Old couple

Lorenz

I watched this old couple sitting in the metro.

They spoke in their own world ,

listening to each other .

I could smell lavender and little trinkets

on the kitchen shelve .

The ever-faithful dog was long dead,

patiently waiting for them

in its basket by the fire place...

The man has retained the solidity 

of the young oak he had once been ,

the grey of his severe gaze ,

pierced by gleams of amused tenderness.

In her companion ,I imagined ,

looking at her regular features 

the solar beauty she was like 

on those years of liberty ...

 It was a story of little details 

and  some drama ...

 They said yes to each other 

and did they ever run away

to the call of other mirages ?

I felt so much intermezzi 

in the complicity of their shared secrets...

I was finding the soul of another couple,

 dad and mom ,so far away now ...

Now and somehow becoming their child.

They are faces that awaken 

the memory of sobs ...

 I love the wrinkles of past summer ,

traveling through the eternity 

of a metro sation ...

 They went down to '' Europe ''

Perhaps another Europe ?

 I'm talking about a time 

when ''Love station '' still existed ...

I contemplated them ,

drifting away on the plaform ,

gently entwined like a dream 

to the colors of reality !

It was quiet a mystery, woven of little things

and this is the most important ...

 

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Comments4

  • Lorenz

    Thanks Cheeky !

  • sorenbarrett

    Moments in time flashes in the mind, memories and their associations, secrets buried upturned by triggers in the present. Mysteries and secrets this poem leaves a feeling of buried ghosts of a most peaceful and friendly nature that pass by us in the form of others. Very nicely written Lorenz

    • Lorenz

      Difficult to be just an observer in this text...Thanks Sorren ,always very wise comments !

    • Ellen Marsell

      This poem is a real little miracle. It conveys a sense of time that passes, but does not destroy the bond between people.

    • nephilim56

      an absolute joy to read,

      • Lorenz

        Thank you esteemed poet !

        • nephilim56

          very welcome



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