soulmate

just another part of a conversation

I wonder about soulmates-- sometimes--

are they like fairies?

Is there pixie dust in this world enough

to bring them back to life,

If I say out loud, "I don't believe"?

 

Because I'm really over

Santa Claus and the tooth fairy,

I don't have time

for another thing to be believed,

sight unseen.

 

It's just that,

I've never met one--

never felt the magic of a twin soul.

Never been so complete.

And I wonder

is that why I ramble

and wander

and falter

so often?

Author's Note

too many questions, I always blame the weather for words like these

Reviews

[raining]

"many questions blame the words"

that doesnt make sense but i thought it did when i wrote it. I look for a soul mate but can it happen. (it sounds like a great quote from someone. it blurted out...emerson and thoreau never had "famous blurts"). am i just narcisistic. can i spell narcisistic?

can a writer (a person of write) ever have a soul mate since we all are kind of really narcisistic? narcisistic people really want to connect with others... (how many times have i said narcisitic in this review?) but are too busy dating themselves

but, look at HD and Pound, or well, others, who do connect. virginnia woolf and her husband... they sail away and really discover something wonderful... it can happen i suppose. this is a rambling piece of writing.

i am a lapsed mormon (heavens no!) but lapsed i said... and mormons believe in eternal marriage. of course having been married several (twice) times i would like to have an explination inserted.

anyway:
i like skinny poems, the existential tentitive quality can happen with the pulling out of a line this way. the subject matter and the conversational style combine ...pulls the reader into dialog, captuing the reader in his own questions carried to the text. thanks raining

[KUFU]

I melted just a little bit when I read this heart-string tugger. Bravo Emily. Another very soft and quiet poem that clings to the psyche as one reads. Simply, lovely.

[Jibey]

Nicely encapsulates the way we wander in search of that special connection... the moment when hands touch, when eyes meet and lips are drawn together, knowing that all is good

[cest la vie]

Eagle's review pretty stated all I could say. I too ponder, is there really such a thing(person). This is a beautiful, insightful poem.

[Siddartha Beth Pierce]

What a thoughtful, heartfelt write. With so many beautiful questions. I always adore your poetry.
Light,
Siddartha

[Honeypot]

You know sometimes I believe in soul mates and other times I wonder too. Its a nice thought though. Sometimes I wonder if soul mates are permanant. Ha! See, you've got me thinking about it too. Great poem!

[Eagle Cruagh]

Your Soul Mates attracted me because:

I always wondered what a soul mate is.

Friends and lovers have been so close to
my life, my soul, my mind that we sometimes
wonder which one is me and which is thee.

Then when we become as one , the other
just sort of wanders off into oblivion and we
are left alone to wonder----something of me
is gone, never to return.

When each of us pass into that Great Beyond
will we pick up those parts of our soul along the
way ?

Thank you for examining soul mates in this sweet
poem.

My rating------100 %

------ Eagle Cruagh

[LR Young]

this is such a sweet romantical piece. Maybe we should all try laughing and clapping and imagining better. :)

[Emily B]

I wonder if it is honest, or just a vagary of mood and weather

[Ed Hart]

thank you for honesty, that's a prerequisite...