Don't Turn Away

in poetry •  7 years ago  (edited)





The other night


I saw the half-face

Of the Moon

And thought of you…


Your lovely profile

Haunts

My dreams,


A cameo of

Everything

I want and need…


But Love,

Remember

Your face

Averted,


Is turned away from me.



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It seems the physical structure of the poem is related to the theme of the work?

Very beautiful and creative.

Exactly that's what I like about his stuff...

Yes, a very subtle structural feature. This kind of poetry is called concrete poetry and what I did was incorporate an element of this into the poem, so the narrow column of print is imitative of the woman standing sideways, showing her profile, and thereby averting her gaze :)

Ah! I hadn't spotted this. bah! too damn good lol :)

A moving and graceful piece. Well done :)

thanks, Tina

I agree, this is one of the special people I am following if I can put it that way. This is real art. Very different from the other people I am following. I guess there may be more but I haven't found any yet.

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nice bro keep it up

thanks, blu

fabulous.

nice poetry.

Thnks for sharing @johnjgeddes

thanks

Wonderful.

thanks

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Meticulously composed. Reading this over and over all day. Thank you for this.

thank you

I like it too.

Sweet,

Absolutely great! Minimalistic and powerful as heck, very much enjoyed.

thanks @lemongrab - micro poetry :)

I like it when did you write this?

Thanks, I wrote it about three days ago - I'm continually writing.

Only poems or also other things?

Nice how long have you been doing it for?

forever it seems :)

Why do you say that?

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thank you

It makes me think of a special abstract kind of element to the relationship between the two people. Hard to explain. Those unseen and unheard elements that make human relationships so special. More than body language.

so true...

yep

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Genius!!!! Genius!!!! My mate Janet would LOVE your poems! She's a minimalist poet and won a ton of international awards, And what a fab pic too. Ah god soooo simple yet so powerful!

thank you - some call it micro poetry, but it is minimalist