Affair
Christ!
but they’re
rare,
The Mondays,
where
A brief affair
can endow
the dawning
of a Tuesday
with a
sense of loss.
© James Rainsford
2012
Note to readers: This was written to commemorate a a very special Monday which began like most Mondays, but ended very surprisingly. Hope you think the poem is succinct and pertinent.
Posted to Open Link Night at dVerse Poets. I'll respond to all who visit and leave a comment. Kind regards to all at the pub this evening. James.
Ah, rare indeed. Well said and, yes, succinct.
ReplyDeleteNothing blows the roof off Monday any better! lol James...the longing we're left with as readers after this little burst speaks volumes to the power of your words. A little red in the cheeks as my imagination runs away...
ReplyDeletewhew...need to recover from the pic first..smiles..now that sounds like a surprising monday indeed...wish more mondays had some kind of nice surprises in their pockets...smiles
ReplyDeletelove and loss go hand in hand...i would say those mondays are worth it even if they come with those tuesdays...smiles.
ReplyDeleteSuch an affair has its perks at the time, but later on might not be so sublime.
ReplyDeleteCertainly succinct, sounds like one hec of a Monday!
ReplyDeleteVery pertinent--how few Mondays do we let go with a sense of regret that they've passed. A very tight and yet overflowing sort of poem, James. Enjoyed it much.
ReplyDeleteI do. It is. I thank you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a Monday it is :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat pic and it sounds like the Monday was worth the Tuesday after.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely succinct and pertinent. I think I could learn to love Mondays if mine held such promise. :)
ReplyDeleteLovely picture with a very spirited description in words of fulfillment and loss. It's important to remember that such transient joys make life what it is. Hild on to the moment but ket it flee your arms in joy and gratitude!
ReplyDeleteThese kind of Mondays are so inspiring and invigorating! I think I will write a poem now....on second thought my mind leads me now to other pursuits me thinks!
ReplyDeleteBrief Poem.
ReplyDeleteBrief Monday.
Both resulted--for me
in a sense of Tuesday loss.
And yet......HAPPY!
well i hope the sense of loss, is of something you only have a sense of, as a loss, in the sense it's just a loss of not having that affair of the heart again, right then ;-) perfect pairing of image and verse for intrigue, nice work ;-) thanks james!
ReplyDeleteThe brevity of your poem lends to its allure, James.
ReplyDeleteYes, I need on of those kind of Mondays. :) Loved this brief poem.
ReplyDeleteThis poem was definitely a good and sensual read; and the picture was wonderful. But I do feel sorry for both parties involved.
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