Love's Glance #2
The heart tells the story
of years together
punctuated
with episodes of laughter
sparkling with
the tears
of life's tiny tragedies
wrinkled with age
folded along lines unseen
for convenient transportation
in pocket
or purse
unfolded gently
in the wave
of autumn's starry heat
warped by the tears
of dusty roads
unkempt tar
and the asphalt of many miles
unbound in love
worn with care
this heart
radiant still
beats
with love and heat
found fresh in the careful glance
that tentative terrain
of love's perfect glance.
copyright/all rights reserved Audrey Howitt 2011
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That's a love glance indeed- full of imagery and history!
ReplyDeleteAwww, sounds like a perfect love to me. How romantic.
ReplyDeleteSweet and romantic...very nice.
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you at D'verse ~
So beautiful. I especially like the first line of each stanza. Somehow the words you chose speak to me.
ReplyDeleteA very nice picture of love! Made me warm this winter eve.
ReplyDeleteFilled with romance, nicely done. Can truly tell a story just from a glance.
ReplyDeleteLike "that tentative terrain."
ReplyDeleteThat's where we find ourselves when that first glance is exchanged!
Audry! Hi!
ReplyDeleteReading this, I have an urge to compare my
scooter trips on the Blue Highways of eastern U.S., to my life experiences: from shoveling cow manure, to symphony orchestra violinist, to scooter-bum. Scooter trips--and my life, each have been lengthy. Each have touched hot, gooey asphalt, and both have enjoyed freedom of the sounds, smells, wondrous sights of nature, and countless conversations with strangers along the way...
Guess you'd say I liked your short and poetic description, thoughts! Thank you.
PEACE!
What a lovely story this heart tells...
ReplyDeletenice...you know real love lasts through it all...and that is what you captured for me...nicely done..
ReplyDeletethe asphalt of many miles... yes. worn, but still, solid.
ReplyDeleteI think you've mastered the form of this. I hear this sung along a country road where love is lost or found.
ReplyDeletesmiles.. love the imagery here..esp. in these lines..
ReplyDelete..folded along lines unseen
for convenient transportation
in pocket
or purse.. very nice
I love this imagery! Wrinkles sound so beautiful in your descriptions. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone for reading and commenting--much appreciated!
ReplyDeleteYes, an old love leaves lovely trails through the heart. Tenderly wrought.
ReplyDeletePoem conveys feelings of nostalgia. It's like looking at a photo of a loved one that has been carried around in one's wallet forever. But everytime one looks at it, the feelings of love is as much as when it first bloomed.
ReplyDeleteReally nice piece.
- Ravenblack
http://theotherdayplace.blogspot.com
interesting picture of v.old-love.
ReplyDeleteWe sell "embroidered hankies" in the store. This makes me think of them and the stories they one day could tell.
ReplyDeletelove's perfect glance'... great closure there
ReplyDeletekeep writing this great poetry Audrey and a happy Christmas and New Year to you.
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