Still the Queen

Happens to lots of men especially in some countries... Thus is not about me, but I have seen it happens. Rejection is devastating.

Still the Queen                by Sami Khalil

 

For days on end, I waited patiently

Dawdled I did for a timely moment

A ring in hand to offer graciously

Under a leafy tree through bestowment.

 

On terra-cotta tiles, your dad heard steps

Like police boots and heart roaring in fire

In his rocking wood chair, he showed biceps

As the clock melted in dreadful ire.

 

A resounding “No” made no sense to me

Dashing hopes when failed to impress his kind

The butter-fly flew past the glib and glee

For no bells will be heard in anchored bind.

 

I stood back then watching the gulf between

Till two horizons meet, you're still the queen.

Reviews

[berenongur]

It's very touching, sincere and makes me feel close. I want to idolize your writings and set aside a day to read them all from beginning to end. Perfect narration.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! That will be an honor. Take your time. Thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Better a queen unconquered than a willing handmaid could have been the motto of many of Elizabeth Tudor's suitors. The heartaches and rejection hurt but do not relinquish or deplenish the feelings of loyalty to love. I enjoyed the read.

[Sami Khalil]

I agree wholeheartedly dear poet and friend. You have summed it up marvelously. Thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us.

[emmajoygreen]

Still the Queen, yes indeed as should. Whatever a person's status or being, the heart is much the same.. is what makes a human human.. what makes love and duty, trust and sincerity and all those traits that turns a person into who he or she is inside, in spirit and thought - unique. Your words could be interpreted in so many ways.. finely laid, sir.

[Sami Khalil]

OMG! So true and well articulated dear poet and friend. You have summed it up marvelously. You are unique in your own ways. Thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us.

[emmajoygreen]

Thank you for such a kind reaction, sir. Smiles me into another day!

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome Emmajoygreen.

[Patricia Wedel]

The Queen of Hearts... will always be heard in the Symphonies of her Life... Quietly, Pat

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! So true and well articulated dear poet and friend. Thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts on this subject.
Nothing like a good symphony.

[Beccy]

Under the skin we are exactly the same in every way; so how strange it is that we have formulated so many different social beliefs, attitudes, approaches and behaviours.

Times may change, but underlying beliefs have never moved at the same speed.

Beccy.

[Sami Khalil]

Thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us Beccy; what you say is absolutely true; I guess some traditions, beliefs, norms stay changeless in a changing world.
Social pressures, religious pressures and family pressures can be powerful and effective.

[Sami Khalil]

Societal pressures

[Thomas W Case]

Tremendous work. I love it.

[Sami Khalil]

Wowzy woooo! Thank you so much dear poet and friend for this wonderful review and summation.
Be blessed.

[Ken Simm.]

Full of so much. Whimsy, pathos and honesty. I simply love this memorial poem.

[Sami Khalil]

Wowzy woooo! Thank you so much dear poet and friend for this wonderful review and sharing. Glad you like it.

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

i admire how the restrained and composed way you wrote this. this is an experience that one will never recover from, but the humble and often humorous way this was written shows the persona's perseverence. a tragic ending, but still quirky. it seems you haven't lost your sense of humour.

[Sami Khalil]

Hehehe! So true and well observed. You are astute indeed. Thank you so much Ern for this wonderful review.
Glad you like it.

[Chris Shaw]

Sadly this is more common in some cultures than others Sami. I can only contemplate on how devastating this situation would be. You convey that emotion so well here. Finely penned lines. Love doesn’t always run smooth. Good to read you again dear poet.

[Sami Khalil]

Wowzy woooo! So true and well articulated dear poet and friend. It is hurtful and devastating as you summed it up marvelously. Thank you kindly for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us.

[Pryde Foltz]

The course of true love never did run smooth ... as the Bard once said.

I really could feel your anxiety and dejection in this write and fell myself cheering you one for another try. Wonderful write, Sami:)

[Sami Khalil]

Hehehe! Thank you so much dear poet and friend for this wonderful review and sharing. Was trying to highlight in many and many countries and cultures about asking the dad for approval to marry the beloved daughter; to give the blessing so to speak. Not sure about the US or Canada, but many countries still practice that especially if the father is the only breadwinner and girls don't work like other societies.
Gracie millee.

[Pryde Foltz]

It is done here sometimes too ... out of respect. But I imagine it is a harrowing experience.

[Sami Khalil]

I agree wholeheartedly. Gracie millee.