Once We Were Ii

Cherished lovers ...
only in a magical mesmerizing moment
coloring passion remembered.
Passion ... someone's perfume perhaps or,
a desire for chocolate fudged to ebony.
Sweethearts embrace
held in pre-alzheimer snapses ... cuddling.
Such a pity, or perhaps ...
a blessing?  Why swoon or sway in the silence?
Just rest in a sweetness
of simmered leftovers
embracing this soul that knows
mountaintop peaks,
starbursts of ectasy
forever and always.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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April 21, 2010 at 6:04 PM
A beauty of a write have your self a good one, also thanks for your comments.
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April 7, 2010 at 7:35 AM
Wow Sue, such passion in the area of love and romance! You are beautiful Sue and you express your feeling with such grace. Keep writing dear lady. :)
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April 5, 2010 at 10:05 AM
Awesome expression put to pen Sue. Sometime just the way it is on this side of life. Awesome write. Agape, Moses
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April 1, 2010 at 12:17 PM
Another very good poem, Sue!! Bittersweet. LUv, andrea
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March 31, 2010 at 7:58 AM
The romance is alive and well in your soul, Sue! This is lovely!!! nicely done! love, Carrie
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March 30, 2010 at 7:44 PM
When Alzheimer's takes someone's present awareness away, we cling to the memories of "simmered leftovers," those "starbursts of ecstasy" that made them so beloved to us. Such a sad but beautifully penned poem, Sue! Love, Carolyn
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