Proposal

My heart flies to the day,

As i stood as he knelt,

Staring into his eyes so gay,

Watching them turn cloudy,

As i shook my head in dissent.

Love, I have never shown any,

Even to him who deserved it

Better than many.

I recall his soothing words,

The first to sound on the darkest of days,

I remember his touch,

As if it were just yesterday,

That his hand held me 

With love and care,unrivalled.

And yet i chose to deny,

That i loved him,

To leave him there in misery, 

And rush towards my dreams,

I so felt,must be chased in solitude,

Tied to none by ceremonies.

And yet i know i was never more bound

To anyone or anything,

As i was to him from that day on.

My dreams I followed,

But where do I stand but at his coffin,

Filled with nothing but regrets and remorse

That i should have taken the hand

So graciously offered,

And hold it close  to my heart,

                                            Where it truly belonged.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Beautiful poetry for love.
"And yet i know i was never more bound
To anyone or anything,
As i was to him from that day on."
The proposal does change the life of the two people. For the better. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[catwoman]

than you so much for reading it :)

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome.

[R Smith]

much to regret here and such a sad conclusion to come to the realization of where your path lay when its too late to take it, excellent story telling and poetry very well done :)

[catwoman]

thank you for reading it :)

[R Smith]

you're welcome :)

[Eddie Davis]

A well done poem of regrets, welcome to Writer's Cafe, you obviously belong here by the quality and depth of your poetry.

[catwoman]

thank you so much :)i am glad you read all my writings :D

[jeannemarie coulter]

a fine penning...thank you

[catwoman]

thank you :)

[Woody]

ooh what a heart-wrenching poem! sometimes, Man will keep chasing shadows, while blind to the treasure lying at his feet. all he's got left is regrets. if only we could turn the back the clock and do things better!!
nice one catwoman.

[catwoman]

that's very true..thanks for reading it :D

[Jamestown]

Wow, I see the picture I read the first stanza and never would have
guessed the end, regret SUCKS, but we all have some unfortunately:(
Great piece of work, thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[catwoman]

i'm glad yoo took the time to read it..thank you :)

[wordman]

sometimes we chase a dream that really doesn't exist
but only in our minds and we over look a real dream great write

[catwoman]

thanks for reading it :)