Oceans

the best things 

always come in 

twos�"like two 

freshwater pearl 

earrings and 

two shades of 

lipstick and two 

soft hands 

gently dancing 

in-between two 

graceful thighs 

at midnight 

after 

two movie 

marathons 

in a row 

and two wine 

glasses on 

the counter 

from an 

evening meal 

for two. 

but maybe the 

worst things 

come in twos 

as well 

like two 

different pairs 

of shoes and 

two different 

sides of 

the bed and 

oceans that 

separate 

two 

different 

hearts 

patiently 

waiting 

until they 

meet 

again.

Reviews

[Clockwork]

I like how you show the paring of things. You build a nice sense of completion and wholeness in the first half of the poem. There is real harmony in that section. Like the pearl earnings and the hands dancing between those graceful thighs at midnight. Then you show us that there is another side of life, another pairing. That is the disharmony in things, the way the world is unbalanced, especially when those we love are far from us. I liked the journey you took me on with this one.

[Coyote Poetry]

A beautiful poem and I agree with the logic. Need two to tangle and enjoy life. Nice flow of thoughts led to a very good ending. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Ali Guerra]

exactly, thank you, i appreciate it :]

[An owl on the moon]

Perfect, profound metaphors and magic that felt almost too close to home... there is a world of sweet beauty that surrounds the mingling of two souls... and yes, there is that ocean of space that can bring the chilled frost in the distance. A beautiful sorrow.

[Ali Guerra]

craig you're too sweet! that is exactly what was going through my mind when I wrote it. thank you, friend :)

[annabellee]

wow another piece of yours that totally captured my attention. Your poems flow very easily and you describe things so well. I loved the idea behind it.
Well done :)

[twain]

I just like the simplicity of this one and the repition with twos and pairs and then ocean dividing at the end and I'm not sure why but for some reason the structure of the poem seems very fitting for this subject.