we meet again, mid-sentence

arqios

 

"we meet again, mid-sentence"

 

beauty

isn’t

verdict

 

it moves

—slow

—sudden

 

one eye

sees chorus

another

hears

a bell

 

we meet

in the middle

 

called it

human

 

no greetings

no apologies

 

just

the sentence

already

burning

 

silence

held

the shape

 

we

stepped

in

 

 

 

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  • arqios

    Thanks for the Fave @ Prius Tomar🕊️🙏🏻

  • Jerry Reynolds

    There is a lot here to think about. Good write, arqios.

    • arqios

      Thanks Jerry, good thinking, we hope🕊️🙏🏻

    • sorenbarrett

      Cryptic your poems are growing deeper or maybe my mind is getting older, or possibly I am just noticing things that got past me before. This poem speaks to me of judgements made, of beauty in the eye of the beholder, of our taking human form and biased by that shape we hold. I am rambling on and yet the meanings keep coming. It becomes frightening to swim in waters where you can not see bottom. What lies beneath undetected haunts the mind.

      • arqios

        I used to not be bothered by depth or proximity and now it bothers me no end. Perhaps this Don Quixote is relinquishing their jousting lance.

      • Bella Shepard

        I think sometimes the aspects of beauty do come slowly; the more we see, the more we appreciate, and in the silence of understanding, the more beautiful it becomes. This is what your lovely poem conjures for me, and I love delving into it. Thank you!

        • arqios

          Thank you Bella dear, that is heartwarming to read. Most appreciated 🕊️🙏🏻

        • Tristan Robert Lange

          Another superbly strong piece, my friend. Sparse, sharp, and human...it carries weight well beyond its brevity. Well crafted, Rik. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🦇🐦‍⬛

          • arqios

            Thanks Tittu, the autobiographical parts lay intercalated and blended with the fictive, a suitable admixture, wouldn’t it be agreeable 😃🕊️🙏🏻

            • Tristan Robert Lange

              Indeed. 😃 Very agreeable! Loved it! Most welcome, my dear friend!

            • Goldfinch60

              Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Rik.

              Andy

              • arqios

                True Andy; and that’s part of the title of a companion piece!🕊️🙏🏻

              • Kevin Hulme

                Sometimes a lot is said in such simple way.
                Good one.

                • arqios

                  Thanks Kevin, that most certainly means a lot. 🕊️🙏🏻



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