A Love Not Found
She looked back on her life,
She had accomplished much,
Degrees from famous colleges,
Accolades and such.
She was acclaimed a beauty,
Envied all her life,
But, in spite of perfect features,
She had never been a wife.
She saw the wonders of the world,
And traveled parts unknown,
Though people thronged about her,
She always felt alone.
Her home was like a palace,
Filled with the grandest things,
Cold inanimate objects,
The kind that money brings.
She ate at gourmet restaurants,
And sipped exquisite wines,
And dallied in romances,
But she read between the lines.
When her life was ending,
She had one regret profound,
In spite of everything she had,
She mourned a love not found
Carmen Henesy
Copyright (c) May 2009 by Carmen Henesy
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What a beautiful but sad poem...Carmen you are a wonderful writer......:-) Hugs
ReplyDeleteLovely poetry and so true!
ReplyDeleteAnother excellent poem. I always am able to feel your poems deeply. I think I can identify with this one too.
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful poem. As the old saying goes money cant by love. Those who have true love are far by the luckiest people in the world.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem but sad for a love not found!
ReplyDeletepoignant and beautiful
ReplyDeleteAh, the grass is always greener and people value different things!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great poem!!
Very pretty!hughugs
ReplyDeleteOh yes, a beautifully sad poem, but I am rather glad she did not wilt away with a cat. There is something to be said for accolades and college degrees and giving of yourself to many and not just the one :)
ReplyDeleteAt least this is what I tell myself while the absent beloved remains absent!
Carmen it still sounds like it would be nice to try on for size.
ReplyDeleteLove Renee xoxoxo
We do have a need for love, all of us. We must be open, and willing too.
ReplyDeleteYou who are surrounded by wonderful people and friends are happy.
ReplyDeleteAnd you enjoy the life enough.
You drank liquor of precious Akita.
It is good liquor.
It will be to have made you drunk splendidly.
All of them are important treasure.
Thank you for visiting the colored leaves of the Far East.
The haiku of Basho Matsuo seems to have been given to you.
Bernie, I'm not sure I am a good writer but I
ReplyDeleteam happy you like what I write! xxxooo
ruma2008 - how I wish I were back at that lovely
Lake Tazawako with its beautiful Lady. Akita
was such a lovely prefecture, with miles
and miles of green rice paddies. I certainly
did drink some excellent sake there with good
friends - I did not find that nearly as
intoxicating as the shochu offered us by the
professor/physician from Akita University
who took all his nursing faculty out to
dinner - at first, I didn't like it but,
when mixed with fresh grapefruit, it was
quite good. The professor was nice enough
to pay taxi fare for all the nurses
attending the dinner, to and from, to their
homes and back to the university the next
day. He wanted to be sure they could
enjoy their evening with us and not have
to worry about driving!!!
Sishir - I am honored that you liked my poem.
I wrote two poems about India, one, the
Taj Mahal and the other, The Peacock, about
your national bird.
Ratty - I like that you can identify with my
poems!
lakeviewer - though some may deny it, I do
believe everyone needs love. It may be
difficult for some to let it in.
Liss - you are so right. Real love doesn't
have a price tag.
Renee - I am blessed to have many dear friends
who love me; romantic love eludes me at
this time!
Icy BC - would that all of us could find love!
Shaista - I agree with you. She lived a very
full life and didn't withdraw from the
world. I think it would have been far
worse if she hadn't lived her life to the
fullest!
Donna - hugs back to you...glad you like my
work!
magiceye - my greetings to you in mumbai..so
happy you are reading my poetry!
jcollins224 - i need to get busy writing more
poetry as i am using up my collection of
past poetry!
Never to trade the knee deep gunk of love for worldly goods. She missed out, that's for sure.
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erin
Have you, or have you ever thought of publishing your poems. If you have published, let me know so I can look for it. This poem of course also apply to a very well known, current TV personality. At first I thought perhaps you had her in mind. Can you guess who?
ReplyDeleteSo sad. I hope it's not autobiographical. You have tied in winning the contest, and were also a top commenter in November at My Quality Day. I just posted the results. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSad subject, but beautifully written, Carmen.
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