INSEPARABLE
Inevitable separation
Gives the lie to the very word.
No lovers are truly inseparable;
The idea is absurd.
How ever closely-knit you are
To the one that you adore,
There are clearly many, many times
When one walks out the door.
The desire not to be separate
Is another thing again;
To be so utterly dependent
That each parting gives one pain.
One can, I suppose, be conjoined in thought,
And some have learned the art;
To be 'together' mentally,
Though physically apart.
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The other side of the coin
Is less pleasant than one would wish!
To be apart though together........
That's a very different kettle of fish!
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PREHISTORIC PASSIONS!
The passion for pre-history
Is something of a mystery.
I refer, of course, to certain little boys.
Why should the little threes and fours
Be so entranced with dinosaurs
Preferring them to all their other toys?
I can't see the attraction here!
There's not much interaction here!
Not much to cuddle that is very sure!
And yet I see Triceratops
Is much preferred to lollipops!
What's the attraction of a dinosaur?
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6 comments:
You never disappoint me, Rinkly - two very different poems, different moods, but each compulsive reading. Thank you.
I enjoyed both of these. My own boys were dinosaur mad for a long time, so that one struck a chord.
I love your literal interpretation of inseparable in the first poem.
Both beautiful poems. And how true. You are so right that healthier relationships are those that are not inseperable...and what is it about those dinosaurs. With my son first it was dinosaurs...then trains...planes...and superheros.
Thanks for the thoughts,
Meryl
http://departingthetext.blogspot.com
I enjoyed your exploration of "inseparable" - and I have two actual boys and one inner boy who likes dinosaurs.
cute take..
You created a soothing, rhythmic piece here. A song. I really enjoyed both the melody and the profundity of the lyrics.
Here is mine:
http://www.kimnelsonwrites.com/2011/03/21/inseparable-divine/
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