tryst

he doesn't look like a daydream
and speaks uncertainly of rain,
as if unsure if to kiss you,
will mean anything other than
a kiss for you alone, rare,
because he doesn't kiss anyone,
unless he sees bells, hears them
in a deep corner of his mind,
you don't have to kiss him back,
he smiles at you, he's so strange,
and you smile and walk away,
gathering the hem of your skirt
around you like flowers in bloom

Reviews

[Lyn Anderson]

there is this theme through some of your writes -- the innocent or shy boy and the more forward woman. Nice soft, romantic images here.

[highonwords]

i think men should try to be gentle- i really like the good guys more than the rogues - thanks, my friend :)

steph

[Lyn Anderson]

hmmm, I may just have to write about that.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

those who don't expect or ask...the shyer, keep-to-themselves types...usually are more attractive and interesting...makes her more of the aggressor...he gives her the nod, and the ball is in her court, so to speak....

j..

[highonwords]

thank you so much, my friend, for the insight and visit :)

steph

[W.k.kortas]

There is a certain dreaminess, a bit of real-yet-not-quite-so, that I find utterly beguiling in this piece, and the final simile is utterly charming.

[highonwords]

i agree - it is rather dreamy - bordering on the unreal - i just took all the wonder off the 'real' moment and compressed them like in the movies, where only the 'inspired' moments are captured :)

steph

[W.k.kortas]

Yes, I fully agree with the notion of the cinematic--in my view, that's clearly there.

[highonwords]

thank you, my friend :)

steph