
She waltzed into his life
All glimmer and subtlety
Too beguiling it hurt
He claimed it was the smile
So, he married the whole girl
At first it was pure joy
He brought her coffee in bed
She baked his favourite cake
They read poems to each other
Of long walks down the beach
Kissing under the star
Deep talks late at night
But maybe people really do get tired
One day when they sat for breakfast
There were no more tender gazes
And secret smiles that lit up the room
The silence hung heavy in the air
And between them was a gulf
Of words left unsaid
But theirs was a subdued falling out
She no longer smiled, he lost interest
As the sky turned from crimson to mauve
The quiet promise of forever
Burning with intensity in the beginning
And they let it, mourning while the cold
Seeps through their brittle bones
Good to hear from you , best wishes.
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It’s been a while, Jalal. I hope you’re doing well. Keep safe and healthy always. đź’™
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Yes, l am doing wel, you too Mich keep healthy and safe.l pray things to go back to normal in the world.Best regards.
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Hoping the same for you and your family, Jalal. Hopefully, we can go back to normal soon.
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Amen .
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Love this, especially this part:
He claimed it was the smile
So, he married the whole girl
Such is much of life. Sometimes, we should’ve just appreciated the smile and let the rest of it go.
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Thank you, Kaye! I’m glad you like it. It’s always the case, isn’t it? We seek perfection and suffer the consequences when we fail to have.
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Absolutely. It’s like a cycle.
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Birds, I like the picture of the birds, did you take that one yourself? I’m a photographer, author, blogger.
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