Sunday, September 30, 2012

Absent

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The presence of absence,
A divine glass of wine,
Forever you would be mine.

That rainy night we met,
As you shivered beside the fire place,
My crazy heart leaped to race.

The glasses broke in silence,
You played the strings of my soul,
Glad to play this passionate role.

An unknown angel descended,
Interrupting the climax of our game,
Your eyes surrendered in shame.

You held his hand with urge,
A response I never anticipated,
My thoughts broken and dejected.

I called you and shouted for you,
The clouds shielding my cry,
Perhaps they were the defenders of your lie.

I sit beside that fireplace,
Counting tearing hours of your absence,
'Cause I couldn't give up on your presence.


This Tercet is shared with

a) Imaginary Garden With Real Toads.
b) One Single Impression and the Prompt is Absent.




36 comments:

  1. You combined these prompts seamlessly in a most romantic piece. I think the rhyme scheme you chose worked very well within the tercet form.

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  2. Drafted with true abandon.

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  3. Excellent poem about love in the absence, exquisite nostalgia. Very creative composition.

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  4. very charming, and well-expressed:)

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  5. well put...! maybe in absence you understand that better ...:)

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  6. very well penned romantic haiku ~ (A Creative Harbor) ~ enjoy the week ^_^

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  7. Sad but beautiful writing on tercet form ~

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  8. How sad. I like the fireplace imagery used to frame the piece, appearing both at the beginning and the ending.

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  9. While it is absence that is the topic you make felt the heavy presence which in turn makes the empty even more empty. Well done for both prompts!

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  10. This breaks my heart, GS; but this is very well expressed.

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  11. Sad and bitter feelings rendered so well!

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  12. Great combination of prompts. Heartbreaking and oh so emotionally full. Loved it.

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  13. Very nice, G.S. I was there, that was a dastardly deed the angel did.
    Thank you for your nice words. I will miss Adi for the rest of my life.
    ..

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    1. Ohh I am so sorry Jim. I hope you can get out of it soon !!!

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  14. beautiful! what a wonderful opening line!

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  15. Wonderful GS... :)

    I am here
    http://odizzey.wordpress.com/2012/10/03/creativity-osi-sunday-scribblings/

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