You And...

 

 

 

You are the tale that never was
Not once upon a time
The memoir slash who-done-it
With no reason and no rhyme

You are the song that never played
That still remains the same
Where music is the coursing wind
And chorus is the pain

 

You are the book nobody wrote
On pages never turned
With phrases that nobody read
And lessons never learned

You are the movie no one saw
That isn’t hard to find
Shining up against the wall
In back of every mind

You are the words no one has said
That speak of hope and doubt
Contentedness and sorrow
Altogether and without

You are the thought no one has had
Or yet can not describe
You are the spirit of the pen
The soul of every scribe

You are the verse no one has tried
That always break a heart
That dreams about an ending
That nobody dares to start

 

You’re all these things because we’ve yet

To make it all come true

I guess sometimes the words are all

That people ever do

 

You are the poem that never was
That speaks of you and me
You’re all these things and many more

You Are, My Poetry

 

 

 

Reviews

[Bonnie]

Beautiful, and so true! In a way it makes me sad that we 'are not' more -- that we could be so much more, and we could share so much more.

At least that is how your poem strikes me. I suspect everyone will interpret this their own way. I think we all have so much more potential, and your poem reminds me that we can be so much more!

[Resa]

beautifully written!
I love the pattern of the sentences, it creates a nice rhythmic tone.
Nicely ✅

[Rita]

I remember reading this sometime in the morning before school. Also, I remember making it one of my all-time favorite Rich poems EVER. It's just that beautiful. For me, it shall remain forever impossible to pick a favorite line. All of it is beautiful, well written, and amazing.

Give that to any girl and she'll be yours forever. ahaha.

[whispersoftly]

That was so beautiful....

"I guess sometimes the words are all
That people ever do".....

that made me sigh

[April Child]

You're all these things because we've yet
To make it all come true

Have you showed the object of your affection these words? I can't help thinking if you did then we might be reading a different kind of poem pretty soon :)

How could anyone resist?

[Seriana]

Oh how I love this!! Bringing her to life with words. What a masterpiece! I especially loved this line
"That dreams about an ending
That nobody dares to start"

Why we are so afraid to create sometimes, yet when one does dare, beautiful things can come. Superbly written and ryhmed. :)

[Antonio Valentino]

Thank you so much everyone.
Oh and Constance, this (for me) wasn't about my muse (poetry).
it's about that special person we all know, who is our muse, and, our poetry.

Thank you all again!

[Siddartha Beth Pierce]

Excellent work - such a haunting ode to your work. Well done. Quite enjoyable and I can deeply empathize with the thoughts and emotions you have shone forth. Thank you.
Light,
Siddartha

[lilain]

This rings so sweetly in my head. Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful, Antonio.

[Autumn's Child]

Absolutely lovely.