by Kimberly Ripley
Member since:
November 17, 2006

Absentia

March 28, 2009 09:45 AM EDT (Updated: March 28, 2009 10:12 AM EDT)
views: 88 | rating: 10/10 (9 votes) | comments: 15

Does absence make the heart grow fonder

Or create a silent facade.....

Distance posing

As repose

Miles imposing trite discourse.

Repartee triviality,

Complaisant,

Solicitous.

Does distance masquerade

The heart's disdain

As paltry

Diminutive

Trite but true

Or accentuate

Absentia,

Astute

To the heart's

Affairs?

 

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Comments: 15

Christine K. Mar 28, 2009, 9:47am EDT
Wonderful!
Jennifer Lee Mar 28, 2009, 9:56am EDT
This poem resonates with me, Kimberly. I strongly believe that distance makes the heart grow fonder as you know. This is well written, potent, and beautiful work. Thought provoking, too. Great! Please consider joining my group and submitting this to thepoetscircle. You're such a talented writer!
dianne j. Mar 28, 2009, 10:15am EDT
Intriguing thoughts. I think distance can do all those things . . . depending on from whom you are distant.
uh-huh....
Kathryn E. Mar 28, 2009, 11:24am EDT
Wow, you have such amazing talents, Kimberly,

and

Featured in the Triple Name Club.
Alison H. Mar 28, 2009, 8:27pm EDT
You make me think, Kimberly. Good questions here, and a fine poem.
Paul M. Mar 28, 2009, 8:43pm EDT
Nice poem.
Kushal Poddar Mar 29, 2009, 12:51am EDT
The words and the sounds of them is brilliant here. And the subject is tricky. Time is the answer.

primary teacher
Elsie Duggan Mar 29, 2009, 1:47am EDT
I love this Kimberly, and I do believe it, and you are probably beginning to long for home, maybe only in your heart, if your feet and hands are still cold in NH, great poem.
Paula Love Mar 29, 2009, 5:56pm EDT
well I know my man is gone on a biking trip in the mountians util Tuesday night/Wednesday monring and by the time he gets back I will be ready to jump in his arms before he gets outta the car! I do belive absence makes us desire more anyways!
William Dotani Mar 30, 2009, 2:23am EDT
So oft such is true.
William Dotani Mar 30, 2009, 2:24am EDT
I really like the rhythm of this. I wish you had put it in two stanza.
Granny Janny H. Mar 30, 2009, 2:44am EDT
Love the question form, word play and stream of thought. You are such a talented writer, Kimberly.
Lisa Frost Mar 31, 2009, 6:54pm EDT
wonderful intensity and image
Susan B. May 5, 2009, 7:45pm EDT
very thought provoking!!

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