about you

artwork by chekirov

i’ve waved adieu to the past

more times than I wish to admit

and long since said goodbye to late evenings

ending in steamy mornings

still, i hold your hand

between the lines of my poetry

taking you with me on many an adventure

i lean over the edge of reality

reaching for you

knowing you will dazzle me

like the sun sweeping across the morning sky

sate me

like the viennese table at a posh wedding

surprise me

like a visit from a long lost friend

you hold me even when you are not here

and that’s why i lie a little to myself

lost in the vastness of possibility

refusing to admit failure

every time i write

about you

 

Reviews

[highonwords]

a what could have been poem - about someone the subject writes with care, like walking on eggshells, careful not to disturb the memory - what and how it perceives the relationship with the beloved - a sad kind of comfort - like waves washing over one's feet on sand and stones - the absence of the beloved is haunting and says it all, but it leaves the lover hanging, because the lover can't let her feelings go for the beloved - thank you, lydia, for sharing this with us :)

steph

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you very much, Steph. Lydi**

[highonwords]

you are always welcome, lydia :)

steph

[Cassie]

I stumbled upon this and what a lovely gushy write

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, Cassie. That's from 7 years ago. There is always a special someone from the past we remember in our words. I appreciate you! Lydi**

[David Scott]

Sometimes we need to "admit failure"; but I feel far too often we assign the meaning of failure when expectations were not met. Our expectations or our perceptions of others expectations set us up to create meanings without power to fill our soul with gratitude.
I love the picture... Beautiful woman in a perfect cityscape. If only... Yet there was something, wasn't there?
Touching write.

[Lydia Shutter]

In retrospect, everything seems different. Thank you, David. I appreciate your review. Lydi**

[David Scott]

Ha... I suppose it always does. :)

[Tiana]

Oh Lydi! Leave it to you to write a poem that speaks to my heart ... It gave me goose bumps. Literally! absolutely beautiful ... as always ...

[Lydia Shutter]

I posted this one back in August....just have not had the time to post lately. I appreciate your review so much. Lydi**

[Jimmy Yetts]

Fictions that hurt no one can help us get through life less painfully.
Poems that read like yours, Lydi, simply bless us.
Word elegance!

[Lydia Shutter]

You are so kind. Thank you!

[Clara]

Lydia, this poem speaks volumes to me:

"still, I hold your hand
between the lines of my poetry"

and the last few lines...
"you hold me even when you are not here
and that's why I lie a little to myself"

"refusing to admit failure
every time I write
about you"

It is so hard to forget that someone, who made you feel something that feels so good. And the expectation that time heals all wounds -- I don't believe that for a minute. Some things never heal.

I love this write so, so much.

[Lydia Shutter]

Some people rent space in our minds and hearts forevermore. Thank you so much for the review, Clara. Lydi**

[Clara]

You're welcome! Let me know when you've figured a way to kick them out! Hehe.

[Insight "MH"]

In my opinion, it's a wonderful description of passion being felt only through the poem itself and the poem being the sanctuary that brings the lovers together.

Thank you for a well done write.

Insight.

[Lydia Shutter]

Insight, I appreciate your review. Thank you. Lydi**

[Insight "MH"]

You are welcome.

[cycy]

still, i hold your hand
between the lines of my poetry
refusing to admit failure
every time i write
about you

very well dear i loved it so much...haven't been online for a while so late reviews all round but have been reading a lot of your poems and they are great you should send a RR here and there would love to catch up on what i would have missed out on hey,,loved this one to bits dear...huge fan of yours.

[Lydia Shutter]

Cycy, you are a sweetheart. Don't worry about catching up. If you come back to read now and then, I am pleased. I don't send out read requests because I do not accept them either. Take care. Lydi**

[Trace]

Lucky is the Man that holds your heart.

I love your wonderfully descriptive ways of expressing feelings and emotions.


Trace

[Lydia Shutter]

I just showed him your review! :) Thanks again, my friend. Lydi*

[Linda alexander]

A poem with so much footing to the real world

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you, Linda. Lydi**