Sepia Dreams

A kiss goodbye only leads to the waiting for the kiss hello

 

                                  Sepia Dreams

 

 

“Let me take from this, your kiss, the taste of you my lips shall miss”

 

So long since I held you

X’s on the calendar days…pattern’d of my missing

Promises made on long distant lines

and letters sent, penned of love’s smiles on sleepless nights

 

“My heart it finds the lonely view of all my days away from you”

 

Loneliness the common as passing time mounts,

your kiss my mind imagines in the haze of life

Duty calls, yet my heart is not in it,

for on that day I released it to you

 

“While on this journey’s winding path my love held in a photograph”

 

Sepia dreams in brilliant colors,

to hold that goodbye kiss in my hands,

lingering in my tear splashed eyes…

I hold my breath until the time

 

“When once again of destined charms, I hold you tightly in my arms”

 

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Photo was sent to me by my best friend with a note that read..."Write it!"

Reviews

[s y e]

Woo! Jack, I loved this, I'm so glad you did write this! :-D You have a wonderful way with words and it's lovely and romantic too! I love the lines in italics, they were so sweet!

“Let me take from this, your kiss, the taste of you my lips shall miss”

A beautiful, sweet line. Hand me hooked from that line. Well done, Jack. Another winner from you!

[Jack...]

Happy you enjoyed it my friend.

[gabrielle]

Being in a long-distance relationship sometimes could be so emotionally-draining and full of sacrifice. i admire the voice in this piece for the positivism he/she imparts. The picture is stunning Jack. and your title- simply perfect for the photo!

[Jack...]

Thank you so much Gabrielle. Kind words from a gifted poet such as yourself always make me smile.

[KeeD]

Wow, this is romance and charm all wrapped up in one. The picture is worth a million dollars. The poem does justice to it indeed.

[Jack...]

Thank you so much

[Daisie Vergara (Dhaye)]

Wow! Thanks to that friend of yours. I like this piece so much... with that beautiful photograph.

Nice job, Jack. :)

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much Dhaye

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

...and I am so glad that you did write it! This is such a beautiful piece. The idea of love being kept alive by a photograph instantly transports me back in time to a place and era where this actually was quite common. "Sepia dreams" indeed...

[Jack...]

Thank you so much my sweet friend. Glad you enjoyed it.

[rhythm&blues]

You wrote it well, the title is perfect, very romantic piece.

[Jack...]

Thank you so much my friend.

[Rita L. Sev]

And write it you did! I like the form of this piece - the internal rhymes withing the lyrical lines are well formed, and the narration tells such a great love story. The photo really is inspiring!

[Jack...]

Thanks so much Rita. It was fun to write.

[Marie]

I love the way this poem is patterned. I hope your friend appreciates it.

[Jack...]

Thanks so much Maire. I think she did.

[Sami Khalil]

"Sepia dreams in brilliant colors,

to hold that goodbye kiss in my hands,

lingering in my tear splashed eyes…

I hold my breath until the time



“When once again of destined charms"
This write is destined to a breathless appreciation...A very good write...:)

[Jack...]

Thank you so much Sami. Always your kind words are appreciated my friend.

[Sami Khalil]

My pleasure...You deserve it brilliant writer...:)

[Frieda P]

Bossy little b***h isn't she?

I love this Jack....love the photo, and your poetry does it justice and then some. It's so romantically delicious. I could live here and never leave. Sigh.

[Jack...]

It's just a front she puts up. :)>

Thanks so much Frieda. The love in the photo does seem so very real, it touched me. I appreciate always your kindness.

[Frieda P]

It's been saved already to my private collection, next to the fine wine. Always my pleasure.

[Jack...]

In the drawer with the paisley paper?

[Frieda P]

Ha touche again!!