Jim Hirtle Poet Free verse

Seeing You

It really happens, you know
The swiftness of heart you read about in love poems
Or romance novels peddling beauty and brawn on glossy covers
Stacked deep on the shelves of abandoned bookstores

Countless cliches coming to life as I stand motionless
Watching you
Experiencing you for the first time
Heart fluttering like the winds of a monarch pinched between the fingers of a curious child
Warmth, like the morning sun touching the lonesome beach, brushes against my face
Muted, motionless, meaningless
Words stall like a broken-down Camaro on a lonely highway west of nowhere
Trapped between my brain and my mouth unable to proffer a simple hello

Brushing back your hair, the color of strawberry fields
You laugh with the others as the music serenades yesteryears’ youth
Tomorrow’s hopeful
Today’s carefree

Gilded freckles on your shoulders
Trapped by a pale blue dress
Silently counting them, I dare not move
Fearful I will fade away

Your body sways with change of tempo 
The laughter stops and the untroubled minds listen as one
A song belonging only to you

My world folds inward
Only two are here
I see your eyes,
Green like the land of Dorothy’s dream
Searching me—

Heart flutters
Warmth brushes
Words muted
Taking your smile
I fall
Seeing you

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Ann Peck April 20, 2021 at 3:46 PM Your poem is so beautiful. We all know that feeling of instant interest soon walking out the door forever - unless we chase them down.

Thomas Wells April 5, 2021 at 1:54 AM Hi Jim, I really enjoyed the optimism and excitement expressed in this poem. Some of your similes are excellent. "Heart fluttering like winds of a monarch..." "Words stall like a broken-down Camaro on a lonely highway west of nowhere" These are very vivid and expressive. Also, your use of alliteration is effective. "Muted, motionless, meaningless..." Well done! Keep up the good work!