Bemused Wonder

to sit in the darkroom of silence
trying to remember your name, your face
to gaze upon time's long ribbon of passing
and find the moment, when we became lovers
in another time, another place

to find dust-filled treasure in yesterday
where some of the faces quickly fade
others pause, as I visit in quiet
wondering what could have been having they stayed

to fall into the darkness filled with eyes,
staring in the distance, once known and caressed 
if briefly, now a mirror held in the mind
filled with tarnished reflections of moments confessed
where the light left long ago and shadows retreated
to an empty dark of tomorrow's dawn
where faces form quietly on silent roads of sunsets
and leaf cluttered paths, we walked on
with bemused wonder, if our memories met
as they cross the cold separation of years I look upon

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 10/12/2017 8:47:00 PM
Congratulations Frederic on your win with this eloquent and beautifully written poem. Amazing imagery!
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Date: 10/10/2017 11:20:00 PM
Just exquisite and full of extraordinary imagery, Frederic - I am a sincere fan, sir - congrats on another win! :-)
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Date: 10/10/2017 8:34:00 PM
Awesome. Powerful imagery. A new fave.
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Date: 3/4/2016 7:23:00 PM
this is one of the best poems I have read this entire week! I think you should try more free verse. it really suits you. FAVE.
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Frederic Parker
Date: 3/4/2016 8:29:00 PM
Thank you my poetic friend, you are very kind as always
Date: 3/3/2016 7:50:00 PM
Frederic, I wish my memories were this lucid. You certainly have a way with your wording and phrasing. A beautiful write my friend. Peace :)
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Frederic Parker
Date: 3/4/2016 10:03:00 AM
thank you Daniel for your kindness
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