Image: A Loving Couple (here)
Hunger at its most blatant
There was enough to eat
There was companionship
There was the family
There were friends
But they were not the same
Hunger was to blame
Emotional hunger to be delicately satiated
Hunger to hold hands
For a belief thought justified
To cuddle and to share sacred moments
For better or for worse
For a belief thought justified
To cuddle and to share sacred moments
For better or for worse
To tread in but gracefully by and large
It opened up a whole new world
There were kinks and hiccups
Yes, but they didn't matter much
The biggest change in Hank's life
Blissful for the past 45 years
Thank you my dearest!
For Gayle's at d 'Verse 5th Year Celebration
Part 5; Revisiting Anthony Desmond
Sounds like live wrecked your world in a good way...no thing wrong with that...
ReplyDeleteYou're so fortunate that you found a good someone who has made a great partner in your life, Hank. Thanks for sharing...and may you have many more loving years ahead of you.
ReplyDeleteAnd you are so lucky Hank to have found your life and love partner.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us and have a good weekend!
I love this: " Hunger was to blame ... Hunger to hold hands"
ReplyDeleteWhat an excellent change!
ReplyDeleteSo great to have found a companion.. Yes that hunger is what drives us.
ReplyDeleteEmotional hunger to be delicately satiated.. this is so true.. in times like these trust and companionship is all too rare.
ReplyDeletethis is a sweet ending here Hank...lovely...
ReplyDelete"Emotional Hunger" I can relate to that, oh what I'd give for a hug.
ReplyDeleteThis poem although written by you I too could have written it but not in the delicate way you wrote it. Thank you Hank.
Yvonne.
Finding the perfect one is grand indeed. Here's to many more years
ReplyDeleteWell.. Hank.. this is great to hear
ReplyDeletethat you've been Happily married
for 45 years.. and i must say
that my precious and always
Loving wife IS A mainstay
of my happiness for
26 years too..
and i must say.. too..
i'Ve visited tens of thousands
of poems in the last 3 years..
and commented on almost
all of them.. and about
90% or so of the poets
are not very happy
to severely depressed
but i like visiting all those
places as there was once a time
that i grew ill and my doctor assessed
me as the least happiest person he ever
came across and that was an Air Force
Psychiatrist but sure.. Type Two Trigeminal
Neuralgia from wake to sleep.. the
worst pain known to humankind
will do that to a human
being.. like a dentist
drill with no
pain killer
in my eye and
ear.. as you've
probably heard
me mention before
with 19 other medical
disorders miraculously
cured 3 years ago..
almost to date
today.. a REAL
MIRACLE FROM
GOD.. anyWay..
the darkness i find
in poetry land online
reminds me of where i've
been and just makes me appreciate
a real heaven now away from Hell..
and i appreciate the fAct that God
showed me both hell and heaven..
as perspective
is priceless
in
doing
more..
than
ever before..
other than that
hope you are enjoying
your Summer and i'm guessing
if you are not already retired
close to that too..
always
nicer
shared..
my friEnd..
in giving ways too..:)
So so so happy for you Hank!!
ReplyDeleteAnd you found the perfect one, just meant for you. How wonderful is that?
ReplyDeleteLove is a wonderful thing. I am happy for you too Hank.
ReplyDeleteKind regards
Anna :o]