Soul Mates

So many lifetimes come and go between ill spent youth and the grave Hopes and dreams of generations Are the memories we all save

 

How many times have I met you

in the strangers that passed me by

Were you the one that touched my coat

the friend that once kissed me goodbye

 

How often have we stood in line

just to watch loved ones go to war

Then brushed away the tears of hope

as they ran off to join the Corps

 

Were you the one whose heart had ached

when my ship drifted out to sea

The foundered soul whose anchor broke

the one whose dreams had yearned for me

 

Are we destined to always be

just passing strangers in the night

Whose ebbing flowing tides of love

never met when the time was right

 

So many lifetimes come and go

between ill spent youth and the grave

Hopes and dreams of generations

hold the memories we all crave

 

Perhaps I'm just the little child

with a heart that once broke in two

Who walks the well-worn streets of old

searching for memories of you

 

Author's Note

Don't we all wonder if another is the one for whom we were meant?
How many lifetimes must we pass by before our soul finds it's hearts desire?
This was for the green eyes cased in Honey Hue, that I once knew.
May she find this dream to be her own .

Reviews

[Shelly Braen]

This piece simply makes me swoon in the ideals of such times. This is by far, one of my favorites. Tate, you have donr it again, made me simply have to stop and stare at the beautiful scene you have laid out here. "Are we destined to always be,
just passing strangers in the night" Even for a moment to pass by one so precious, it would be worth a lifetime. I can nearly hear the brass band in the distance.

[Seashell]

Yes indeed. I often wonder about this Tate. Because we get on great, have mutual friends and interests etc....does this mean our souls are joined and our heart is totally content....no room for more ?? Strange...
Thanks for share...very interesting and soul searching. Excellently written also of course.

Babs xxxx

[kayla garcia]

i love it beautiful

[Coyote Poetry]

Poem is beautiful and told a very good story. Thanks to the Army my memory is useless. I see old pictures of family and friends. Bring back the good days of yesterday. Thank you for the outstanding poem. You made me think.
Coyote

[vandana]

Were you the one whose heart did break
as my ship drifted out to sea
The foundered soul whose anchor broke
the one whose heart had yearned for me

Absolutely amazing ! the eternal longing for love and to pen it eloquently.

[Luna Northstar]

I completely and utterly enchanted by each line and word you write

[deeps]

This is ever so beuatiful and wonderful.
I really enjoyed this.

[Abhinav]

i simply was enchanted by this.....another beautiful, touching and heartfelt poem.....yes, i too wonder if another is the one for whom we were meant.....
loved the poem

[Wolfe Greytome]

Simply amazing

[Lilly]

I'm speechless - this is so beautiful...

[An owl on the moon]

You create such a sense of destiny and longing for what could have been or what could yet be. This is vivid and thought provoking.