pretending

artwork by rob gonsalves

we swam through the storm

shared it

you and i

hiding in alcoves

hoping no one would find us

we co-authored a new reality

a special stillness created just for us

we  were bundled thoughts of symmetry

inside abstract concepts

basking in a sun shining  for only us

somehow it all sailed back to me today

circumventing the shipwrecks of the past

and i reinvented the ocean

pretending you were swimming with me

Reviews

[Ardra]

and i reinvented the ocean
pretending you were swimming with me.... :)
That's so full of sweetness and sense of loss yet coping with the memory of the loved one.... pretending they are with you...at your side...
I guess we all do it at some point...to cope up with the loss....or when we are not yet ready to let them go.....as beautiful as always Lydi...:)

[Lydia Shutter]

Some people you never truly let go. Thank you so much for the review, Ardra. Lydi**

[Cassie]

I have missed reading you, I just had to come back. How are you

[Lydia Shutter]

Cassie, you are a sweetheart. Thank you. Lydi**

[Papaya]

Ultra romantic in a way only you can deliver Lydi.

Hope you are doing well out there with that nasty storm.

[Lydia Shutter]

Ana, you are so sweet to ask. We are in Southeast Florida and we did not feel effects from Michael. It hit in the Northwestern panhandle. We were very fortunate. Thanks for the visit. Lydi**

[Papaya]

That's good to hear. :)
I'm glad you're safe.

[θεά]

What a bubble we live in till it bursts! The hallowed circles we weave around relationships we believed to be sacred, only to discover that it was all a wager for them, only an ego-trip for them to feel good about themselves. While they promise and plead to stand by you, only to abandon you and shove you after casting you in a mirage of false hope.

I am rambling. But your poetry is evocative. Written in a style which is all too relatable, Lydia. I guess that is a sign of great poesies.

Best,
M

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you, Mallika. Lydi**

[Beccy]

You have captured a recurring theme of our species quite perfectly Lydia. Nothing is ever forgotten, simply stored to the far recesses of our minds, which by far, (and will always,) out compute the cleverest of machines.

'Some people you never truly let go,' pretty much says it all.

Beccy.

[Lydia Shutter]

Yes it does, Beccy. Thanks for the review. LydI**

[emmajoy]

You use language like very few other female writers, Lydi - a touch sharp, concise, the thinker's mind alert, needing to be strong. But then, dear heart, that can be because one has to rein in emotions that could just bubble over and leave the shell even emptier. Perhaps? This is written beautifully and academically but touches sadness so intimately. (Lydi)

[Lydia Shutter]

I am nothing if not emotional, Emma. Thank you for your kind review. Lydi**

[emmajoy]

You, dear Lydi are everything... truly. x

[sette]

wow the metaphors in the poem, the flow of words is like dancing with the wind.. totally expressive

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you, Sette. Lydi**

[Kelly Scheppers]

This gave me a sense of always feeling the presence of someone in another realm of time. It's picturesque and in perfect symmetry with your words, which are as palpable as always. And did I say how wonderful it is to have you back?

[Lydia Shutter]

You are such a sweetheart, Kelly. I just don't have as much time as I used to for this site....when I have the time, I am here. I appreciate your words more than I can say. Lydi**

[Sami Khalil]

I feel sweet sadness in your words. I feel the basking in future hopes. I feel the sailing to new shores. No pretentions in your honest sentiments but all authentic values.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you very much, Sami. Lydi**

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome, Lydia.

[Coyote Poetry]

A wonderful poem dear Lydia.
"somehow it all sailed back to me today
circumventing the shipwrecks of the past
and i reinvented the ocean
pretending you were swimming with me"
The above lines I do understand. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Lydia Shutter]

I thought you would, John. Thanks so much. Lydi**

[Coyote Poetry]

A amazing poem dear Lydia and you are welcome.

[Patricia Wedel]

“I’m wearing my heart like a Crown... they call me the great Pretender”... sung by the Platters. Amazing thoughts in your poetry.
It seems like romantic circumstances to
navigate ... with words so endearing.
truly, Pat

[Lydia Shutter]

Always loved that poem, Pat. Thanks for stopping by and reading my words, my friend. Lydi**