The longing in this is palpable. Very beautiful writing.

Thank you, Alexandria 🙏🏼

Most gratefully for selecting this rather wishfully gentle poem in homage to unrequited desire.
How wonderfully encouraging it is to know you were able to actually feel the emotion of this piece.

Your gracious praise gratifies a bard’s humble efforts! ⁓ Richard🖌

Maybe so, Adira,

But, not quite as beautiful as You for sharing this rather lovely homage to romantic fate, with your ohhh-so warmly kindred spirit.

What would you want that you cannot have, right now?
One can only wonder and ponder ‘n wish! ⁓ Rascal🖌️

How did I miss this? First, I love the layout of it. Second, my favorite thing that you started out with is the mind. I was all on board. Third, you went and laid down brick after brick of gems. I enjoyed this piece. Bravo ;))

Ahhh, Adira🍷

Your gracious words speak in a most lovely, smile-invoking voice.

Thank you, Sweet Poetess! ⁓ Rascal🖌

Awww, Fia 🤗

That you love anything about my humble poetic efforts is blissfully unexpected, but I’m keeping every fragrant word. ; )
There’s nothing more preciously-inspiring than a lady-poet’s gracious praise to caress a hopeful bard’s grateful heart.

Thank you, Fia, ever-so warmly! ⁓ Rascal🖌

Wow! Wow! Wow!
This is stunning! So fresh, unique, and enchanting. The imagery is so vivid and palpable. I’m captivated from start to finish… a magnificent ending. Powerful and seductive. An all-inclusive masterpiece.

xoxoxo

Oh-NO, Adira! 🥀🐝

If your sweet face should not appear upon my page,
I would feel a cold place in my heart …
and, ne’er again I’d be warmed from your passion’s rage;
nor, will soft words, my sad pen impart.

Ah, Dear Lady-Poet, you’ve, indeed, a cleverly smooth voice, to so cunningly tease a bard and praise his humble little efforts with such feminine allure … your words, though brief, say much.

Besides, I’ve read your delightfully delicious poetry, too, ya know!
Thank you ever-so gratefully, Adira, for enticing my cloudy day to smile! ⁓ Rascal 🤗

Beautiful ink. Thank you for sharing.

Greetings, Drieks 🌻

It is a privilege and pleasure for you to share my humble poetic offering, and a distinct joy to receive your graciously encouraging compliment and expressed gratitude.

With warmest blessings! ⁓ Rascal🌿

FANTABULOUS!!!
You are KILLING IT. Sooo Gorgeous and erogenously complex. This piece has everything in the way of poetic element… the consonance, the alliteration, enjambment, and meter. I’m particularly captivated by this amazing stanza:

“Comes ever to my waiting hope,
unanswered, echoed calls …
there’s no relent to this dire need;
too sad, each tear that falls.”

The piece is the personification of wailing need and disappointment.

” History is repeated on the norm

Empires tumble in self-inflicted greed ”

Indeed!
This society has entered another dieback stage
Superb write, Damian

Naaj

There are 89 seconds to midnight on the doomsday clock. That’s the closest we’ve ever been to human extinction.
Great musing, my friend.

I was reading this & groaning out loud as I did. Because it’s so painfully accurate. Am I the only one who feels like we’re watching the world draw inward…preparing to implode? All because those who have would rather have more than be decent fuckers. So instead they destroy everything in their greed. I’m a subdued pissed now, reading this. Yet again, you capture the essence of reality in all its ugly truth, my friend

Politicians need to be obliterated! End of story. Excellent!

I like the angry box. You are right it is important to let out the rage, bottled up is a bomb ready to be set off. Good write Damian.

Powerful. Writing is cethartic. You nailed it.

Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Tim. So glad you connected with the write my friend. I figured you could relate. Appreciate you.

Damian

Despite wildly different backgrounds & life stories, I somehow think you & I have similar spirits. Creation is a beautiful outlet & when we’re in pain, all we want to do is create beauty to soothe the wounds. And if you were anything like I was, secretly hoping one day you’d be famous & show those douche canoes. 😂 You, my friend, are a rockstar!