010: The Lovers

As age sets in somehow love loses it glamour. I think it might be old age. nice write

Really reall good poem. Really enjoyed it. A great write.

This is another outstanding poem, Colin, one that older married couples, especially those with the children grown and gone, can well relate to. It is vividly expressed in just about every line and tells a tale many of us are all too familiar with in our own personal lives. Your poetic talent shines in this impressive poem. Carl.

a very beautiful one..''separated by inches'a very nice work..grace

The Muse in love at its best

A very well penned poem. It reminds me about my mom's story. annika

A sure page from someones diary of life extracted by you with finess, I know 'in love' people forget many times the old saying 'action speaks louder than a thousand words' Well done- Regards Ken e Hall

amazing poem... this poem went through my senses and i can really relate with this.. thanks for sharing... best regards, joan d.h.

It sounds like love is still there with the gesture of the 'cup of tea'. Probably why these lovers still stay together. Another touching poem. Sincerely, Connie Webb

I like this a lot, Colin. Fine tone, good images, and the right length. Very nicely done! I gather, unless you let me know otherwise, that the ending is implicitly ironic-that the wife believes she knows her spouse when in fact she doesn't; that thinking he's longing for a nice morning cuppa, she goes off to please him; and that her well-intentioned gesture will only deepen their confusion and estrangement. Am I on target? I am a bit confused by the third stanza: They both stirred, one from sleep, The other in expectation, Hoping, always hoping, Before the day’s harsh light, Banished the dream. I'd thought from the earlier portion that both were lying there already awake. And does the husband still hold out expectation and hope that his wife soon proceeds to dash, or is he already irrevocably submerged in his frustration and hopelessness?