General (General discussion, talk about anything.)
VENUS HAS RETURNED
Venus has returned.
Yes, to where she first left
that house,
in the year that death
closed its front door,
and to all that went before.
You will remember her:
walking up the lane,
eyes fixed as she passed.
You may remember that you hardly spoke
a word to her
and never asked,
how it felt to be Venus
in her blue jeans
and pretty shoes;
or,
how special it was to shine
like a crescent moon,
and to smile at you
from a crowded room.
She has passed number 82
and gone to live where her garden
looks on to the old fields.
It is here where she stands at midnight
looking back again,
and shining like a torch,
listening to the songs
that you should have shared.
Shall I ask her?
Shall I dare to be the go-between?
If I don't,
what will you do?
What will not unfold?
Tell me,
the Venus you barely knew in those lost years,
will she still be the same?
For once, I know
that she spoke kindly of you,
and smiled when I mentioned
your name.
Jarvo 2020
Replied: 29th Feb 2020 at 22:11