Less than all who came before

Less than all who came before

A Poem by Lyn Anderson
"

sometimes less doesn't need to be more

"

You are


my first 

thought,


my last,


my next;


my everything


in between --


what was, 


what is;


what hasn't 

happened


Yet.

 

Unexpected lines, 

tiny coincidences … it was always you

I was searching for ...


Names and dates, 

paths intersected, 

but never crossed .. until that day


I didn't know it then, 

I am not even sure 

the when 


one day

I held your breath 

inside me

and I just knew

It was always you.


I was lonely then, 

when I wanted more …

but More


was what 

I'd always gotten ...



More words


More promises


More things


to wrap the lies


in pretty ribbons


of More -



What I needed


was Less


than what I wanted


and more


than I ever dreamed


You are the Less 

I needed

than all the More

who came before

© 2020 Lyn Anderson


Author's Note

Lyn Anderson

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These lines especially stood out for me:

I didn't know it then,
I am not even sure
the when

one day
I held your breath
inside me
and I just knew
It was always you.

This is a beautiful poem. I'm glad I stumbled across it today.

Posted 1 Year Ago


Very interesting. It sounds like you met someone who completes you, instead of settling for someone who is just willing to be there. You are fortunate, if this is the case. And you expressed it beautifully!

Posted 2 Years Ago


More than gorgeous words, these are the breath of you.

Posted 2 Years Ago


So lovely. So real. I can feel is depth. As of you calculated for me to yearn that kind of love.

Posted 3 Years Ago


The ending is quite unexpected, I enjoyed

Posted 3 Years Ago


a wonderful expression of love dear Lyn

Posted 3 Years Ago


Many times what we need is less material things, less broken promises and more care and love

Posted 4 Years Ago


Lovely work Lyn, nice to have you back. All three poems are a work of art with the attached wisdom. Yes less is more And more is less like a meal too much and your uncomfortable and bloated while just enough leaves one in a state of being salubrious wanting more but very happy with the less! Its less complicated than one thinks really!

Posted 4 Years Ago



when less is more each one of these is nothing

………………………………………………………………………………..but pure genius

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..must be love

Posted 4 Years Ago


Lyn Anderson

4 Years Ago

Thanks so much. ;)
Nice to see you again Lyn...there is a decided change in your writing that is delightful to read. One thing that shines through is the love you are not only receiving, but the love you have to give.
The love shines through the words.

A good write.

Posted 4 Years Ago


Lyn Anderson

4 Years Ago

Thank you so much. I appreciate it

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Added on January 14, 2020
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Lyn Anderson
Lyn Anderson

Toronto, Ontario, Canada



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