Halcyon And After Poem by Richard George

Halcyon And After

Rating: 5.0


It was May or June, I met you:


Business, something or other.
Your study, when you showed me in
Was full of the sun, drenched with gold:
From work strewn across tables, chairs
You turned to me and smiled -
And I was dazzled.
You made me tea with bergamot
And we talked and talked, all the things
Our loved ones dare not hear.

At last, when I stood up to go
I saw your eyes diving back,
Sad and wise, into shafts of light
And I thought: 'She is the one.
I can tell her anything'.

But humid grey clouded the sun
That day your skirt revealed your legs:
I stared too long.
Your smile became a laugh
And you sheathed your tongue.
From then on, we were colleagues.

The night I saw you last
I walked you home half way:
We practised conversation,
Venturing nothing.
Suddenly, you slipped from my side:
I watched you walk to your future
Through summer dark and street lights,
May and June, another year.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
sheila knowles 31 July 2005

Thw whole poem is a beauty but those last few lines were delicious.

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Michael Shepherd 31 July 2005

Just superb in its evocation

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Solitary Man 31 March 2005

There's nothing more poignant than words unspoken. You found an elegant means of capturing that. Thank you.

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