. Lydi**

[Vidya Bacchus]

you are most welcome:)

[poetdoug]

I love your well penned words.
They brought to my mind the scripture: "Be STILL and know that I am God."
There is strength in stillness.
Happy Thanksgiving my friend.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, Doug. You have a happy Thanksgiving as well. Lydi**

[Anand Sehgal]

felt like --> The youth, shelved forever , with a sepia-tone tribute :)

Loved it :)

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, Anand. Lydi**