Kim Van Breda Poet Free verse

Lost Rings and Broken Toes

LOST RINGS AND BROKEN TOES

a sultry summer night
entices
exposed-- unclothed
immersion
sinking into velvet
water
body twirls as fingertips
brush
echoing aqua circles by
moonlight

flash of silver flies
high
lands in darkened
flora
the ring that binds
lost
love in a maze of
undergrowth
ambiences swim into
reality


wet feet trip on slippery
tiles
in hasty panic searching
torch
on hands and knees in
shrubbery
pain ignored as ring 
unearthed 
precious gem worth broken
toe

© Kim van Breda-- March  2014

 ( True story.. and yes.. my left baby toe is really sore..)  :)

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Aiyah Torres March 11, 2014 at 2:21 PM a nice story... be careful next time, Sissy!!! ...nice catch ^__6

Scott Thirtyseven March 7, 2014 at 5:27 PM A well told story. Love the way you've framed it too, well done.

Anne-Lise Andresen March 7, 2014 at 4:32 PM - A pain so great both for the loss of the ring and pain on the baby toe - Hope you found the ring ..... and toes will be good again - Gotta say I smiled a little of your story .... my advice: never bathe naked. .... after the sun has gone down :))) - Nice to read, Kim. - Have a great weekend. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Jim Tidd March 7, 2014 at 11:55 AM No more skinny-dipping for you? Or less spontaneously next time. Glad you found ring.

Paul Callus March 7, 2014 at 11:13 AM I can still hear your sigh of relief...your thumping heart. Well written; love the first stanza. // paul

Tim Smith March 7, 2014 at 10:56 AM Hope you are ok Kim..I bet you are happy to find the ring....Tim