A sea in between

A cathartic piece, to rest easy

And there you are, an ocean away

Do you have to be an ocean away?

I feel these memories

and they smell of joy

There, petrichor is not quite comparable;

for my soul has tasted drought

If ever there was Reason 

that I should be torn in two,

been given a foot in the door but slam shut over my shoe

given a day my Reason 

fail me, there I take in queue

For now I tell my heart to wane,

give time and not pain

when yearning would take me to Mars,

set down steel and gaze at stars

A distance heart would forgive

my mind could never -- let live

My Sweet those dreams

will ever be

but dreams

For you, 

I set a candle (its wax will not ebb)

in my heart (I set it high)

To be seen across seas

Author's Note

I have always had issues with consistency, but some things just prompt me back to the world of writing.

Reviews

[Najam Us Saher]

Distance always hurts and that fact has been expressed beautifully through this poem.

[angel]

Welcome back. Settle in and stay a while. You've made a nice start with your lovely poem.