she was on her knees
searching desperately
she fell on a slab of something
it was the book-
thick, black and covered with dust
its boards were bowed.
creaked too when she opened it,
yellowed pages stuck by mildew.
his photo hidden in the pages
for more decades than anyone recalled
still intact. eyes twinkled back at her
she sat there for how long no one can say
when they found her, she had joined him-
their souls mated for eternity
"years had passed, but nothing had changed for her"
31 comments:
Amazing one.
"Well done Miss Potter."
Such a beautiful moment, gosh you take my breath away!
tangible, yet intangible. What a profound ending.
I like how your added all the prompts into one poem!!
Love it!
That was very good.
Very nicely done.
Sad and yet so beautiful
Beautiful
I like the immediate discombobulation of underground in that attic, and then the yellowed pages stuck by mildew.
There's a Miss Havisham feel to the poem...
Gorgeous and sweet. The first line grabbed my attention.
so romantic...very nice!
Beautiful, simply and completely beautiful.
Love how nothing is ever truly lost- a reuniting of soul mates in the afterlife is consoling. Have a great day.
I have felt the disconnected tie to someone gone.. Always wondering where they have gone
powerful and well writtrn
I almost breathed a sigh of relief with her when she found it - love it.
That is just so beautiful! The words flow so fantastically and is so touching and lovely...
The last bit really grabs 'where their souls mated for eternity'.
"souls mated for eternity" is a beautiful image...
Tami, sometimes you just really surprise me by pulling out the emotional stops. This one stopped me in my tracks. Nice.
Oh my. This is absolutely lovely. Very vivid and touching.
very nice, you tell a story that tugs at our emotions. Well done.
Beautiful poem. Recalled, recalled by her, every moment of life, not the photo but the moment when it was captured..." could help putting down these lines. very delicate poem. keep it up.
@Missy, it is Somewhere in time.
Aditya
www.alwaysaditya.com
this is wonderful!! the part about "his" picture in the book- I had the same thing happen here before, but it was a "her". :)
An emotive and powerful ending - a haunting love story. Beautiful.
Wow! dust to dust - you worked this one so well!!
<3
Powerful.
Best wishes
Ralf
what a dramatic ending!
Oh tami, how lovely and sad. We all search for that soul mate. Some never find them and some are so lucky to know that their souls are one. Truly beautiful.
love, Melanie-bd
The dusty book carried that face secretly for many years. Sentimental.
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