The Kiss
-For Susanna
Our faces briefly touched
with a brush of tenderness
I kissed her and she cried
And one wet tear
was passed to me
A bittersweet rush
of love and grief
I carried it like a precious gem
that glistened on my cheek
and when it dried
I absorbed its grace
and carried it inside
______Colleen Redman / Poets and Storytellers United
October 30th, 2024 11:44 am
The camping trip photos – especially the camp fire. Makes me miss camping. I feel the sadness of Suzanna! ❤️
October 31st, 2024 3:37 pm
kind.. humor… positive cosmic dancer… real…
gift of presence, a brother, father, teacher, lover, Box of Rain. Made living, loving real…
Ray, Thank you.
October 31st, 2024 8:18 pm
I love the idea of the tear being absorbed.
Beautiful poem, great photos
November 1st, 2024 3:31 am
I am struck by the absorbing of grace of a lone tear… such a poignant moment….
November 1st, 2024 6:14 am
Beautiful poem !
November 1st, 2024 8:35 am
We all do in some way absorb all the tears shed in this unpredictable world. Woefully yet beautifully expressed about a single unexpected death.
November 1st, 2024 11:47 pm
Beautiful
November 2nd, 2024 7:04 am
Very beautiful!
November 2nd, 2024 1:21 pm
Tenderness, grief, and bittersweet happiness. So many feelings…
November 3rd, 2024 11:49 pm
Beautiful work indeed, CR. Thanks.
November 5th, 2024 1:13 am
A lovely little poem. Nice