Goin' Short Side

Wearing love’s unbalanced bow
elegance lost in a long distance

A scrambled discord in each era
Lost chapters leer, at every goal
Last of heart’s patchy piecemeal

Going a shorter way is tempting
Only, soul knows it cannot be so…

(1/25/2020: 91 Sea Ray Express 400; DMS: ‘We All Go’ in 2017)
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Messina Avatar
January 28, 2020 at 7:48 AM
Love this, Susan. Nicely written :)
Woodrow Avatar
January 28, 2020 at 11:33 AM
glad to hear...thank you :)
Lamoureux Avatar
January 27, 2020 at 8:44 AM
There is wisdom in this piece. Hugs Rick.
Woodrow Avatar
January 27, 2020 at 10:33 AM
I'm not too sure about that :)
Gauthier Avatar
January 25, 2020 at 6:32 PM
Lovely flow, Susan. Love this.
Woodrow Avatar
January 25, 2020 at 7:26 PM
thank you, Line. Glad you enjoyed it :)
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