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The Wait

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No end where love's found
no beginning, though there must've been
I can't recall, seems it was always there
going on and on..

No life better known, restless like the forest
hearts awaken at new sight and sound
teasing I see, so pleasing..
two corners lifting at your mouth.

You can go on now, find me..
the place you always knew
waiting, silent as a stone
body and soul lost to you.

A place with no beginning
no tomorrows, nor sorrows
we'll leave them at the gate.
Oh my love, I can't breathe,
can hardly bear the wait.

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Len Gasun

Date: 2/12/2022 5:46:00 AM

This is romantically beautiful and touching poetry my dear friend Richard. I'm so delighted to read it tonight. Thank you so much for sharing. Blessings to you.

Panagiota Romios

Date: 1/29/2022 6:41:00 PM

A perfect read for my anniversrsary today.Ah, love! Panagiota. Xoco

Sally Eslinger

Date: 1/16/2022 5:08:00 PM

At the final syllable, I whispered Wow! to he air here. Thank you for writing and posting this Raven (Richard). P.s. I have been working to draw Ravens and starlings lately. Best wishes

Joe Dimino

Date: 1/15/2022 9:17:00 AM

One visit was not enough. Very lovely! The heart exposed, is our most beautiful lamp. Great write!

Susan Lawrence

Date: 1/11/2022 7:55:00 AM

Tears in my eyes listening to the beautiful notes and reading your words of desire and magical love with no beginnings, no tomorrows nor sorrows. A place in between space and time that can last forever . A fav. Thank you for your words and emotions Richard . Happy New Year to you and yours. Blessings, Susan :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/7/2022 2:36:00 PM

Just keep coming back to this one. It's really a work of art from you.

Shirley Hawkins

Date: 1/3/2022 8:01:00 PM

Utterly beautiful. It brought tears to my eyes. I wish I could express my feelings so eloquently. Thank you, Richard.

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 1/1/2022 3:38:00 PM

Hello Richard, this is so romantic. Happy New Year. enjoy your evening my friend.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/1/2022 12:53:00 PM

Happy New Year, my friend!!

P.S. Awtry

Date: 12/31/2021 11:01:00 AM

Richard this is poetry. You have expressed something eternal in a voice that is almost a whisper in its softness. Beautiful work :)

Joe Dimino

Date: 12/30/2021 2:52:00 PM

Well, this perfectly lovely work, must stir every sleeping or resting heart, or those separated from their other romantic halves, to renewed awareness with longing. Excellent write!

Deb M

Date: 12/30/2021 7:32:00 AM

Oh my what a wonderfully beautiful poem and the music so enhances those beautiful words! Loved it!Debx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/29/2021 11:59:00 AM

soupmail (as I was rereading this lovely poem)

Quoth Theraven
Date: 12/29/2021 6:04:00 PM

Thanks Andrea, Was waiting for someone to donate an 'e' to me. So glad you had one to spare. "] Hope the holiday season has been filled with hope, love and joy for you and yours my poet friend. -Richard

Paul Callus

Date: 12/29/2021 11:44:00 AM

Beautiful...romantic and tugs at our heart strings, Richard. The excellent accompanying music matches the mood perfectly. ~ Regards // paul

Quoth Theraven
Date: 12/29/2021 6:11:00 PM

Hi Paul, Thankyou, the music had that effect as I wrote this for a special someone. “And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.” -Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 12/29/2021 10:57:00 AM

So touching and so filled with love's longing dear Richard, every word softens the heart, and takes it home for me, Have a precious day dear poet. :)

Quoth Theraven
Date: 12/29/2021 6:40:00 PM

Mystic Rose Rose, Thank you for that comment, and for not scolding me for all the missed Wednesday poetry readings. I'll get there one day soon. Best wishes in the new year for a fellow poet who understands what it feels like to be truly vulnerable. -Richard

Lin Lane

Date: 12/29/2021 3:28:00 AM

I have been too negligent in reading but was fortunate enough to read this one today. I would've missed the smile that curved my lips as I read your line about a heart awakening. I remember...

Quoth Theraven
Date: 12/29/2021 6:45:00 PM

Lin, Thank you. I'm so glad you returned to write here again, more than you know. The Soup wasn't the same without you. The question raised: Can love be found twice in a lifetime? The answer I found: It can if you let it. Best wishes for you in the new year my dear poet friend. -Richard

Malabika Ray Choudhury

Date: 12/28/2021 3:34:00 PM

romantic and passionate - your poem and the music is a great experience! Enjoyed very much, Richard. BW ~ Mala

Quoth Theraven
Date: 12/29/2021 6:50:00 PM

Malabika, Thank you, I'm glad that there's an acorn of truth in this one. It's hoping to grow into something much more grand in the restless wind. -Richard

Bj Legros Kelley

Date: 12/28/2021 3:20:00 PM

This is breathlessly beautiful Richard!

Quoth Theraven
Date: 12/29/2021 6:47:00 PM

BJ, Thank you it's a blessing in story-like fable, the one where a frog turns into a prince with just one kiss. -Richard

Beata Agustin

Date: 12/27/2021 7:38:00 PM

Thanks for sharing this... It's my prayer that God's love will keep on upholding you as you anticipate for the realization/fruition of this: "A place with no beginning no tomorrows, nor sorrows we'll leave them at the gate. Oh my love, I can't breath, can hardly bear the wait." Thanks likewise for constantly cheering me up with your uplifting comments. God bless you. A blessed New Year to you and your loved ones.

Quoth Theraven
Date: 12/29/2021 6:56:00 PM

Beata, Thank you, I found the meaning of strength and devotion in your wonderful prose this year. Keep bringing the light through your faith next year, please. -Richard

Charles Messina

Date: 12/23/2021 5:09:00 AM

Such a romantic and tender piece, Richard. Many tears on this one. Wishing you and your family Happy & Healthy Holidays! Charlie

Quoth Theraven
Date: 12/29/2021 6:54:00 PM

Hi charles, Thanks. You gotta get through a lotta rain to see the sun shine again. And it really poured a long time. Best wishes for you and yours in the new year friend. -Richard

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 12/19/2021 6:32:00 PM

Those who find this kind of love have the greatest karma. You have created a beautiful synergy between the music and your romantic words. I could imagine the passion. Beautiful Richard! I love both your poem and the music you shared. Thank you . Mele Kalikimaka! Blessings xxoo

Quoth Theraven
Date: 12/19/2021 11:16:00 PM

Connie, Thank you for this comment. Perhaps life's greatest pleasure, and also greatest pain.., the wait. Season's best wishes for you and yours. -Richard

Geoffrey Brewer

Date: 12/19/2021 2:23:00 AM

The lightness of your touch belies the depth of emotion conveyed so well here. A truly moving, memorable and uplifting expression of love! Very well done, Richard.

Quoth Theraven
Date: 12/19/2021 11:10:00 PM

Geoffrey, Thank you for understanding, rules can be bent. Where love exists for two, for one brief moment time sometimes stops. -Richard