A Thirst Well Quenched

when ya can't spit it out, but ya can't swallow it either..

A Thirst Well Quenched

 

A thirst

Well quenched

A sorrow drowned

When the words I seek

Go round and round and round

 

When silence

Says it louder than

Any other shouted sound

I don’t want to say I love you

But something else far more profound

 

Reviews

[Mrudula Rani]

Gentle touch, or even more dramatic, still sensual... a soft kiss! I they speak a ton in volume and convey more than I love you
Dear Neville, you are truly an irresistible romantic, your wonderful words paint pictures of love in all the brightest colours possible .

[Neville]

you colour me so well my friend bless ya and true... N

[Mrudula Rani]

I often feel your poems are profound, and my comments don't do right by them ... and will be thinking about them for a long while; you are truly a gifted writer my friend.

[Neville]

I have never known your comments to be anything other than positively encouraging, well thought through, warm and very moving.. dont ever change and I do mean that with my hand on my hear, I do x

[Mrudula Rani]

I cherish our friendship and congratulate myself for having you here on WC. Você é uma amor Neville! Obrigada.

[Neville]

I too cherish our friendship and congratulate myself for having you here on WC. Você é uma amor Mrudula! Obrigada x

[Patricia Wedel]

What is more Profound than love... perhaps
flying to the Moon and back... gently, Pat

[Neville]

nah' it dont come close ... but I thank you bigly and true Pat :)

[Ken Simm.]

I love that ending. In fact I love all of it. The build up and the denouement. Dare I say classic?

[Neville]

.. Go on, I double dare ya .. but before you do, I just wanna say thanks a bloomin lot..

[Einstein Noodle]

well done Nev! well done indeed ... one for the books says i!
E.

[Neville]

Bless you Gene my good friend ... I think it is already in one of them .. I shall have to go check, there are five of em now ya know .. so its hard to keep track ..

Have a great weekend and my glass will be tipped and I shall sip to your health in The White Horse tomorrow at 13.30 when we plan to have Sunday lunch with my brother who is visiting ...
:)
Neville

[Einstein Noodle]

It's funny .. this morning as I began my on-line "stuff" i looked up on a shelf above the computer and went through some of the books I have from poets here on the Cafe' and on MySpace when it was a welcoming place for poetry and groups. I didn't see it in your "Turquoise and Other Shades of Blue" but I only perused the titles .. 200 of them Nev! a very substantial book says i! thanks for toasting me young man .. i tried something new yesterday .. a glass of wine .. a cheap red wine of course .. as is my habit in such matters ;) a Pinot Noir from "Barefoot" .. that's why I bought it actually .. it has a footprint on the label .. not very discerning of me I know. ... but i liked it and will raise one to you and yours today sir ... hope your visit with your bro is blessed and blessed some more.

[Neville]

Ha .. I do believe we have that here and I have imbibed on numerous occasions ... visit is going well thanks .. I just checked and A Thirst well Quenched is on page 168 of Turquoise and Other Shades of Blue .... phew, for a moment then, I thought I was going a little doolally :)

[Einstein Noodle]

no kidding! well ... i did speed read down the contents ... looking for an "A" ... there are a few .. must have missed it. ... 168! I think I will mark it right now :) yep! there it is my friend! :) Neville ... i scored a '63 Ford F100 yesterday .. short, step bed .. flared side ... been looking a while now for one of its nature .. check out my FB page if you haven't already seen it. luv on ya brother .. one more glass of wine tonight .. to you and yours

[Neville]

The Ford sounds amazing .. a good find methinks not many of them about these days I imagine .. and there's me seriously thinking about an old British bike or maybe a Harley D ... Down ya neck brother ... Cheers Gene,

N :)))

[Einstein Noodle]

i would have sent you mine brother .. in the past a Harley over the pond (can't believe i said that) was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay high in price compared to here.

[barleygirl]

I know precisely how this feels. It's something I experience fairly regularly here at the cafe, altho it's the fault of nobody. And I'll admit . . . I've been known to intentionally dally in these sensations from time to time . . . and when I do . . . wooooo-weeeee! *wink! wink!* Fondly, Margie

[Neville]

am just a little bit lost for words BG but thank you deeply... Neville

[Cherrie Palmer]

Silence can be deafening.
I love your word choices.

[Neville]

Bless ya my dear friend and may I say you look lovely Cherrie... Seasons Best x

[Eilis]

I love the idea of something more profound. And the best thing is there is no knowing what that thing is. The line between poetry and living.

I really enjoyed this. Bounds of meaning in a compact package.

[Neville]

cheers... many thanks indeed .............

[Robert Trakofler]

I'll drink to that! Seriously give me a glass the amount of information you squeeze into so few lines is wonderful.

[Neville]

My cup runneth over.. many thank you's sir... N

[Ryan I]

The simplicity can be complex. But sometimes the simple things is all that is needed.
I like this poem. Thank you for sharing!

[Neville]

I like that you stopped to consider it, thank you.. Neville

[Lyn Anderson]

Sometimes I love you isn't enough but you aren't sure what words to use ... beautifully done, my friend, but I wouldn't be me if I didn't at least inquire as to the purpose of the apostrophe in say's. Maybe it's possessing something I don't see.:) don't hate me ...:)

[Neville]

Nope, I need to thank thee.. I thank thee :)

[Dr. YumnaKay]

I agree to your last two lines here. There are so many ways of expressing love than just a simple I love you ;P but maybe we seek the easier way out. lol
Enjoyed reading this one, N. x

[Neville]

thanks my friend.. some of us surely do.. dont make that mistake again x