Pretense

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    Pretense

    I gaze upon your tender brow

    Tears slowly flowing down

    Eyes in mist, no need to speak

    I prayed, then dared to kiss your cheek

     

    Hand in hand, gently bound

    Weakened by a tender touch

    Too little too late, my lot as such

    Yet thankful for a friend I’d found

     

    Lost in a blanket of heart’s content

    You are a living mystery

    Reclining back to pretend

    That now you are a closer friend

     

    Sighs escape an unlocked heart

    An open mind is light on hasp

    I’ll know the cost of honesty’s art

    Decades later,  slow to grasp

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    dahlusion commented on Pretense

    01-19-2010

    As we dream, even of love, we are caught in the bellows of hope, at every instant the memory of a kiss.
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    Marsink

    01/19/2010

    I appreciate your reading and giving your welcome input for this piece. Thanks!

    hoth2o commented on Pretense

    01-19-2010

    I was touched by this, there are indeed corners of myself I haven't visited for years.
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    Marsink

    01/19/2010

    The human condition and experience of love is like breathing: common to all. This was not a deep experience, but at the time, was significant. Thanks for reading and writing.

    Corey1Hillen commented on Pretense

    01-13-2010

    After reading our private correspondence, I feel a little guilty if I don't gush over this. But honestly, cross my heart I like it very much for the truth it addresses. As old as I've grown, I'm still amazed at my inability to read accurately who's a friend and who's a front, disappointed frequently by making poor choices. But the abilty to continue trying to cultivate and nourish friendships is far more important than the results of choosing incorrectly. You are very wise, my friend, and this poem proves it!
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    Marsink

    01/13/2010

    No rush to gush, it's all hush-hush. I thank you astute observations of a disciplined English scholar as yourself. Thanks again for your attention!

    Grito commented on Pretense

    01-11-2010

    So elegant a talk of tangle to be so unlocked at the end!!
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    Marsink

    01/11/2010

    Thanks for dropping a line of fine pleasantries

    Rhymer commented on Pretense

    01-11-2010

    Very imaginative and insightful write about a friend. A 10 from me.
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    Marsink

    01/11/2010

    Thanks for reading; I do appreciate your time and comments.

    A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness. It finds the thought and the thought finds the words.

    Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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