We sit in stone silence
while you consider your response
to the question of how long
you have felt your life was all wrong
How much of you is left
now that I have taken away your soul
leaving you thin and airy like a dead blossom
helpless in the wind
Living in the realization that being alone
is better than sitting in silence together
acceptance is all that I have
and all that I want – for now
©Daniel von der Embse
Wearily we roll along
till the hallelujah comes
Saddle sores on my neck
bleeding for home
Listening to the singing
of angels tripping away
on the grass lightly
until the ground swells up
to carry me away
Just pressed, look forward to following them.
Image: Siebuhr
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In a few days will leave for a much needed dose of Italia. Will spend time in Tuscany and Umbria, our usual haunts; also for the first time will visit Bologna. I’ve written several poems inspired by past visits, upon ancient tiles, rain in the piazza, as when you were here, among them. I am so looking forward to this break from the every day routine, and the inspiration it provides to reflect, write, and recharge. Oh, yes, and to eat. It’s all about eating. Mangia!
I want to touch someone
and be touched in return
to feel the soft skin again
warm and good
But it is not mine now
only the memory of it
once a thing I knew
now in a place I know
is not there
but look anyway
hoping to find it
believing anything
is possible
©Daniel von der Embse
A friend sent this to me today. It is a lovely poem. A good thought to start a new week.
©Daniel von der Embse
