I haven’t the heart to disregard
not when you’re smiling at me
from across the miles.
Your crumpled hair and deep-
set eyes as we bask ‘neath the
merciful skies, I am constantly
aware of passing time wishing
hours would come to a halt.
Although prompted to write a
poem or two before bed how can
I repress the idea of curling up
to watch episodes of ‘Homeland’
and sometimes when you’re asleep
long to grasp you into these arms,
confess to mistakes uncommitted,
lest love brings us lament and
storms.
There’s comfort in quarrels chaos in
silence, I haven’t the heart to disre-
gard not when you’re smiling at me
from across the miles.
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That would be hard to disregard indeed! Wonderful poem.
Thank you so much, Bekkie 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Loving across the miles is trying. But let love endure
A happy Thursday to you Sanaa
Much🌼love
Definitely 😀 Thanks for stopping by, Gillena ❤️
Happy Thursday 🍹 much love..
Love across the miles…………challenging, but well supported by poetry, hopefully. Smiles.
Thank you so much, Sherry 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
That last stanza in particular caught me with the quarrel and all.
Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
That’s a lovely and evocative poem. The love just pours from it. Beautiful.
Thank you so much, Jane 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
Sometimes the closer we are farther we have to reach. And the farther in distance the closer we can seem in our minds and in our hearts. This poem illuminates that so well. Fine work.
Thank you so much, Cannon 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
What a beautifully written love poem.
Thank you so much, Misky 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Ha, like the comfort in quarrels, chaos in silence verse – so counterintuitive and yet so right!
Thank you so much, Marina 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
A beautiful poem of love across the miles, Sanaa. I like how it starts and ends with the words ‘when you’re smiling at me / from across the miles’, like a smile.
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so good to see you ❤️
I love the thought that you smile at me across the miles!
Thank you so much, Annell 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
A beautiful love poem Sanaa, and I love the repetition of ‘I haven’t the heart to disre-
gard not when you’re smiling at me from across the miles.’ xxx
Thank you so much, Xenia 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Sometimes you just have to go with the flow 🙂
Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, Jane ❤️
Sweetness after quarrels and chaos ~ Those smiles can brighten up one’s day ~
Thank you so much, Grace 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Love is sweetly complicated and your poem makes me smile.
Thank you so much, Lynn 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
What a lovely poem about love!
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A beautiful love poem of love separated by the distance of miles.
Your closing stanza of comfort or chaos is so very true.
Anna :o]
Thank you so much, Anna 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
I like the “comfort in quarrels, chaos in silence”. I believe the communication between two people is better than silence
Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, Walt ❤️
Lovely poem. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much, Arcadia 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
Interesting line: “confess to mistakes uncommitted” I guess something to wake the other up.
Thank you so much, Frank 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
A lovely take on all of the aspects of love–really lovely work!
Thank you so much, Audrey 😀 so good to see you ❤️
That smile is clear as a bell and very captivating whether near or far!
dwight
Thank you so much, Dwight 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
“comfort in quarrels, chaos in silence … that’s GREAT!
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“wishing hours would come to a halt.” so often love makes us wish this!
Thank you so much, Toni 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
It’s often not about who’s right and who’s wrong. Love may be blind, but not ignorant. Enjoyed myself tremendously in reading this piece. Many thoughts and emotions that’s genuinely felt. Bravo!
Thank you so much, Colin 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Not having the heart to disregard…from this first stanza, you had me hooked. Good one.
Thank you so much, Vivian 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
“comfort in quarrels, chaos in silence”. <– THAT , love that line.
Such wonderful words in a lovely write, Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Raivenne 😀 so good to see you ❤️
This is so lovely, Sanaa. The last line as the title and the comfort in the quarrels. Plus, the art is gorgeous and matches the sentiment of the poem.
Thank you so much, Amaya 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Love from a distance is so hard. Yet, we follow where the heart leads. Beautiful writing
Thank you so much, Susie 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
There’s comfort in quarrels chaos in
silence,
Perfect play of words in contrasting fashion, Sanaa!
Hank
Thank you so much, Hank 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
and sometimes when you’re asleep
long to grasp you into these arms,
confess to mistakes uncommitted,
lest love brings us lament and
storms.
This speaks so much to me of the fragility of love.
Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
“…There’s comfort in quarrels chaos …” wow! Great line putting this piece together.
ZQ
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Sanaa! I just love this. It’s so real and lovely. Confessing to mistakes not even made yet. Just love.
Aww gosh!❤️ Thank you so much, Marian 😀 so glad you liked it!❤️
(and thank you for the lovely prompt)