Soul mates!

Soul mates!

The belief amongst

    Soul mates;

they believe in reincarnation.

Where love has travelled

through the centuries,

two souls find each other

joining hands as one.

       

But how do I know?

I can't remember

that I lived again,

in love once more

different bodies, 

different ages.

Did my love start in the Roman Empire

when she parades in white now

and nothing more.

Followed by a love during

Sir Francis Drake voyages;

our love for sailing ships today.

"Was I there?" 

Were my loves surrounded by castles, 

dreams of fair maidens,

the moat protecting my anonymity;

I, a king with my queen.

"Who knows, I have no recollections."

"Somehow, I have found

the inheritance of such loves,

has not come through

the centuries of transactions."

"Did all that change

when I got the phone call

from the spirit world?"

" Hi! its me! Heather."

" I'll be wearing a red dress at the parade"

" See you soon my love!"

My hopes were high

until I found out

it was a red parade.

Reviews

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Another intelligent piece of writing, Andrew.

I am not sure about the concept of soulmates myself, but i must admit i do now believe in two people having such a connection that they find themselves thinking alike in many respects. Reincarnation.......now that is another issue.....haha.

The poem ended with a witty twist, something that is always present in your poetry. Another fine piece of writing!

[andrew mitchell]

yes soulmates rides on a level of high closeness i think with the harmony it produces. thank you doodley

[zunie frost]

"Did all that change
when I got the phone call
from the spirit world?"

" Hi! its me! Heather."
" I'll be wearing a red dress at the parade"
" See you soon my love!"


beautiful words my friend
i enjoyed reading it

[andrew mitchell]

so sorry zunie, i'm late but thank you for reading

[zunie frost]

No problem

[A.marie.speaks]

Always love a cheeky twist! The beginning is quite lovely and I like how you cleansed it with a humorous ending. Great job, as usual ;-)

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you A Marie for reviewing, :)

[KWP]

oh bugger bugger s**t s**t ... was she just messin' or did she have no clue? either way she ain't no soul mate ...

I kinda think our only soul mate is the reconnection with the eternal :)

nice twist - you are clever like that X

[andrew mitchell]

haha thank you Elizabeth

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Awesome end!
I liked the surreal poem but the end got me.
I think the reason of loosing past lives' memories is to start anew, without any premonition. Filled me with much to mull over later.
Beautiful work.

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you so much Jyoti for stopping by and your lovely words. I shall review your work soon.

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

You are welcome. And please take your time.

[Einstein Noodle]

wouldn't you know it my friend ...blasted bad luck it is ...some say no memory is old brain dementia you know ;)
you hooked me good sir! as i read i was thinking wow! a serious piece from andrew mitchell ... how strange ... but noooooooo ...you take me to the red parade!! perhaps they were all the loves you've ever known before :)))
https://youtu.be/rVq0ONrSH-Q
E.

[andrew mitchell]

I had to add a touch of humour at the end for the enormity of finding your soulmate. can you imagine the noise of billions of souls asking. i will check out youtube, thanks einstein.

[Einstein Noodle]

:) ................ that would be a lot of racket indeed! ... i wonder if souls see things in color ..or more like our animal friends hmmmmmmmmmm

[Ruth]

Seems a stark and unreliable thesis at times, though I believe we have to feel soulmates rather than hunt for them, perhaps...interesting topic Andrew...I am not sure soulmates is the term I use, rather a soul flame that lures you when you least expect it...

[V]

I love the topic though your take on it is very different from my thoughts about it because first, I don't really believe in reincarnation so your writing made it hard for me to be entirely drawn to it and second your thoughts seem hasty and almost sort of disjointed. I think what you actually wanted to express is finding your soul mate can be very difficult. Fortunately I was lucky to find one, a rare and lovable experience.

(If you're interested in logical stuff scientists calculated the probability of finding your true soul mate once, sadly in mathematical/scientific terms, it'd be almost impossible to meet the one...^^but you never know :))

[andrew mitchell]

thank you vanessa for your words. yes it was all about time, change, the now and being sceptical all at once. i was just entertaining the idea. yes that was my point in the last stanza like a needle in a haystack, the probability!

[V]

Yes I could make that out. You're welcome.

[Bear]

The ending got me :~) I like the theme and have even taken part in regression hypnoses with a few friends and from it I am a firm believer in reincarnation so I love what you have here. Another demonstration of your creativity and witty mind, Bravo! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!

[andrew mitchell]

thank you bear for your words

[Nisreen]

You touched upon a soft spot
Those soul mates destined to outlive a place and time
Smart ending ;)

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you Nisreen ;);) say no more!!