Gary Bateman Poet Free verse

Notes About The Poem

Author's Notes:  "Our Passions on Fire My Darling " is my second approach into open phrase free verse writing.  I enjoyed very much thinking about this particular theme and then crafting it into meaningful poetic verse.  Its meaning should be obvious to any man or woman who has been in and out of love relationships during their lifetime.  I believe that most people will find something of interest in this poem possibly to relate to.  This poem is, of course, fictional in nature but does directly relate to a relationship between a man and a women that was once lost and now has been miraculously restored when they by chance meet again after a very long time has passed.  (Gary Bateman - October 22, 2014) (Free Verse)

Categories:  allegory, break up, emotions, feelings, lost love, love, and relationship.

Our Passions On Fire My Darling

A very long time passed between us
Before we met once again
Quite unexpectedly surprisingly
Exchanging very intense looks
Harboring most hungry urges
Possessing the wildest desires
Feeling rebounding emotions
Charged nerves electric and cosmic
Greeting happily and nervously
Walking closely together but unsure
Interested and yet afraid of what 
Next could happen . . .

A drink or two or three later at the bar
Then a couple more sitting in the booth
Losing the edge pent up tension from before
Us both now quite talkative
Us both now quite oblivious to time
Us both now quite friendlier
Us both now quite guarded still
We now hold hands remembering
Fun times much laughter much smiling
Depressing times much hurt much unhappiness
Like strangers in the night we really are
But not attracted for the very first time
Ready and wanting to start over again 
But not so sure of the “forever” part
Interested and yet afraid of what 
Next could happen . . .

And then—suddenly it magically happened . . .
Like destiny taking charge at once
Your touch my touch our touch one touch
Emotions exploding eyes probing hands feeling
Moving closer becoming one and one and one
Breathing faint then excited and more so
Crying sobbing laughing smiling revealing
Our eyes locked rocked as one in a spiral
Saying I missed you so much
Saying you missed me so much
A burning yearning desire a trembling fire
Our lips meet sweetly hungrily with much intent
Our desires at fever pitch ravenous and craving
Igniting our passions on fire on fire on fire on fire

Shutting out the rest of the world—be gone from us
While crying holding caressing kissing openly and deeply
We find each other all over again and again
A giddy feeling of love lost yet love found again
Asking why? How come? How could we? Why not?
This time all is forgiven—our bond unbroken
Our love rediscovered our lives restored
Our personalities mesmerized as one
Our minds in tune same time and channel
Our emotions most electric and having fun
Our oneness whole and most rewarding
Our love and desire both for an eternity
Our hearts' afire our hearts’ desire
Our passions on fire my darling! 

Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
(October 22, 2014) (Free Verse)

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Maurice Yvonne October 31, 2014 at 6:07 AM Excellent write Gary, a second chance at love what a wonderful theme. Gary Bateman October 31, 2014 at 6:30 AM Thanks Maurice!! I believe I kind of got possessed with the "second chance" theme here while writing this piece. I think that inside possession or fervor with this particular theme helped to find the right thoughts and words to use. Cheers, Gary

M. L. Kiser October 23, 2014 at 5:24 PM You are quite the passionate poet. I truly enjoyed this one. Gary Bateman October 24, 2014 at 5:51 AM ML, Thanks so much for your read here and your visit!! Yup, I poured my charm on in writing this poem. I am very glad that you enjoyed it. (I will drop by too and check out your latest poems.) Thanks!! Cheers and Best Wishes, Gary

Demetrios Trifiatis October 23, 2014 at 5:32 AM We all look for the magic sparkle that will ignite the passion in our hearts but this comes only when the heart ready is to set itself aflame, Dear Gary! A didactic writing that every heart would benefit from the teaching! Wonderfully done! Gary Bateman October 23, 2014 at 1:04 PM Demetrios, Thanks so much for kind words and your comments here. I've been branching out of late and trying different themes. No matter what I end up working on theme-wise, I always try to get the most our of each writing experience. At least this write had a happy ending!! Thanks again. Cheers and Best Wishes, Gary

Brenda Meier-Hans October 22, 2014 at 10:20 PM Ach wie Schoen! It would be so wonderful if we could all find our first loves and relight the flames. I wouldn't mind seeing my first love again. Gary Bateman October 23, 2014 at 2:47 PM Hallo Brenda!! Ich bedanke mich sehr fuer Ihren Besuch hier. Ich hatte Spass mit diesem Gedicht gehabt. It was a fun and interesting write overall. The relighting of the flames worked in my poem, but probably would be much harder to do in real life. Alles Gute!! Gary

Eileen Manassian October 22, 2014 at 10:11 PM The repeated parts were astounding, Gary. Such a beautiful exquisite picture of love. I could relate very well to this piece. It moved me. Gary Bateman October 23, 2014 at 1:27 PM Eileen, I left the dark themes for a while and coming over to the romantic side. Thank you for your read and comments and I'm glad your enjoyed this piece. I did enjoy putting this one together. Since it moved you, then I was successful with the tone and tenor of this write!! Cheers and Best Wishes, Gary

Richard Lamoureux October 22, 2014 at 6:41 PM I recently met a couple who were reunited after 20 years and they are now about to be married. He was unaware that he was the love of her life. Fortunately fate reunited them. I enjoyed your poem. Gary Bateman October 22, 2014 at 8:20 PM Thanks Richard!! I'm really glad to hear that the couple you mentioned were able to find each other after all those years. Fate and Destiny do have a way of intervening. This poem was interesting to put together. I will have some more of these in addition to the other types I've been writing. Best!! Gary

Liam Mcdaid October 22, 2014 at 5:00 PM powerful piece of writing gary really love the journey in this excellent pen dear friend thumbs up smiling Gary Bateman October 22, 2014 at 5:31 PM Liam . . . Mate glad you liked this one. I've gotten in the groove now on writing these pieces. Most enjoyable indeed. Talk to you tomorrow. Cheers, Gary

Jan Allison October 22, 2014 at 3:15 PM I have heard of this many times Gary and people say the relationship is stronger second time round - fabulous write my friend:-) hugs Jan xxx Gary Bateman October 22, 2014 at 5:48 PM Thanks Jan so much!! You can thank Liam McDaid for coaxing me into this style of thematic writing. As I've probably mentioned before, I'm not a one-theme person, not at all. I've got so many theme and subjects I want to write about which is why I'm probably not so contest oriented. Liam and I did submit though a Halloween Co-write!! Cheers, Gary