I did not recognize you at first
you were like a blur on the camera lens
while trying to capture motion
leaving an impression
but unsure of what it is

your lack of focus
is what excited me
you were such a sweet break
from my sustaining dedication
to stay “on track”

I lost sight of you somehow
and I barely recognize myself
I never thought
a passing phase
could have such an impact

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frosty,

nice little piece, you never know what is going to have an impact.

Peter

you were such a sweet break
from my sustaining dedication
to stay “on track”


These lines...actually, the whole poem...reminded me of "Mags," a girl from Philadelphia who I met while vacationing in the Catskills when I was seventeen. To this day, I've not met a kinder, funnier, more carefree or unique person. Your poem captured that week perfectly, Frosty.

Joe

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/17/2009 06:49AM by hpesoj.

Nicely done, Frosty, I enjoyed this one as I do most of your work.

Les

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/20/2009 01:09PM by les712.

Peter, Joe, and Les, thank you guys for reading this one and commenting too. You're the three people who usually take the time to read what I have to say and give me feedback and I really appreciate it. I'm glad you like this one. I haven't written much in a long time and I was pretty happy when this one popped in my head last night.

Joe, Mags sounds really cool. She would have to be to leave such a lasting impression. Well, I don't know how old you are but you said when I was 17 in a tone that suggested that's been awhile. Isn't life amazing like that when someone totally unexpected sweeps in to your life and genuinely surprises you?

it really is a good good life.

Isn't life amazing like that when someone totally unexpected sweeps in to your life and genuinely surprises you?


I feel that way about a lot of the folks I've "met" here on Emule, you included.

Joe

thanks, Joe. I'm smiling.

Well worth looking at again.

Frosty, I hope you can find time in your life to write yourself another poem you can share with us.

amo,

Peter

This was the latest poem you sent us on July 16, 2021 10:44PM

thanks, Peter. For some reason the formatting changed on this poem. It was entered in lines and stanzas but looks different now. Tried to fix it but can't.

Not sure what happened.

Haven't been feeling much poetry coming on lately, though autumn is coming so I expect that will change. Thanks for the nudge.

Sherry

As always, I'm hopeful your life will treat you right. As per the formatting,

placing < pre> before a posting and < /pre> after it will preserve whatever formatting there is in the text you post them around. Just leave out the space after the
catch you when I can,

amo,

Peter

I did not recognize you at first

you were like a blur on the camera lens

while trying to capture motion

leaving an impression

but unsure of what it is




your lack of focus

is what excited me

you were such a sweet break

from my sustaining dedication

to stay “on track”




I lost sight of you somehow

and I barely recognize myself

I never thought 

a passing phase

could have such an impact

I love these lines:

"you were like a blur on the camera lens
while trying to capture motion"

Very beautiful.

hey, Jay...nice to hear from you. I'm glad you liked that part. They are my favorite lines too.

Sherry

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/01/2022 11:40PM by frost42_24.