Today’s prompt from Not Without Poetry was: “Write a poem in the form of a letter to a person you desire but have not told, telling him or her what you would like to do to them.”
This might not be exactly what poet Christopher Luna had in mind, but it’s what came out:
To one whose virtual ear I stroked
Dear one,
We met by chance when
I wandered into your virtual world.
My own familiar world was lost.
You were friendly, you teased me.
Having slain evil and dragons
we chatted more.
I dreamt of a bear that came to
snuffle in my ear.
My old brain said – this is not real.
The rest raced ahead with
what if’s and if he’s and would I’s
In real life, friends saw me smile
and wondered.
I wondered how a night
in a universe so digital
could set my heart racing
as I brushed your long ear.
I had forgotten that rush,
that breathlessness of new love,
no matter how unlikely.I quest no more so far from home
but think of you still.
I am not so empty as then,
before we met.
If I could see you one more time
I would do this —
I would trace out your ear.
And gently thank you.
I will not forget you
or the possibility of love.Mary Beth Frezon — 2 April 2011
and a nice shout out to Andrea, Wanda, Dianne and Holly who added some haiku’s to facebook and twitter today, just because it was the right and fun thing to do!
And the great quote that came up when I viewed this page:
Because of a great love, one is courageous. — Lao-tzu, Tao-te Ching
and then:
Love in its essence is spiritual fire. — Emanuel Swedenborg