My Strong Silent Man

A Landay Series

Photo by Karsten Winegeart on Unsplash

In the heart of winter is fire:
He pretends not to notice but sees only me.

If he could only, just once, let me know,
With the blink of an eyelid, the smallest of smiles:

I would wait an eternity
For another blink, another look, another smile.

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Thanks to Neera Handa Dr for this interesting and challenging form of poetry.

Thanks too, to Vicky Larson for this very intriguing and pragmatic theme and story:

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