Opaque heart lit with tenderness
She shines like a child’s smile
Those old songs bring a tear
I really hope your life is happy
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Irony of life! Having tasted the bittersweet fruit of the past, I have no other choice but to move on for the sake of my survival. I wasn't easy but I did it, thank the Lord! A very heart touching and beautiful poem you have crafted here Joseph! Thank you for sharing! God Bless You!
Great Love Poem as Dr. Tony said here below.5 Stars full
Now I know it was love Pure and simple love and passion Defining things can minimize..... a k iss full of fire...... now you are married again. but love remains in me always. i shall never forget you...... a great love poem.... sweet remembrance of a beautiful love experience. tony
Cathartic look at lost love, written with obvious regrets and memories of what could have been. Meaningful poem, Joseph. Thanks.
'Love is a biography Ours has ended but hasn't Maybe past all the smoke and fire we are friends I’ll never forget you, I already tried that' so much to love in this poem, from the opening lines 'Opaque heart lit with tenderness/ She shines like a child’s smile', such a wonderful poem in so many ways, no wonder it was chosen as a poem of the day 10+
Lots of bittersweet emotion in this, your feelings are still their, surfacing in this exquisitely charged work. Favorite lines Resolution can take a lifetime Silent regret can be haunting A great piece with wonderful flow of language. A masterpiece
John Richter said it all and said it well. I would have said many of the same things he did, but, as usual, he said them first. Well said, John. Well written poem, Joseph.
Broken heart.... Loving memory. Very personal though... It is a first person narrative which begins speaking to the reader with quite lovely euphemisms. 'Opaque heart' and 'shines like a child.' But very quickly it switches to first person narrative speaking to the subject, which tells me that it is a personal love poem written to 'her.' Whoever 'she' is. And although I commiserate with the emotions entirely - having sat down to write those letters myself - I find it simply too personal for my own tastes. I would rather have listened to more euphemisms describing how lovely she is - men are very physical and beauty enraptures us - and then listen for the tenderness that comes to play to tame our savage, beastly hearts - bringing us to bended knee for her delicate love. But instead, you were writing to her. Not to me. A truly wonderful love poem though...
So emotional about a people once in love but never meant to live together. This a great piece.
A very touching, lovely poem, yet bittersweet because of haunting circumstances. Your honesty lies right on top of this poem, showing everyone your regret at what happened in the past. Now moving forward, leaving so many things behind you, it seems you no longer want to forget any of it. Living now with the vision of regret and hoping only to be friends. A very poignant poem Joseph. Thank you, RoseAnn
Irony of life! Having tasted the bittersweet fruit of the past, I have no other choice but to move on for the sake of my survival. I wasn't easy but I did it, thank the Lord! A very heart touching and beautiful poem you have crafted here Joseph! Thank you for sharing! God Bless You! Love and Peace for always! Romeo from New York City! ...
I say as ROMEO DELLA VALLE here below commented, so very true! BUT the great Poet has passed away in FEB 2019, I know that from HENRY BEUNING, HANK