April Poetry Month, day 2
The Second
The Second
It’s the second month of Autumn
already past Equinox.
Was it Midsummer when …
no, a little after Beltane.
I never found the twin within
whom some report, only the lone
self – sufficient, however.
And out there many
good friends and lovers
enough. Why would ...?
good friends and lovers
enough. Why would ...?
The charming mind, the laughter.
Either was fine rapport. Both....
For the prompt from "imaginary garden with real toads": SECOND
The twin within salutes the lone self... Either and both.
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DeleteI like the uncertain ending, suggesting...
ReplyDeleteWhy indeed? This is how I converse with myself. Nicely captured!
ReplyDeleteOoh Iove the twin within theory here!💜 Beautifully deep and profound.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the conversational tone so much.
ReplyDeleteTo find “the lone self” sufficient would be enough,,wouldn’t it? The question remains. I enjoyed this very much :-)
ReplyDeletethis resonates with the i and i used in many of the regga songs. Luv it
ReplyDeletemuch love...
That ending has left me thinking... :)
ReplyDeleteYes, I understand the hope for a twin, but the lone self is sufficient.
ReplyDeleteRosemary - I love how the reader has to read between the lines at all the unfinished thoughts and unspoken seconds
ReplyDeleteI love the twin within. I have found many twins in my lifetime. It is always good to find more.
ReplyDeleteSo glad this one worked for you all. I wasn't sure about it - but I should have known poets are good at picking up the unsaid!
ReplyDeleteNice write, Rosemary. So we can have both and neither at the same time? Fine, you've defied the logic involved with the definitions of the two words!!! Bravo!!
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We have We haven't ... We live out loud as best we can
ReplyDeleteLovely poem. I love your contemplative and yet very close and natural voice. K.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful presentation of that conversation with self which cycles around us throughout life, with or without twin
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