I knew before I left
that I might not find you easily
in a kaleidoscope world
that only doles out little teases of you
refracted then spread out in the
open…
the mischief in your eye,
the way your hair falls just so
waiting for my hand
to push a rebel strand back into place…
fragments of you everywhere
making me yearn all the harder
for the whole of
you,
though I had resigned myself
to patience. I grit my teeth
enduring counterfeit shades
and the tedium in between false
glimpses.
Those will never satisfy me
when I know the true taste of you
will be savored when the time is
right.
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Liner Notes for this Groove: This poem was created for Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads' Weekend Mini-Challenge - Just One Word: Apart. I've also linked it to Poets United Poetry Pantry 479.
Song Choice: Everywhere by Michelle Branch
Perfect image -- "kaleidoscope world"
ReplyDeleteThanks Debra!
DeleteThis is such an incredibly poignant poem, Rommy!❤️ I could feel every emotion especially; " the mischief in your eye, the way your hair falls just so waiting for my hand to push a rebel strand back into place."❤️
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
DeleteSeeing someone for real is so much clearer when apart... I hope the time is right soon
ReplyDeleteIt was perfectly right for a time in San Francisco, but housework and office work wait for no one. :D
DeleteSome things, some thoughts, some people... never leave the inside of our heads or hearts. The way they look and feel (and make us feel) is just too much part of who we are to be farther than just a thought away. Even if the entire world is at our disposal, none will do but them. And when they are there... ecstasy!
ReplyDeleteThe last stanza is magic.
Exactly. I don't know that I believe that any person can make us "complete", but the right ones make it easier to remember all the parts of ourselves.
DeleteIt’s not easy to spend time away from the one you love, Rommy, and you describe that so well in the lines:
ReplyDelete‘…I might not find you easily
in a kaleidoscope world
that only doles out little teases of you
refracted then spread out in the open’.
All those little details you describe, the things that cannot be captured in photographs, can be found in all sorts of places when least expected. I love the lines:
‘…I had resigned myself
to patience. I grit my teeth
enduring counterfeit shades
and the tedium in between false glimpses.’
Yes! It's more that photos or images. It has to be when you love someone.
DeleteYes, when the time is right! Patience is the key. Smiles.
ReplyDeleteIndeed!
DeleteI love the idea of a "kaleidoscope world". You have described well the feeling of being apart.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherry!
DeleteReally nice... I don't think you intended this, but reading it on the morning of Mother's Day, I can see this describing the distance that grows when children get older and are far away. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLOL, you reminded me that my son inherited his father's "Superman curl" (a little swoosh that lays in the center of both their foreheads when it's been awhile between hair cuts). Though my son has really let it go and he looks more like Greg Brady than Superman. :D
Deletefragments of you everywhere
ReplyDeletemaking me yearn all the harder
for the whole of you
A poem within a poem..all the more satisfying.
Yasssss... glad you caught that.
DeleteSweet and sexy! The yearning is so palpable!
ReplyDeleteWoot! Mission accomplished.
Deletethe tedium in between false glimpses.
ReplyDeletewe are always in want of our desire...bkm
Such is the nature of longing
DeletePerfect use of kaleidoscope, for not having a whole.
ReplyDeleteYep, all fractured and at odd angles.
DeleteA colorful and patient reading : )
ReplyDeleteThanks ZQ
DeleteCertainly written so very well to the prompt,
ReplyDeletefragments of you everywhere
making me yearn all the harder
for the whole of you,.......... love it
Glad you enjoyed it.
DeleteWaiting, longing, patience - it all sucks Rommy. Excellent write!
ReplyDeleteLOL, yeah it really does, doesn't it?
DeleteA kaleidoscope world the view always changing but, sometimes one want to linger in moments a bit longer to savor the spectrum of colors.
ReplyDeleteIf only life would let us linger longer.
DeleteAn eloquent, tenderly penned expression of those 'fragments' that come when one is parted from their love - and yes, almost seem to tease that absence all the more. Wonderful writing in this!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Wendy
Delete"fragments of you everywhere
ReplyDeletemaking me yearn all the harder
for the whole of you"
The longing in thid poem is so strong. Indeed when you love someone and yearn to be eith them, little teases just will not suffice
Thanks for dropping by my sumie Sunday today
Much⚘love
Thank you for dropping by as well.
DeleteHow important it is to establish trust early in an affair so that you don't have feelings of doubt about their love and you of theirs. Mind you it may take a few liaisons before you get that right!
ReplyDeleteBut oh, when you finally do!
DeleteSome people stay with us forever.
ReplyDeleteVery true.
Deletedoles out teases compared to the kaleidoscope... love that! Very creative poem.
ReplyDeleteThank you Margaret
Deletefragments of you everywhere
ReplyDeletemaking me yearn all the harder
for the whole of you... lovely!
I'm glad you enjoyed it
DeleteNice extended metaphor - ambiguous enough to be about a relationship - but also a spiritual journey - not falling for the sham, patiently waiting for the shaman.
ReplyDeleteYes! There are multiple facets to this piece too if you look for them. :)
DeleteRommy, you used one of my paintings! Bless your heart! Thank you! A beautiful, seductive read! I love your words! Big Hugs!
ReplyDeleteIt's just a lovely piece! It makes me happy to look at it. :)
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