then there was you

then there was you

A Poem by Lydia Shutter
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circumstance and time change everything

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artwork by tony mazza 
courtesy of TonyMazzaArt of etsy.com




hither and yon i roamed
a little bit lost
not really wanting to be found

then there was you
you told me i was a temptress
and from your lips
the illogical seemed somehow logical
nights did not start till i was in your arms
and the morning’s warm breath flowed
from your suggestive lips
daytime meant nothing
it was only a means to an end.....you

i actually believed 
barry mcguire was singing “eve of destruction” about me
because i didn’t accept it
not even when you were 1A at the draft board
surely you would not have to go there
no, you would be here with me...together
but forever would not be ours
the rules of life just did not apply
you were gone so long
time wore on us 
like a corrosive emulsion

still, the truth is
our star was bright for a little while
and i remember

© 2014 Lydia Shutter


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"u were gone so long
time wore on us
like a corrosive emulsion"
A nice journey in your words. I like the one time temptress turning to a memory. I like the about lines a lot. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote


Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

9 Years Ago

Just as your poetry shows, memories provide much inspiration. Thank you so much, my friend. Lydi**
Coyote Poetry

9 Years Ago

You are welcome Lydia.



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Lydi...I am always spellbound by the articulation of your poetry...truly magnificent x

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

9 Years Ago

Thanks, Poppy. Hope all is well with you. Lydi**
Your title really drew me in, Lydi. I just had to read this one. The way you crafted your stanzas with the breaks, I can really see and feel the interruptions and the gradual unraveling of a beautiful thing that once was.

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

9 Years Ago

Thanks so much, Diana. Lydi**
"u were gone so long
time wore on us
like a corrosive emulsion"
A nice journey in your words. I like the one time temptress turning to a memory. I like the about lines a lot. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote


Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

9 Years Ago

Just as your poetry shows, memories provide much inspiration. Thank you so much, my friend. Lydi**
Coyote Poetry

9 Years Ago

You are welcome Lydia.
I agree, memories last forever. Very sweet and classic.

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

9 Years Ago

Thanks so much. Lydi**
And the memories remain Lydi in all that we do.

Regards
Troy

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

9 Years Ago

Thank you so much, Troy. Lydi**
Beautiful poem with a deep message, those stars and it's brightness was so real, so even if time eroded so many things including the relation which is a world phenomenon, but star and brightness is a heart phenomenon hard to erase with rubber eraser of time as it is already became a memory

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

9 Years Ago

Thanks, Linda. Lydi**
Linda alexander

9 Years Ago

You welcome, take care
This one is so close to my heart Lydi, it's a great memory you write out here, and they do fade away, over the years, they get lighter, but on some special moments, they can come back just that vivid, sometimes, with a song, or just a fragment that does bring us back to that certain moment. You really captured this for me tonight, in a great poem, just exactly enough, in words, to make it clear, and alive again for a moment... Nice work, dear. -xx-

- Elisa

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

9 Years Ago

Your reviews make me feel special, Elisa....thank you so much. Knuffels, Lydi**

9 Years Ago

Awee but you are special! :) and you deserve every word, I say to you! Many Knuffels! -x-
What we have here folks is yet another scorcher from one of my own personal favorite writers.
You make it so as to feel part of it Lydi & that can be an awesome gift.... All Good Things, N

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

9 Years Ago

Thanks so much, Neville. I appreciate your review. Lydi**
Neville

9 Years Ago

My pleasure entirely, I assure ya, N x
Memories burn so deep that they remain with us forever. Yes, the love may fade; but the memories remain, living on, in us. There is such poignancy in this piece. I'm reminded of the flames in autumn - that last burst of fire that crisps the leaves and then fades into the ground. Beautiful!

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

9 Years Ago

Such a poetic review, Linda. Thank you very much. Lydi**
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A most touching, sincere write of a romance that fate or otherwise decreed could not last and yet the memories still linger on like the foliage of an evergreen tree that neither fade nor fall ! Splendid indeed Lydia !

Posted 9 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

9 Years Ago

Your reviews are poetic, Tom! Thank you so much. Lydi***

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