When will you,
Take that walk,
To the coffeeshop,
Where each day,
She awaits,
Book in hand,
Hope in her heart,
Only to be
Crestfallen by the end
Of another day
That has passed?
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When will you,
Offer that box of Nougats,
Or tin of cookies,
And sit by her side
While you share
Smiles, stares,
Grazes of the hand,
Foibles of the past,
While the clock
Ticks away the minutes,
But the moment has frozen
Like fossils in sand?
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When will you,
Name those feelings,
Heretofore unrequited,
Unquenched, parched,
Waiting to blossom,
On the cusp of love’s spring, or
Like the cracked earth,
That awaits the monsoon’s
First drop of rain,
But meets instead with
The sky’s disdain?
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Oh! when will you,
Open your heart,
For this hour too,
Has long passed,
And time unfaithful flees,
Into chasms
Of the unknown?
Hurry, please, erelong
She and you are naught,
But mere names
Set in stone.
©Pradita Kapahi, 2017
Image Credits – http://www.pinterest.com
Beautifully written, Pradita 🙂
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Thanks a lot 🙂
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Beautiful Pradita!
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Thanks, luv 😊
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Wow!
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😊😊😊😊
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nice one
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Thank you 😊
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Welcome
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‘Moment has frozen like fossil in sands’ this line ❤. Beautiful!!
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Thanks Abhishek. Glad you liked it 😊
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Pleasure is all mine🙂
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Likewise 😊
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Wonderfully written!…
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Thank you 😊
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Very beautifully expressed, Praditha!
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Thanks a lot 😊
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Ah, Unrequited love. Beautiful post, Pradita 😊
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Thanks a lot 😊
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My pleasure 😊
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This is beautiful! I love the language 🙂
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Thanks a lot 😊
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Ah, lovely! I don’t know how people do this but poetry like this sounds so cool. And to top that, you have chosen a great theme. Getting up and doing that which we should do, in all spheres of life, should be our motto.
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Thanks. Yes, seize the day 🤘But when you say ‘poetry like this sounds so cool’, you mean?
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I mean the way you have written it. Short stanzas, plenty of cool words, lots of adjectives too, and to top all that, a central theme that works beautifully within the format.
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‘Cool words’ 🤔 I thought I was making it sound archaic. But I’m glad you like it. Poetry for me, unlike writing, is a very very spontaneous thing. I have to write it as soon as the thought comes in mind or the inspiration is gone. Thank you again 😊
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I don’t know. I don’t want to sound condescending but $5-words don’t come that easy to me, if they ever do. 😝
But yes, I can understand your view and compulsion of having to write as soon as you get the idea.
P.S. – you haven’t credited this post’s image either. I take it you have a skull lying in your drawing room cabinet, eh?
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Ha ha…. You caught it, huh? See when I tried loking for the artist, it led me to a site with lots and lots of gory, Gothic stuff, but nowhere could I see the painting itself. The site was in French, so even after translating and what not I couldn’t find the pic. I originally found this on Google. And an image, unless specifically depicting a watermark or a copyright mark is free for all. So I didn’t credit it. 😝😝
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Well, you’re the lawyer (IP?) so you’d know better. But I think we can have a simple solution. Credit the website where you were led by Google. Or even Google Images.
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Yes well I did credit pinterest which is where I was led to from Google, in case you missed that 😉
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I’m searching for a hole to hide my head in. Ha ha ha.
Well, my bad. You did more than what was necessary. Still, having a skull in the showpiece cabinet isn’t a bad idea. 😝
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That’s ok. Gave me a chance for a little ribbing 😝😝 having a skull would be a great idea if I’d want to be labeled as Witch of the Western Ghats, otherwise, I wouldnt want husband to have a reason to start fretting about his decision in marrying me 🤣
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Ha ha. Or maybe, The Occult Queen!
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Yeah 😈😈😈
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You make a splendid poet!
My jaw dropped to the floor reading this piece.
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Thank you for your praise and support. As always, you uplift my spirits regardless of how really my work is 😊🤗💓😍
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I truly admire your choice of words in bringing out the right emotions from your readers.
You can SO start earning with this content!
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Awwwwww… Thanks a mill babe. As for earning, still waiting for the traffic to go up. You know how bloggers are slaves to traffic, content be damned. How about you? When are you gonna monetize your skills?
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I’m still trying to get a gist of all the existing features of blogging!
Ugh. Yeah, as you said, traffic is another issue to take that step. I’m excited though, for monetising. 🎉
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Good going. Let us know when you finally buy your own domain 😊😊
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I’m so happy that I’ve met you!
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Likewise babe 😉💓
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Im about to take that walk to the coffee shop!
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Excellent!!! Wish you all the luck in the world for whatever is at the end of that walk, in that coffeeshop 🙂
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This was beautiful! You have a wonderful way with words 🙂
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Thanks a lot. Thanks for stopping by 😊
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Absolutely brilliant!! I loved every line.. I hope this character meets the other soon.
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As do I. Thank you 😊 🤗
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I love this, pradita.
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Thanks a lot. Glad you like it 🙂
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Worth reading. It was! 😄
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You made my day. Thanks again 🙂
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Oh when will you open your heart, for this hour too has long passed, just mere names set in stone.Wonderful prose in poem. I just took a walk there to coffee shop while reading this.💓💓
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Great. I hope you opened your heart to new experiences too,for this life is a short one.
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It really is. My heart is always open to new experiences. Just that I’m scared sometimes. Life is short so why not give a shot? 😀😀
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Eggjhactly 😁
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Big eggs for an omlet😀😀 I found the smileys after a month🙋🙌😷😷
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😂 😂 😂 😂 it’s OK. We all have our own learning curves
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I was just lazy to find out.😊thanks darling for the support
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You’re welcome 😊
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I thought you would say doll. Disappointed😑 hey, how about considering me for your guest posts.just want to be part of your blog. What do you want me to write for you?
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Doll 😉 please dont ask about the guest posts. Just send them over. Just to let you know, you’re in line so your post will be published next month. Sorry 🙏
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😊😊😊😊I know that already.I may take more than a month to write.don’t worry. Just wanted to know if you want me to write anything specific.
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Sure. Take your time 🙂
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