braille to the touch...

Love is blind

You wrote in Braille upon my heart

  tattoo'd  black etchings darkly lit

echoes of what was once impressionist art

     vanquish'd with a glance of thy sword

words not decipherable in the name of love

  inscribed delectation's sans an endorse'd mark

vintage designs deleted of scroll'd scriptures expression

   signature'd confessions bestowed within crimson's pen  

hush'd in unsettling breathless interpretations,

     blindly I followed til you resonate'd in barely touch 

Author's Note

Reviews

[Pryde Foltz]

You wrote in Braille upon my heart
tattoo'd black etchings darkly lit
echoes of what was once impressionist art
vanquish'd with a glance of thy sword
words not decipherable in the name of love
inscribed delectation's sans an endorse'd mark

Tremendous loss and art in these words.

[Frieda P]

Thanks so much for your kind words Pryde.

[kublakhan27]

I've read this piece multiple times now and I just don't know what to say...it is a sad poem for me, a bittersweet lament for what could have been...majestic, colourful art reduced to clinical braille. I think I've ran out of superlatives to explain what your poetry does to me Mrs.R...this is the most trouble I've had trying to relay my emotions in a while. Perhaps that is a compliment on its own ;) It is love, it is art...love is art, art is love...xoxo

[Frieda P]

Thanks Benji, you always manage to lift my spirits and put a smile in my heart my sweet friend. :-) xo

[kublakhan27]

You know you do the same for me Mrs.R, thank you :) xo

[Frieda P]

♥♥

[KAin]

Love is like glass... You may not see it at first. But change your perspective just a little and it will reflect light. But what if you cannot see anything still? Love must be felt, like fingertips touching the raised points of Braille. In such instances, love is a two-way affair. The reader must be willing to make the effort to read... And the Braille must be there, lest they feel nothing at all. Thank you for sharing this with us Frieda. Keep writing.

[Frieda P]

Love is complicated, if the two people aren't seeing that glass half full at least, there is no light, thanks so much for your visit and sharing your thoughts Landred.

[Sami Khalil]

Hearts have keyboards too and blank screens. What we feel to touch on that keyboard it will register on the screen of our eyes...A soft and touching poem...:)...........................

[Frieda P]

Oh I like that analogy Sami...you're a wise man my friend ;-) Grazie mille.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow. I just came up with that...lol
You are welcome...:)...................

[Frieda P]

Haha, shocked that you're so clever eh? ;-)

[Sami Khalil]

Hahaha...You are too...lol

[redflutterby]

What appears to be love when viewed from one perspective may not be from another. Interpretation is always a factor....and we often interpret wrong. Love is not illusionary or barely there...it speaks loudly! xo

[Frieda P]

Yes, we so often do, when two minds or hearts aren't in sync. Have you seen this movie Red, reminded me of the scene where he reads her the chicken soup recipe to her, sigh...thanks so much. xo

[redflutterby]

I think I did see it....its been a few years. Isnt it the one where she is having an affair and the husband kills her lover in the end. Was pretty heart wrenching I believe!

[Frieda P]

YES, I love all three of them, Diane Lane is superb.

[redflutterby]

Yes she is...one of my favorite actresses. Loved her in The Perfect Storm. Ive seen that movie dozens of times...still cry at the end!

[Frieda P]

Loved her since that campy movie, Streets of Fire....she doesn't have a bad voice either, think Meatloaf stole that tune.

[redflutterby]

Omg...Streets of Fire!!!!!! Ahhhhhhh..... loved that movie!! Very campy....or cheesy but still loved it!! God Ineed to get it online!! Has one of my favorite songs in it.... lol!! Oh if I was in joisey we would have an old fashioned all night movie fest. Jammies...wine and cheese. And tissues...lots of tissues!! I cry at the stupidest s**t! ;-)

[Frieda P]

Ha you're such a girl, who knew...leave the gun, bring the cannolis. ;-P x

[redflutterby]

Ha...who knew?? (Red peers down her pajama top...) Yep I'm a girl!! I'm a big baby about movies. My kids make fun of me! Put on Steel Magnolias and I will weep in the sad parts!! Lol....

[Frieda P]

Or Beaches....WAAAA

[redflutterby]

Omg...seriously!! Waaaaa..... ha!!