Maybe our talk should be shaped of
small things, nothing as large
as hope, but perhaps small as love
that starts within a seed.
Before growth, there is potential–
color & scent folded
into code only roses know
& tell after blooming.
I don’t ask for what you can’t bring
but I would tell stories
of what our names mean. I would sing
truth curled under my tongue.
Before growth, there is potential–
color & scent folded
into code only roses know
& tell after blooming.
I do not ask for or need forgiveness,
that has not happened yet, but waits inside
and if I share this story of us
it is because I have seen it unfold.
Before growth, there is potential–
color & scent folded
into code only roses know
& tell after blooming.
***Okay, we all know how much I love forms, right? NOT! For playing with words this week, we are doing ballads. So… What I did was use the ballad form for something that is not a ballad, because I am rebellious that way.
Susan Daniels Poetry 
Lovely! I am tempted to add –
Before potential,
there is desire,
wrapped in gossamer
which only the soul can feel,
heavy as dew drop
on the fluttering eyelids
of the mind, waiting, weighty!
Oh! You have made my non-ballad better, and added depth that is lacking! Beautiful, Noel. Such beautiful images you spin out, spontaneously!
I should say this is one of your best love poems … simply awesome !!!
Oh, gosh, thank you!
I love all this love…and breaking free of the leash!
Oh thank you! I think love is the best subject for me when writing formed poetry (allows me to slip through the confines easier!).
This is very beautiful. The repetition of verse is especially effective.
Damn you!! 😉
LOL, Mike, thanks! Formed poetry does give me a rash, but I think sometimes I need the confines of form to teach me how to twist language a little more effectively… So, I rebel by using slant rhymes and call a story that has not happened yet a ballad 😉
I love words! You spin so well… so well!
Jenni, thank you!
Beauiful, Susan. 🙂 (I”ve got a couple of hours to spare before a meeting and I can’t resist the blog) 🙂
Oh, thank you, Celestine!