Click here to hear the poet read his words:
silent smile
you danced
and drifted into my life
like a ghost with a silent smile
graceful and slightly amused
you laughed at the obvious turmoil
you created in my heart
and elsewhere
you asked me to make a love song
so I wrote this one for you
you gently mocked me
that the lyrics
of my love song didn’t rhyme
I said hey give me time
then
like a ghost with a silent smile
graceful and slightly amused
you danced
and drifted out of my life
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Lovely. The poem and illustration both!
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Thanks, Kate, he can say more with pencil lines than I can with words!
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Love reading your poems; love hearing them read even more.
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Very kind of you, Nancy.
It’s good to know the wee extra effort is appreciated, thank you.
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It is indeed and it’s not so wee a bit of effort. Anything done well takes time and concentration and a great deal of effort; it’s much appreciated and greatly enjoyed. 🌟
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Such graceful and dancing rhythm and sounds that carry the meaning.
Just beautiful.
And the wee rhyme in the middle is so mischievous
(That said, I want to slap her! 😉 )
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I kinda like the wee rhyme myself, Jenne!
But this is a violence-free blog (sometimes).
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Gorgeous. Soft and sweet, floating away.
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Thanks, Trish, happy it worked for you
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