The Gift

Today....

I walked past
a man standing
on the curb
with two buckets

Full
of flowers

And for reasons
unknown to myself

I purchased...

The bouquet ...

I never had
the courage
to give
you

Whilst deciding
to offer
it as a gift
to the next

Woman
to catch ...

My
Admiring
eye

And as
her smile
released
the light
of the heavens

I refused
her gratitude
and thanked
her instead

(For a little closure)

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

I liked the conciseness of this one. I liked the clarity of its language. Mostly, though, I liked reading an end of relationship poem on this site that did not adhere to the themes of either "Can't live without you, baby," or "You tore out my heart and stomped that sucker flat."

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

Thanks for the review. Its a story of learning and growing.

[Ruth]

Woahh!!! Always nice to visit your work love :) I miss reading you when I am not around!
This is surreal and intriguing and I adore it....always an impressive emotion bleeding through your work, tangible exorcism, if that makes sense xoxo

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

lovely!

[Wolfhilde]

Beautiful poem! I like the way you wrote it. A bit mysterious.

[Coyote Poetry]

I did like the ending of this poem. Made me smile. Thank you for the excellent poem.
Coyote

[TawnyBlueStar]

Thats beautiful :)
I really like the stanza "And as her smile released the light of the heavens"
has a really nice flow to it and doesn't need a lot of words to create such a great piece.
I like it :D

[Liza]

i love those moments; when strangers zap us with erotic energy.

[Sarah]

realy good job

[...]

. ohhhh ... this is brilliant, dear poet ...
. if this is a true account ... you (the human being) are brilliant too ...

[emmajoy]

Love the format, somehow has a story-painting to it .. few words yet graphic .. and there's a wistfulness that few can create without being wordy. Those last five lines are .. quite something!