Monday, January 23, 2023

Unwittingly they kept a date

                                                                         Author: Pedro Ribeiro Simões
Image: They stayed apart  (here)

Unwittingly they kept a date
Stealing glances but keeping a safe distance

He would love to listen to her voice
Not to endure wild gossip or chatter
but just

The authenticity of purpose, however
was not matched by the desire
to break the ice
(44 words)

Mish at d'Verse   quadrille-168/

8 comments:

  1. Aww... this makes me kind of sad, Hank! I want them to be happy! This is a bitter sweet write.

    ~David
    SkepticsKaddish.com

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  2. Sometimes you have venture out on the ice. They stayed apart an untouched love.

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  3. So many lost opportunities in the world.

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  4. Breaking the ice is always the hardest part....then the anxiety can melt away. There's a huge story in this little quadrille.

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  5. bittersweet, the life of an introvert, a voyeur in so many ways. beautiful write, Hank.

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