Calliope

on the way from ...

"I ain't never heard a calliope,"
she said, with a wistful smile
painted on parchment lips.

"If you ain't heard it, maybe it doesn't exist,"
she answered,
to no one in particular.

"That explains a lot about love," she said,
humming softly
in a voice she imagined to be
calliope.

Author's Note

Reviews

[Matching Socks]

Oh the sadness. :-(
It exists, it surely does.
It's a rare thing though, some may call it an old fashioned notion but it exists.
One of your best right here.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you, I really like it too. As usual, my best ones only attract the diligent few, whom I appreciate much.

[Matching Socks]

Sorry it took me so long. I've been 'quiet' lately.

[Lyn Anderson]

Not you, you are always around. You see, I don't even need to delete and block, taking off the RR function has eliminated a lot of people by default. I don't mind, I really am not here for artificial stroking.:)

[Matching Socks]

I do agree with you there. :)

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Oh wow… Love an surly not be seen with the human eye, that is we need to keep heart wide open.

[Lyn Anderson]

I suppose, but you are a more romantically giving person than myself.:)

[NoelHC]

They do exist, I have seen it. And when you find one, it is beautiful. Interesting metaphor.

[Lyn Anderson]

I came home this morning, the image of a crying girl who had never been to the circus in my head.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

imagination can go a long long way to believing...especially when it comes to love.

[Lyn Anderson]

This is so true, thankyou.

[MomzillaNC]

There's always such truth in your words… and a wistful touch so unique to your writing.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you. This definitely runs through my writing, sometimes more loudly than others, from the very first poem I remember writing. I appreciate your attention to detail.

[MomzillaNC]

yw :)

[Rene Salinas]

Interestings questions is it loss of love when two that were bonded decide to go their ways? Or is it that because of love they realize they can't be together any longer? Is love just an imaginary thing? I do like the way the questions come at me through the Circus theme. Relationships are difficult to encapsulate yet a journey worth taking.

Thank you

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you, yes, I don't know why a Calliope popped into my head, clearly this morning, walking in the cold. And a girl, lost and alone, crying. But there she was, asking me to write about her.

[willweb]

Now this is something I wish I had written. Perfect KL. This is fantastic.

[Lyn Anderson]

Why thank you Will, I appreciate the review.