along i think this sometimes

Along I think this sometimes:

I will travel a while longer with you;

I have not yet tired of your impassioned soliloquies

nor your quaint meanderings on love or old friends.

"Yes love, it is true I'm not always listening.

It's just how you describe me...

as if in love with a poet

too kind to compete for air time."

Looking ahead into the dampening line,

between your space and ours...

isn't it better I should replace a verse

with something not spoken until later,

perhaps at a time when we are resting

just along a scenic view,

or under the shade of our own canopy?

"No, don't say that, just because I am quiet

doesn't mean I'm not listening.

Perhaps my coffee wasn't hot enough

or the berries have lost their flavor

and the moment of those thought conceptions

have brought me to a place where

I might stretch my brain for little

and try to remember it for a poem."

"Yes dear, there is much I love about the way

your voice softens when the moon is low

and the evening brings us closer,

but for now my backpack is weighing

and it's time to walk and I'd like to think."

And though I hear it in my head,

I would never remind you that I am here for the walk

and your company but enhances.

Reviews

[Bright Ocean Star]

Xavier, this is perfection. A classic circumstance where vocal women demand attention, and are insecure if they don't get regular verbal responses....yet the men are the strong, silent types that don't always want or need to vocalize responses. The yin and the yang of our diverse species, I'm afraid. Beautifully written as always. It is soft, reflective, sentimental and full of love. Beautiful.

[m.s.early]

Thank you for this insightful review Anne. I'm glad you found so much in it :)

[B.J]

That is great life and relationships embroiled in life. Well done. Many can associate with this

[m.s.early]

Thank you Barb :)

[B.J]

your welcome

[AYVID N]

A great reflection on relationships, Xavier. The conversational tone enhances the effect. It is a mercy I do not always know what's going on in my beloved's mind. A much enjoyed writing from you.

[m.s.early]

Thank you very much Divya :)

[Rita L. Sev]

An honest view of a poet and his love... well penned, Xavier.

[m.s.early]

Thank you so much Rita :)

[Linda alexander]

Along I think this sometimes:
I will travel a while longer with you;
Excellent write, honesty in every single lines, true emotions and thought process, optimum imagination, enjoyed, thanks for sharing, so many may relate to this poem

[m.s.early]

Thank you Linda. I hope everyone finds a part of the enjoyment you do. You bless me :)

[Linda alexander]

You most welcome, take care

[paul sal.....]

So much love, so much unsaid, thoughts bouncing around in your head don't always make it to the vocal cords. Invariably, if memory serves, the thoughts get professed on paper, You cant read my mind but if you want to, you can read my heart...............

[m.s.early]

Thank you for such a sweet review :)

[Vidya Bacchus]

A most excellent write Xavier as if there was any doubt lol

[m.s.early]

Thank you Vidya :)

[Vidya Bacchus]

You are welcome X:)

[Claire in VA]

Ouch. There is a sting in the last 2 lines.
Honesty is a virtue but sometimes hurts
a bit. At least the narrator just thinks it
and doesn't say it to her.

[m.s.early]

lol... sometimes love is about choosing battles. When to speak... when to listen...

[Ahena MK]

Really really really really really good !!!!!

[m.s.early]

Wow. "Really" to the fifth power? Thank you so much :)

[lost girl]

I like the way this spreads into affection and life. I think that it has a real honesty in it. I feel like your answering questions ,I as a woman would ask and want the answers to. Communication is the key both in life and art. Great Job!

[m.s.early]

Thank you very much for this review. It was one of those just unfolded as it did. :)