A Final Letter From the Heart My Love

A final letter from the heart my love



You sat in Vermeer’s room, maid by side;
As daylight positioned at your writing place,
Decanted through the stained glass view-
Where she did stand; there; observing
Those that came and went.
Your quill did match your heart that morn’
For it beat your breasts with all your love
As the busy conquests drew to a close.
Waiting there, as long as those drapes hung,
That very room where once, you tasted intimacy-
While others found Moses; and looking on.
Your seal remains floored reminding your maid
That her ways were mere pacifiers- those days;
Such an amusing and sweet thing she was.
And of your meeting place? She did ready,
While you napped, that afternoon slipped by,
As your Alfred and Francesca stole away; and you?
Gathered yourself, returning and only keeping  diary;
Of thoughts, moments in time, betrayed in ways
Similar to those your maid witnessed as you wrote;
For nothing is ever as ordinary as that painted,
In a room Vermeer visited with his brush.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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June 27, 2011 at 8:35 AM
I see you are new to the soup Patrick so welcome to our poetry group. It is a great place to practice and learn poetry forms. I hope you enjoy your time here as much as many of us do. Phyl
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June 24, 2011 at 1:18 AM
THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE WELCOME, I am still getting a feel for the place and I hope this is correct practice placing this post here, saying thanks your new friend Patrick
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June 23, 2011 at 7:32 PM
Welcome to Poetry Soup.. so enjoyed reading your amazing creative poetry tonight.. enjoy the site as u share words with luv..
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June 23, 2011 at 5:37 AM
A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you Patrick. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. May you find inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. Read and comment on their's and they will return in kind. May the sun shine on you that you might find great joy in your life. Love and blessing always, Carol
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June 23, 2011 at 5:29 AM
Impressive, peaceful, inspirational. Calm and smooth flow of ideas.
Benson Avatar
June 23, 2011 at 5:09 AM
A good write, Partrick
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