(pains And Regrets Collection) .... A Lovers' Tryst Poem by Janice Windle
(pains And Regrets Collection) .... A Lovers' Tryst
I saw him today.
My husband. Still my husband.
Snow on the roof, they used to say.
And fire in the cellar?
I looked at him and wondered.
Did I extinguish the embers
that for a short space
before we became so hopeless
I tried to blow to life again?
Today he sat on my sofa.
I looked into his face
Saw that it was grey
like his hair. Like his suit.
We talked about money.
Currency that he understands well.
We discussed fairness.
We tried not to touch upon the hell
that my desires had led us to.
We acknowledged my point of view.
We were civilised. We apologised
and each held our tongue
in response to the requests of the other.
And in the end we almost agreed.
And I saw my ex-lover
out of the door.
And I thought of the sadness
of the snow on the roof
that once was a halo of sunlight.
And the fire that lived within him
when I would touch him.
When we used to sit on my sofa
side by side, I on his lap,
with love in our eyes
and desire in our bodies.
Not facing across a room,
with money on our minds.
When he had gone, I wept for the past,
as lovers have done before,
do now
and surely will again.
And I thought of the sadness of the snow on the roof that once was a halo of sunlight. Rachel Ann Butler
this is an excellent...poem...but it freaking hurts to...read...helen had it right...when she said 'heart-breaking'...and yet...i could not have illustrated this...catatrophe...any better...
'the snow on the roof that was once a halo of sunlight'. This to me the most expressive line in an absolutely superb piece that surely each and every one of us can relate to, in relation to a lover if not a husband. (Incidentally there's a theme of self-blame in many of your pieces. I don't believe in it... in a partnership, adverse things almost always happen for a reason relating to both people, not just the impulsive and groundless desires of one) . A stunner. t x
Oh Jan, this is so heartbreaking to read. I understand the emotions you must be going through..... you wonder how it all comes to this. But if your soul yearns to be free, what can you do? It'll come right in the end, for sure. Lovely write and a most poignant display of emotions well covered. HG: -) xx
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4/25/2024 10:06:46 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Oh this is so sad Jan and you portray it so very well. I was with you in the room and watched as your ex left and you followed with your eyes..... Ruthie