When I See My Old Lover(To Her)

When I see my old lover
the grasshoppers on her cheeks 
were unseen.


Her eyes became the 
tomb of lost dreams.

Her stomach was like a
paddy field after the harvest

Her heart was like a
panting balloon.

Her body was like a 
over ripe banana fruit.

When I see my old lover
the saffron sky on her face
had vanished.
And it has spread on 
the cheeks of her 
daughter.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Agustin Avatar
October 7, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
A   Avatar
February 19, 2016 at 10:12 PM
gopak U.R, Enjoyed the way you expressed every line. Please keep writing and sharing your poetry. LOVE LINDA
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December 20, 2015 at 3:19 PM
G U R, stopped by to enjoy some of the best poems and poets of 2010 - 1015 :) Hope you are well enjoying what is left of 2015. Sending an early Christmas Message with Hugs. May you have a blessed Christmas and a happy New Year. Good luck in all you do during 2016. ~SKAT LOVE~
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July 11, 2011 at 11:52 PM
sounds like life and enjoyed reading your poem.
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