- Non-Erotic Poetry
- I Take Your Hand
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Now we meet on a playground
You have fallen from the swing
I take your hand into mine
You cry
And we learn each other’s face
Now we sit under an oak
We share our secret hopes and fears
I take your hand into mine
You smile
And we know we have forever
Now we stand at the alter
We pledge ourselves to each other
I take your hand into mine
You cry
And we kiss each other anew
Now we lie in our bed
Our bodies spent from love’s embrace
I take your hand into mine
You smile
And we share the same dreams
Now we are in a hospital
Anxiety gnawing at us both
I take your hand into mine
You cry
And we witness a life begin
Now we watch them learn and grow
With pain and joy all at once
I take your hand into mine
You smile
And we know we did our best
Now I stand at your bedside
Time has taken what time is owed
I take your hand into mine
I cry
And we have no more words to speak
Now we dance together again
Our bodies know no toil or want
I take your hand into mine
You smile
And now we have forever
- COMMENTS
Merrymakeralmost 20 years ago"we learn each other?s face" is my favorite phrase(have to remember that one)...nicely done.
~Merry
YDDalmost 20 years agoThe writer takes us through life in stanzas
a decade at a time.
The repetitions and alternations between stanzas is off-putting at first read.
However,
if you step back and take a look at what the poet is building
you may begin to be impressed by his attempt at structure.
Whether you like the work or not,
you should appreciate the effort put into the concept.
My favorite phrase is:
"Time has taken what time is owed"
