If

If I encounter you tomorrow, just we two, face to face, would we feel that same old yearning or have years elapsed erased the excitement, the deep longing just the nearness of you brought? Did I ever really love you? Were you everything I thought you were, or was I simply naïve, misguided and quite foolish expecting you would always be all my young heart could ever wish? Copyright, August 8, 2014 Faye Lanham Gibson

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Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 8/16/2014 1:33:00 AM

I think, this time I am one of the last to congratulate you. I always find ecstasy in reading winner poems. It's good for me at this age. Faye.

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 8/16/2014 1:16:00 AM

Congrats on winning awesome write Faye!

Earl Schumacker

Date: 8/15/2014 9:17:00 PM

Hi Faye, Congratulations on your win. You have a nicely structured poem here. Keep up the good work. Have a nice night. Take care. Earl

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 8/15/2014 9:15:00 PM

Congrats Faye... have a nice day..Linda

Hija De La Luna

Date: 8/15/2014 9:03:00 PM

i would wonder, too, at times, but i would immediately have the answer :) seems you have touch a universal human concern here, Faye :) i love it! congratulations!

Shadow Hamilton

Date: 8/15/2014 3:01:00 PM

never look back Faye the past is dead and gone. It is easy to say what if but the parting was for good reasons at the time that aside excellent poem congrats on placing hugs

Jan Allison

Date: 8/15/2014 2:32:00 PM

I second what Tim says - guess we all move on and our first loves have too and we will have changed beyond all recognition over the passing years:-) many congrats on a great win:-) Hugs Jan xxx

Tim Smith

Date: 8/15/2014 2:29:00 PM

I always wondered if I met some of my old crushes would the feelings still be there.... Congrats Tim