Saturday, January 21, 2023

Scarf Upon a Fence Post

 

Photography by Elspeth Diederix


But we loved with a love that was more than love... ~Edgar Allan Poe


If a heart could swirl like a scarf upon a fence post, mine would choose to do that with you.

 A dance of what is and could be.

 The wonder of discovery.

 The kind that new lovers hold, and dreamers think on and want to know.

The yearning that lonely hearts don’t speak of

 is as vast as ocean waves,

yet as quiet as a soft sigh can roll off parted lips.

The feeling I speak of feels like the most sacred of prayers.

Hands stretched out in adoration.

A reaching out and inward the way lovers’ hands will do.

For if a heart could swirl like a scarf upon a fence post,

 mine would choose to do all of that with you.


Linking with the Sunday Muse for Muse #243

13 comments:

  1. Hi Carrie, glad you posted this. Thoughts I wouldn't have had, some I would, enough to identify. My favorite lines here are,
    "A reaching out and inward the way lovers’ hands will do
    . . . mine (heart) would choose to do all of that with you"
    I really identify with these, for playing, loving, and yearning they are for me.
    p.s. Friday is Mrs. Jim's and my 50th wedding anniversary.
    ..

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  2. That is such an apt central image you've built your poem around, Carrie. I think that anyone who had a heart could identify with this.

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  3. The yearning that lonely hearts don’t speak of
    is as vast as ocean waves,
    yet as quiet as a soft sigh can roll off parted lips.


    WOW! Carrie, this is gorgeously written, truly.

    Yours,
    David
    SkepticsKaddish.com

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  4. This is gorgeous and it catches that feeling of whirling!

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  5. Such a beautiful piece, Carrie. I like that it swirled full circle.

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  6. Lovely lyricism, Carrie. Imagining someone dancing through a field and singing this :)

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  7. This captures the poignancy and the urgency of love.

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  8. Oh my, this is so beautiful...If a heart could swirl like a scarf upon a fence post, mine would choose to do that with you. Love that line

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  9. This beautiful, soft and welcoming like the picture, holding out hope in a dreary landscape.

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  10. Such beautiful writing and imagery from the very first line!

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