Watching you

Your eyes never opened after that last long kiss

You pulled the dark curtain of sleep about you

Your body fitted against mine in perfect configuration

And your hand upon my arm about you

We always fitted well in all things

What was it that you said?

“Do you know why God put those spaces between your fingers?”

And when I shrugged, you fitted your fingers between mine.

 

Watching you alone with yourself within your slumber

I came to realize that love can only be appreciated

When we imagine what we would be without it

And in that moment of my pondering

I discovered many things.

Your touch was more profound than a million hands in applause

And touching toes to be sure you were there

Was a communication far superior to internet

 

I determined then that a kiss was indeed a luxury

And a moonlight whisper has more power

Than all the chants of protest across the world

Walking hand-in-hand had far more meaning

Than any three car garage

And your head resting upon my shoulder

Lightened all the weights of a troublesome life

And without you life itself would fade into obscurity

 

The complexities of life never altered the simplicity of us

We drove 200 kilometers just to eat at The Fat Duck at Bray

We camped overnight in the ruins of the old Cathar castle

In the hills beyond Limoux where we found the cave

And when your father welcomed us into his home

But commanded that I sleep in a separate room

You told him, “He is my life now, you must understand”

And we slept at the Albergo al Viale and drank wine at breakfast

 

And all the wonders of my life were there

Lost in that nocturnal womb where I could not go

And when moonlight filtered through the limbs of trees

And decided to dance upon your face

I also learned that God could promise me nothing more

For my salvation was beside me and the gates of heaven

Opened with your eyes of morning

And my soul would come home again for another day

Reviews

[MOON]

The magic of love and the serenity. Beautifully told.

[DrD]

Thank you, Moon. Glad to see you here.

[luviva]

wow..
am lost with words for this poem!!
just a great write, the love embedded in here is just
more warming than anything.
i have always loved your romantic poems... en this
just strengthened the spell!!

[DrD]

Sorry I took so long in replying, Luviva but I was out of the country. Thank you for your kind comments.

[luviva]

thts absolutely fine with me.. so hw was it??
en yo welcome

[quinfinn]

this is stunningly gorgeous and such a great expression of unadulterated passion and the depth of a love true. some of the lines in this are wonderfully brilliant and i fear i am jealous for not having beat you to the punch..."and when i shrugged you fitted your fingers between mine"....what a clever and endearing portrait of an intimate moment! this poem is exquisite!

[DrD]

You are most kind with your comments, Quinnfin and I truly appreciate them.

[Corset]

exquisite poetry, at it's very finest height of expression and devotion.

[DrD]

thank you, Corset. I appreciate your visit and kind words.

[David Scott]

I almost hesitate to leave a comment DrD. This poem has left me with a chill and a shivering under my skin... My chest is tight knowing what is feels like to have even a small moment of time in this close connection with anouther soul. This write was special for me today and Iknow it is real from your heart.
Be well my friend. Your words cry your tears well...

[kimmy]

I have to agree with everyone else, where is there spaces between our fingers? and then your hand fit right in hers. I loved that part:) You have such an amazing way with words and letting the emotion come through when you are writing.

You amaze me every time I read something that you have done:)

[DrD]

You're most kind, Kimmy. Please return often.

[kimmy]

Thanks I will:) I really do enjoy your work.

[LA Lorena]

A very special and meaningful poem of love if ever a one was written. Hats off to you Dr.D., I'm sure there is a halo nodding in agreement somewhere.

[DrD]

Thanks for special words. They mean a lot, I mean it.

[Sheila Kline]

To watch one who is so loved is divine and with such love and devotion as you express, is almost like looking into the soul of another. They are present with us for a while, and when absent, it is the mirror of that person that remains with us. The reflection of all they were is perhaps in the shadows behind us, but ever present as a view with a spotlight of love brightly shining all they have left behind.
Your expressions of togetherness, acknowledgement that we may, or have lost them with such acceptance of the plan of the Divine touches the core of my being!
Beautiful!!! - my favorite line: "Lost in that nocturnal womb where I could not go"
As I sat and looked at the dead body of my husband, lost to lung cancer, I must have felt this!! He was at peace - I was at home for another day!

You certainly do have a way of delivering a message that shall not be soon forgotten!

[DrD]

Thank you, Sheila.

[Horizon K.]

Beautiful and sooo romantic! This woman surely is special, why? Because she is realized and appreciated. To find such a profound happiness in a relationship is magnificent. Favorite lines were the ones about spaces between fingers and weights on shoulders.

[DrD]

Yes, she was indeed special. Thank you, Horizon, thanks for your visit.

[Horizon K.]

And I should have said the man who appreciates his woman this way is also quite special:)

[Frieda P]

Such an ode to love and a life well lived...powerful read.

[DrD]

Thank you, Frieda. Glad to see you here.