"After the Rain" by Cyril Rolando
Linking with the Sunday Muse for Muse # 83
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Relationship is an art. The dream that two
people create is more difficult to master than one.
~Don Miguel Ruiz
It has been
a rough terrain
crossing the
bridge between your heart and mine
The waters
have risen
And every
path feels like a mountain climb
Your trees
block the way
To the forest
I once knew
And I am
stuck treading shallow waters
As I try to
make it through
Lost is a
lonely journey
When you
must wander all alone
Where another
once shared the vision
And wanted to
share a home
Where was
the bridge we should have burned
And where is
the one we should cross
Before we
lost sight of each other
And each of us
alone became so lost.
I feel this poem, Carrie. Rough terrain, sometimes, between hearts. I especially like the lines about the trees blocking the way to the forest you once knew.
ReplyDeleteThis is marvelous! The lines at the end, the way both have become lost in shared terrain, tug at the heart.
ReplyDeleteThis poem tugs at my heart. Rough terrain indeed. I often wonder why hearts cannot meet in the middle of the bridge. It seems like a good starting place.
ReplyDeleteI really feel how hard it must be to find our true mates... so many obstacles, so it always feel that we are lucky for the life that we have.
ReplyDeleteOh this is heart-breaking, Carrie. Having been through a divorce, I could absolutely relate to your poem. Wow, girl.
ReplyDeleteAnother sad poem. The trees blocking the way...it all speaks to the heart rending conclusion of an end to a relationship. I lost the love of my life years ago but happily, I met my husband.
ReplyDeleteOh, this is sad Carrie, because it is too often true when for one the crossing becomes the bridge too far, and one walks on alone.
ReplyDeletethe bridge we should have burned. sigh.
ReplyDeleteTrees blocking the way to the forest we knew - Such an aching line.
DeleteI like the burning the bridge image particularly
ReplyDeleteA sad reality of many relationships today, touching!
ReplyDelete"Lost is a lonely journey, When you must wander all alone".. How true!
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ReplyDeleteI know it's been quoted before, but "Lost is a lonely journey" is such a powerful image that I had to do it again. Wow.
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