If I wrote a poem as lovely as
the mesmerising depth of your eyes
and the heady scent of your essence
I’d soon be lost in the quick sand
of emotions – an ocean from which many
return with their heads unscrewed
I prefer the terra- firma of facts and figures – that don’t stretch their tentacles
to my ever-hidden heart
©Vivian Zems
Real Toads-A poem as lovely as…
August 17, 2018 at 10:27 pm
Wonderfully seductive and evocative! 🙂
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August 18, 2018 at 12:04 am
Smart and real. I don’t blame you one bit. The realism trumps the dreams anyday.
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August 18, 2018 at 11:22 am
Absolutely! Thank you!
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August 18, 2018 at 12:13 am
Delightful and decisive Vivian.
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August 18, 2018 at 11:22 am
Thanks Michael!
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August 18, 2018 at 12:56 am
…and we all know to steer clear of quick sand. Dreaming (too much) can be over-rated perhaps.
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August 18, 2018 at 11:21 am
Indeed it could be 😊
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August 18, 2018 at 1:32 am
How sad that the character can’t set her heart free. “Better to have loved and lost than never loved at all”
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August 18, 2018 at 11:20 am
Maybe…. maybe not 😉
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August 18, 2018 at 2:13 am
Indeed, but for the heart must breathe, too, lest one forget that the dryness of facts and figures can be equally deceptive; not all eyes lie and an emotionally dead relationship is still reeks of the bald blandness of death.
Interesting poem with the counterpoint of contrasts Viv. It adds to the tension and plays off the prompt line super well. 🙂
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August 18, 2018 at 11:19 am
Great insight, Pat! Thank you 😊
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August 18, 2018 at 2:42 pm
Such an incredibly deep and contemplative poem, Viv. I feel there should be a balance and agree with Pat above 💕💕
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August 18, 2018 at 5:53 pm
Good to have feedback like this- thanks Sanaa😊
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August 18, 2018 at 6:58 pm
That was a neat twist, and one i could very much identify with.
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August 18, 2018 at 8:13 pm
Thank you 😊
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August 18, 2018 at 11:44 pm
And yet you make the first option sound so seductive! 🙂
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August 19, 2018 at 7:36 pm
…. just to draw you in!😅
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August 19, 2018 at 11:48 am
Wow! I love it, Viv.. Great stuff.
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August 19, 2018 at 7:26 pm
Thanks Kim!
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August 19, 2018 at 7:27 pm
Sorry, Kerry!🤭
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