For Example

By John Blase | August 29, 2012 |
The central thing about loving her is that it very
much makes me want to continue living. For
example there was that evening we had dinner
at Le Bosquet with the mountains in our eyes
and Dino in our ears and she stunned me mid-bite
by saying you are such a glorious creature. Now
what kind of woman says something like that to a
man? I spoke nothing in return for I was in the
splendid mood of nothing. Then she said ashes
don’t return to wood, which I knew meant what
are we waiting for? so we finished our desserts
then walked hand in hand in the cool of the evening
beneath a moon the width of a woman’s thigh. I
think of that as one of the best nights of our lives
together, an experience beyond prayer, a moment
of some rare, lucky version of human happiness.

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23 Comments

  1. Lyla Lindquist on August 29, 2012 at 12:45 pm

    Beautiful, John.

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  2. Lore Ferguson (@loreferguson) on August 29, 2012 at 2:41 pm

    Stunning.

    Reply
  3. gina on August 29, 2012 at 3:48 pm

    Wow.

    Reply
  4. Diana Trautwein on August 29, 2012 at 6:08 pm

    I kid you not. This one left me with my tongue hanging out. Literally. Thanks for that. :>)

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  5. Mark Grace on August 29, 2012 at 6:49 pm

    Now that was bracing! :0)

    Reply
  6. Sarah Bessey (@sarahbessey) on August 29, 2012 at 7:05 pm

    Perfection, John. The kind of love poem, I want to print out and frame. Thank you.

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    • thebeautifuldue on August 30, 2012 at 11:30 am

      You are welcome, Sarah…and thank you for the tweets.

      Reply
  7. hopefulleigh on August 29, 2012 at 7:35 pm

    Wow. Such beauty.

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  8. S. Etole on August 29, 2012 at 7:41 pm

    A beautiful silence.

    Reply
  9. Hope on August 29, 2012 at 8:06 pm

    Simply glorious.

    Reply
  10. Melinda Viergever Inman on August 30, 2012 at 12:16 am

    Marital bliss poetically captured.

    Reply
  11. Cheryl Smith (@CherylSmith999) on August 31, 2012 at 12:48 am

    I’m pretty sure my husband doesn’t know about your blog, and I, for one, am not telling him about this post. I’m stealing it. At least the first part, and then later will give credit where credit is Due. 🙂

    Reply
  12. In which I share what I’m into {September edition} | Sarah Bessey on September 23, 2012 at 4:08 am

    […] must-read for me, I get plain excited when I see he’s got a new post. In less than 20 lines, this one might be one of the best love poems I’ve ever […]

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  13. tinyandsmall on September 23, 2012 at 12:45 pm

    i found my way here through sarah bessey’s blog.
    fantastic find.
    i love thoughts in poetry.
    thanks for sharing your gift.

    Reply

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