Why Oh Why...Can'T I? Poem by Dónall Dempsey
Why Oh Why...Can'T I?
She put her
hand in my hand
gave me
her lips
to kiss
but her heart
was an horizon
a tantalising rainbow
always just out of reach.
A remarkable piece really. Love eludes you even though you appear to be in posession of it. Voted 10.
she hesitated over giving you her heart for just a moment...... perhaps in another second she would have been more assured.... Ruthie: o)
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I would like to translate this poem
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5/4/2024 8:22:39 AM # 1.0.0.1119
...but her heart was an horizon a tantalising rainbow always just out of reach... wonderful metaphors for the heart out of reach - somewhere between Earth and sky like an horzon or rainbow. I add this poem to my favorites...