Andrea Dietrich Poet Free verse

If

If you saw me today -
not that "once upon a time"
17-year-old woman child
whose summer-fresh face you caressed -
would you still love me?

I like to believe it was love
that gazed back at me then
with those dark shining eyes.
If you saw me again, would your eyes still shine, and
would you still love me?

We took our separate paths.
Sadly, I know not where yours led
or if you still breathe the air of this earth.
If our paths were somehow to cross again,
would you still love me?

If somehow we met
and were free to be again
what we could have been then
had we not let it just slip away. . . 
would you still love me?

for Caren Krutsinger's  'Any Poem You Want to Write 180 words or Less ' Poetry Contest

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Constance La France September 17, 2019 at 2:47 PM Andrea congratulations on your win

Susan Ashley September 16, 2019 at 7:41 PM Wistful reverie and wondering is so beautifully and poignantly portrayed in your emotive poem, Andrea. Congratulations on your wonderful win. Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan

Cindi Rockwell September 16, 2019 at 10:44 AM A sweet, nostalgic poem that expresses feelings all of us over fifty feel at some point. Thanks for putting it in lovely words.

Brenda Chiri September 15, 2019 at 5:37 PM Nicely done! Congrats on your win!;)

Jerry Hackett January 2, 2019 at 3:56 AM Yes

Subimal Sinha-Roy December 26, 2018 at 10:00 AM Congrats on your win with the lovely poem, Andrea.

Connie Marcum Wong December 25, 2018 at 4:53 PM Congratulations on your win Andrea! I meant to write one for this contest but just didn't have time. Merry Christmas! : ) xxoo

Gershon Wolf December 25, 2018 at 1:58 PM Back with congrats on your win in the contest, Andrea! Holiday Happiness! ~ Gershon

Edward Ibeh December 25, 2018 at 11:54 AM Thank you for taking part of my contest, Andrea!:-) Beautiful poem. Congratulations on your win, and Merry Christmas to you!

Carolyn Devonshire December 25, 2018 at 11:39 AM Just stopping back with congrats on your win in the contest, Andrea. Quite a remarkable poem!

Gershon Wolf December 24, 2018 at 9:59 PM So nicely done, and refreshingly (!) not overdone at all: Just a sincere, heartfelt question and plea, eloquently penned. Resonates so well. G.L. in the contest and in love. Season's best! ~ Gershon

Gregory Richard Barden December 22, 2018 at 6:04 PM I love this, Andrea, and so many of us can relate ... I don't think those feelings go ever away, even when we believe they have or wish it. Love is the one force that transcends time, and we are its unwary tools. Lovely write - best of luck for the contest, Dear Poet! :-) <3

Faraz Ajmal December 22, 2018 at 12:13 PM Manier times the person is in love with the face but not the soul, if that is the case then that love is finish the moment you become old but if the perwon is in love with your soul, even meeting you after years, even when that face has become old, the person still loves you, I wish you best of luck in the contest and aince it is 22 December today, so I also wish you merry Christmas and a really happy new year

Silent One December 22, 2018 at 10:21 AM A love story that is relevant to so many people... good luck in the contest..

Alexis Y. December 22, 2018 at 7:46 AM Hi Andrea, You penned a well written entry for the contest theme. We all have thought about "The What If's" in our lives. You my friend expessed that feeling very well. I wish you the best of luck in the contest:-)Alexis

Vijay Pandit December 22, 2018 at 7:12 AM Memories of sweet love..pondering what might have been. Well written, as always Andrea. A winning poem.

Janice Canerdy December 22, 2018 at 6:59 AM A well-written expression of nostalgic wondering, Andrea! Janice

Carolyn Devonshire December 22, 2018 at 1:56 AM Sounds like the questions many of us ask about our first loves, Andrea. I don't think the passing of time would make a difference; we all age and none of us have the same spirit we did in high school. If the feelings you had in youth were genuine, they might still be there today. Very nicely done! Best wishes in the contest, dear friend. Hugs, Carolyn

Matthew Anish December 21, 2018 at 9:47 PM I am glad you liked my recent effort. I have had long term relationships but I have never been married. Do you know the song "Will you still love met tomorrow. " My Chanukah was not bad - went to a party and met a Russian Jewess. After I gave her my business card she told me she the was married! Do you know the O.Henry story -"The Gift of the Maii"? I spoke recently with someone I dated for a long time. A Roman Catholic. Good luck with your love poem in the contest! Matthew Anish

Caren Krutsinger December 21, 2018 at 8:50 PM Ah, what a gorgeous missive to add to this contest, Andrea. This is so beautiful! Wow! I added it to my FAVs.