If Only To Melt~

inspired by the quote: "Poetry Begins With A lump In the Throat" by Robert Frost

 

 

 

In bashful eyes
peeking through the keyhole
until voices were silenced,

poetry was born in my heart.

It was my fairytale
when life was too real-
writing rhymes, reflecting

a prettier picture of love.

Fingers intertwined
with incessant faith,
I found poetry in psalms

and we three formed a circle.


Through the years,

I painted my tears on life's canvas,
in splatters of liquid longing,
sharing in empathetic sentiment

fragments of my heart.


In my book of memoirs

there are no diamond clustered cameos
nor black tie events
held in my honor,

My poetry will not be studied
in literary books
or carved in tombstones

[between parenthesis.]


I will always be that dreamer

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        n
        c
      i
    n
      g

          in my field of flowers

picking daisies, plucking petals


        "he loves me,
            he loves me not"


just a simple poet
that fluttered through life
whispering syllables of love

if only to melt
a heart along the way.

Reviews

[dark and twisty]

gorgeous, absolutely loved it...

i mean it's such an apt description of all of us who pen poetry or write - i mean chances are most of us arn't going to get famous writing, like J.k rowling etc, but we still do it anyway..we still write and dream of ideas to pen down into words, if only to move or touch someone who will read it somewhere along the way...

LOVED IT.

[PerfectFlaw90]

You just have such a way with capturing a moment, a feeling and portray it in just the most vivid and beautiful way possible. I love the line "It was my fairytale/when life was too real". It's just about the most wonderful way you can describe your use of poetry. You have such a talent, I hope I see more of it!

[R J Askew]

Melted. Very positive poem. True to carefree spirit of poetry.

[Michael Carr]

a great piece lynda/ love the flow and style, especially the dancing line, usually structure tricks kinda become overbearing or forced in a poem but u make it humorous and light hearted in the way you execute it. the rhythms and story and heartwarming and really quite touching.
well done!

[Nancy Lee Shrader]

Well Lynda, You have melted my heart today. I see why you have won first place in the Matters to Me Contest.

just a simple poet
that fluttered through life
whispering syllables of love

if only to melt
a heart along the way.


And you are a poet and I know you will be written in books someday.


My poetry will not be studied
in literary books
or carved in tombstones


Very well laid out



I will always be that dreamer

d
a
n
c
i
n
g

in my field of flowers



I can just hear the music of your field of flowers

[Christopher Byron]

Wow. I love this.
The expression, the phrasing, even the format... all very touching.
Brilliant!