Janine Lever Poet Free verse

Oceans

OCEANS
When lips share a romantic kiss,
Can it be, in that intimate exchange
One bears a mist
And another holds no such cover?
Is this a truth?
One heart remains the same
And one becomes a lover?
Or, in that truth does truth-some lie?
One has to play and one must fly?

Do these polars make the bind?
Of seconds, moments of lives, in kind?
And knowing truth is a fleeting thing
When change and circumstance is king,
It fluctuates, in method, like the sea,
And truthful lips lie, somewhere,
In the waves that be.

21st April 2021

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Funom Makama April 27, 2021 at 7:56 PM Beautifully written with so much grace. Your lines are thick with craft and fascination. Great work. Janine Lever April 28, 2021 at 9:59 AM Thank you so much Funom. I appreciate your comments very much and is a poetic quality in itself as in 'thick with craft and fascination' love it, what a line. i hope you are smiling, thank you again. love and peace xx janine

Susan Ashley April 25, 2021 at 6:35 PM Dear Janine, your poetic pen is so very potent and expressive. Your vivid and brilliant imagery brings the hearts' divide to poignant life, for at one time or another we've been the lover to one whose heart had remained the same. A masterwork of such deep, exquisite and graceful poetry, dear poetess. Congratulations for your excellent win in Charlotte's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan Janine Lever April 26, 2021 at 9:36 AM Humbled in your comments. Thank you so much. I feel all my poetry deeply even though sometimes they come rushing in all at once. Thank you again Susan

Gary Radice April 25, 2021 at 10:18 AM This is another excellent winner in what has proved to be an excellent contest sponsored by Charlotte. I'm just making my way down the list of winners. Great poetry Janine. Congratulations. Janine Lever April 25, 2021 at 11:09 AM Thank you so much for your comments i really appreciate them. Am delighted.

Brian Sambourne April 25, 2021 at 9:06 AM An excellent, memorable submission. The divide suggested in the lines "...One heart remains the same And one becomes a lover" is vivid in its truth. Congratulations! Brian Janine Lever April 25, 2021 at 11:10 AM Thank you very much for your comments, i am a very surprised but delighted winner. I liked this poem when it came rushing in like the ocean itself!

Christuraj Alex April 25, 2021 at 5:50 AM Congratulations! Janine Lever April 25, 2021 at 11:10 AM Thank you Christuraj. much appreciated.

Charlotte Puddifoot April 25, 2021 at 4:42 AM i really liked this one (think i would label it rhyme rather than free verse) it has a lovely, lyrical flow to it, like water! a lot packed into a compact poem, profound wording and message - congrats on your win in my contest! Janine Lever April 25, 2021 at 11:12 AM I am in awe of your comments, thank you so much and yes it came rushing in like the ocean, and i love water, especially rivers and streams and brooks. I feel the poems very deeply and i thank you for my win. Greatly appreciated Charlotte.xx

Darlene De Beaulieu April 21, 2021 at 10:58 AM Hello Janine Lever, so nic3 to meet you. Just by reading this poem made me see the ocean in a different way. enjoy your day my friend. Darlene De Beaulieu April 21, 2021 at 3:41 PM Hello Janine Lever, I am pleased to hear this. I love the water, any body of water. The waves the sounds of the waves to me relaxing. It is nice to meetyou. enjoy your day my friend. Janine Lever April 21, 2021 at 11:01 AM Thank you for your comments i really appreciate them. Yes, the ocean breathes, like us, and has waves and tides, like us, and life itself. Thank you again you gave me happiness.