Stolen

Lyrical

my love he brings me strawberries
fresh from summer’s garden
reddened ripe by sunlight
rinsed by cleansing rain
and in his loving giving
through all our days of living
i question why another
still bleeds within my veins

Reviews

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Incredibly relatable and visceral in its emotional message. Love does that to us. We can do nothing but be swept by its tide and hope that its force of nature eventually ripples to a calm tranquility. Because in the end we are left with its haunting memory. The good, the bad, the terrible, and the beautiful.

[Chris Shaw]

Hello Carlos. Thank you so much. Yes, swept by its tide is a wonderful way of putting it. I hope all is well in your world.

Chris

[Soren]

Chris this short poem brings so many buried thoughts. The metaphor beyond the litteral meaning is profoundly deep. Such haunting thoughts of pleasure, love, guilt, questioning of our own feelings. A very deep piece.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Soren. Yes it is a deep piece. I thank you kindly for noticing. I appreciate you stopping by.

Chris

[NormaZ]

Wow, love this poem. So sensual.

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks Norma. I appreciate your kind words. Have a great Sunday.

Chris

[Patricia Wedel]

Strawberries 🍓 and Cream or “Strawberry Short Cake”… By the way… Lovers with Strawberry Lips have Secrets that are not Hidden… but in Plain Sight…. Lol. Pat

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Pat , the forum is a fairyland, the strawberries in my garden are real and served with my breakfast tea in my real home:) Everything else is whatever anyone wants to make of it. I hope it is pleasantly entertaining :) 🌹

[Sharrumkin]

Lovely. Memories of past loves live on through no fault of our present love. Not hypocrisy. Not insincerity. Love's memory lingers.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you for your thoughts here. Very nicely conveyed. All the best.

Chris

[Ken Simm.]

This is lovely. A truLy beautiful pastorale with a sting.

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks Ken for your visit. All the best.

Chris

[W. Barrett Munn]

Do we ever truly get over first loves? I think not as the intensity of the feelings is too strong. Nice, Chris

Winston

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you my friend. I appreciate you.

Chris

[Nima.Hope]

You are blessed dear Chris to have someone who bleeds within your veins. Love can make us truly love, otherwise, what are we rather than a bunch of walkingdeads?
May there be "Strawberry Fields Forever", as John Lennon wanted.

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Nima, thank you for your beautiful review my young friend. It is lovely to have a visit from you. All the very best.

Chris

[Nima.Hope]

It's my pleasure to to know you and it's also an honor ma'am.
Thanks

[willweb]

Wow, very lyrical indeed. I love how this just sings itself to the reader. Really nice Chris.

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks will. Hope you are having a good Thursday.

Chris

[Relic]

Wow! Human emotions can be somewhat disturbing when another still latches onto the heart. It's like knowing the key to end it all is within reach, but something inside interferes with picking it up. Mixed emotions can be a ball and chain.

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks for your visit Tim. You are right, emotions can become like a ball and chain if we let them. Have a happy Wednesday.

Chris

[Lorry]

I hope he remembered the cream Chris, as well as the champers to wash it down with 😊
And I wouldn't worry about the almost other. They didn't quite make the cut and were doomed for not doing so to be an occasional "what if" of the mind. Or in my case, one of a cast of hundreds 😊

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Lorry. I’m not really a champagne girl you know. That’s a mighty long cast list you have there. Have a happy Wednesday.

Chris