perhaps

artwork by  michael créese

doors do not open easily

    nor do they close effortlessly

we are

          all of us

stuck in the middle

of a somewhat tongue-tied life

on occasion filled to the brim with love

that is, of course

till we run out of sugar

and the cup cracks                          

or the handle does anyway

and we are left

with only a fleeting glimpse

of what might have been

just a little bit to the left of happy

after all

only the conifer is ever-green

and change is constant

perhaps that is a good thing

Reviews

[h d e rushin]

Sylvia Plath's favorite word was "perhaps"....She never meant it as some delusional afterthought, nor
as conjecture but rather, as your using it, in poet time, to speed along the effortless courses of life
and to show that to live is the only inconsistent constant. Hard is hard, and soft things, if you wait long enough, will become hard also...

great inner poetry in this poem Lydia........Beautifully written.......dana

[Lydia Shutter]

Dana, the fact you mention Sylvia Plath in a review of my writing touches me deeply. Thank you so much. Lydi**

[Raylene]

I love this because it embodies the act of life always changing and us having to deal with it nice work dear

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you, Raylene. Lydi**

[Raylene]

Anytime dear

[V]

There's a certain kind of adorable calmness in your words, an acceptance of the things we cannot change and that we are exposed to a frequent alteration. Your words read sort of wise

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you, Vanessa. I have been told I am too stoic at times. I suppose that is what you read in my words. I appreciate your review. Lydi**

[V]

You're welcome. I wouldn't have called it stoic, just a calm in a nice way.

[Tessa Melendez]

A good, thoughtful poem. The first lines definitely set the tone to this poem. They make you think about the opportunities in life and how they can be so hard to find and can be difficult to ignore and, sometimes to accept. The rest also makes you think about the adversities in life and how it can be a rollercoaster. You'll have your good times, but sometimes the bad times will be the most memorable and common.
A very good piece, fellow writer.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you so much, Tessa...yes, life is a mingling of the good and the bad. Lydi**

[Abhilash Hegde]

The opening lines of this poem, just set the tone for me. the ambiguity of self, the fleeting moment of happiness and the ever constantly changing world around and ourselves, tongue-tied life, running out of sugar in our lives to the handle on things doing away...So well captured !
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this piece.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, Abhilash. Lydi**

[DAVID VELDE]

Such a beautiful poem... no matter what we feel while going through loss or change, there is always a silver lining. One of my favorite sayings is, loss can be an elixour. love your poem. :)

[Lydia Shutter]

Yes, there is always something good to hang on to...absolutely. Thank you, David. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

change is not easy...and one door closes so another may open...

i seem to be just to right of sad much of the time---yet i keep happy because life is too short to cry over spilled suger...

the only thing that stays the same is that things change.

quite metaphorical in this one...

really like it...

j.

[Lydia Shutter]

Indeed, we can depend on change and the older we get, the more change there is. Thank you for your review, Jacob. Lydi**

[Bacchus]

i love this one
love- until we run out of sugar
like the sweet kisses stop

one of my favorite pictures of mountain tops and valleys of love

[Lydia Shutter]

I appreciate your review so much. Lydi**

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Lydia, a beautiful sunset will always be colored with
tragedy and heartbreak... a door open and lives ended...
Poetry remains... truly, Pat
always

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, Pat. Your reviews are special to me. Lydi**

[Desert Rose]

this is beautiful..
for a man who's losing all track of space & time at the moment & who happens to be "in between things"
i can relate to that very well..
thank you :)

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, Neo. Lydi**