An Ageless Affair (poem) by jude forese on AuthorsDen

Reviewed on February 7, 2008

' You then smiled and asked me to leave yet, only for this lifetime'....'And how I will remember never to forget you' I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!! ' ...Only for this lifetime' VERY TALENTED!!!!!!!!!!!! Liana Margiva

Reviewed by Debby Rosenberg

Reviewed on July 19, 2005

And how I will remember never to forget you

Reviewed by Dawn Richerson

Reviewed on March 20, 2005

I'm reading sporadically here at AD for the first time in more than a month. I am presently kicking myself under the table--I should have known what I was missing. I've read several of yours, but this one is by far one of the most moving. I think mystery and beauty go hand in hand, usu. with a fair dose of pain thrown in when things matter most in this life. Death when faced with courage leads us to another birth as we move at once deeper into who we are, higher toward who we are meant to be. Dawn

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on March 20, 2005

Scary metaphor here. The death of a relationship.

Ron

Reviewed by Muhammad Al Mahdi

Reviewed on March 19, 2005

That is beautiful and tragic, memory transcending time. Impressive.

Reviewed by Katy Walsvik (Reader)

Reviewed on March 19, 2005

oooooo, that's a magical last line. I have come to know that with quiet, thoughtful resonance, you are able to provide impact AND sighs, all in one piece. For me, it's what makes you special.

I'm always fascinated, enchanted. Your visuals are pastel or earth tones, never loud or technicolor. (smile) katy xox

Reviewed by Janet Parker

Reviewed on March 19, 2005

This one truly made my heart almost burst with emotion. I believe that your mother left you with such a wonderful gift. It causes me despair that you lost her, but would you have gained such a blessed talent otherwise? Absolutely beautiful, Jude. I'm still on vacation, but was getting withdrawals from not reading your poetry.

Reviewed by Erin Kelly-Moen

Reviewed on March 19, 2005

Robert, I wonder, at times, how you manage to stay focused in this now-world when you 'see' into others. But, I know, really, the choice is not so very difficult when a soul understands Life is a journey, in all its forms and dreams, and Death/Time is quantumed, is a door opening wide, with excitement and expectations of understanding the true nature of 'Soul'.

You've crafted this piece masterfully, gathering your readers into a vacuum where you've stopped time to savor its kiss, sharing its depths. And, its futures.

Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen

Reviewed by Tiana ~ (Reader)

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

A most heart touching poem, Jude ... Deeply moving ...

Reviewed by Regis Auffray

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

Love is all and forever, Jude. You express it most eloquently in these verses. Thank you. Love and peace. Regis

Reviewed by Kathleen Herrick (Reader)

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

Ahh, true love never dies...

Reviewed by - - - - - TRASK

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

One Of Your Best Yet!

TRASK

Reviewed by Dave Harm

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

Even in death... love prevails...

Reviewed by m j hollingshead

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

as always, well done

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

Yeah I get the same kinda rejections all the time.
Love the classic beauty embedded in this poem.
Divine..

Reviewed by George Jackson

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

One of your best...to me anyway. A keeper.

Reviewed by A PAX

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

This is beyond me........
it could be taken on so many levels.......
a true spark of thought and contemplation I must say.......
pax A

Reviewed by Dale Clark

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

This is truly an outstanding poem.
So beautiful! Bravo!

Reviewed by L. Figgins

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

Waves of recognition tingle my spine. Nordette has named you true, Shaman. This can be no mere coincidence, but of course it is, only so true to my own experience that it seemed as though you read my secret heart...

Reviewed by Carole Mathys

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

A beautiful, haunting write...

Reviewed by E T Waldron

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

I may be way off , but I picture this as when you had to leave your mothers womb and her subsequent death. An event that may take many
years to accept before the recognition of your last lines. But then again it is very analogous to a lost love... splendid poem!etw

"Only then did I realize
How our death was so mysterious and beautiful
And how I will remember never to forget you "

Reviewed by Kate Clifford (Reader)

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

breath taking write with the mystery of love through different life times.

Reviewed by Mr. Ed

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

Bittersweet, and very good, Robert.

Reviewed by SHERRY HEIM

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

I believe that our souls travel with the same company throughout our lifetimes. Since each of our lifetimes has a different purpose, I think that our "Completer" may appear but have to leave to comply with the terms of this lifetime. We are touched by the time that they are able to spend with us but realize that, no matter the strength of the connection, for now, it is not meant to be. When they leave, though it can be devastatingly sad, we know that we will carry them with us always and that we will meet again, for they are our Conjoined Spirit. This is one of your best poems of late, Robert, as you seem to be, spiritually, traveling into a different space. I have sensed, perhaps, a feeling of loss within you and possibly a slight floundering as you regroup. I think this poem is the verifying climax to the feelings that I have been sensing about you. Each elevating level of the spirit's evolution has a certain painful aspect, much like pushing through a birth canal toward the light. Excellent writing!
Take care,
Sherry

Reviewed by C. McGovern-Bowen

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

ah, the throbbing pulse of life... a memorable write, Sir Ace.

Reviewed by A. Keith Barton

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

Beautifully written and a testament to love enduring that transcends space and time. Nice job, Robert.

Reviewed by Felix Perry

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

If someone were to write my epitath (spelling?) this is the kind of way I would like to be remembered by my loved one. Sadly, lovingly and with a sense of hope that someday we will meet again. Robert you "Aced" this one. Soul deep and heart heavy write my friend.

Felix

Reviewed by Kate Burnside

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

The spirit evolving... death, rebirth and resurrection. Some seem able to achieve or experience all three while yet remaining here on this earthly plane. Some seem to follow a more sequential pattern that goes with the natural ordering of things. Some, it seems to me, believe themselves to have been reborn who are yet inwardly living condemned to death; and some believe themselves to be dust and ashes while being spiritually highly evolved. Sounds like I just need to get some more sleep, but this is a softly woven and lavishly textured piece that speaks of a journey which we all make - with many others or with just that special "one" - that time and space has no bearing upon. Reminds me of the invincible deaths of Romeo and Juliet and of Antony and Cleopatra: the fate of "star-cross'd lovers". Tender and that BS word... bittersweet!! :)) TY Kate xx

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

Deep emotional piece Robert!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Retta (Reindeer) Mckenzie

Reviewed on March 18, 2005

So beautiful Robert, so deep and lovely,

Reindeer

Reviewed by J. Allen Wilson

Reviewed on March 17, 2005

Robert...this is so beautiful...I love to read what I can feel, and this has feel...excellent.

Allen

Reviewed by William Bonilla

Reviewed on March 17, 2005

a profound write

Willaim ....peace

Reviewed by Nordette Adams

Reviewed on March 17, 2005

Okay, no jokes from the minx spirit, Shaman. ;-) It's a beautiful write, sir. Good flow, simmering with romance--a sense of loss, yet the resolution of acceptance of what must be, consequently, it alludes to an evolution of inner peace and hope. ~~Nordette

Reviewed by David Young

Reviewed on March 17, 2005

I really liked this, for it is like the past, present, and a future all in one poem leading into a great last line of thought.

Reviewed by Ed Matlack

Reviewed on March 17, 2005

I think it is about something else, but I got from the very beginning a sense you might be talking about a child that left the family fold, either way I felt pain in your words...Ed

Reviewed by M. B. (Reader)

Reviewed on March 17, 2005

Bittersweetness from beginning to end.

Mari

Reviewed by Edwin Larson

Reviewed on March 17, 2005

A profound sense of love and loss in this work. Great Write Ace.

EDL

Reviewed by SilverCeltic Moon

Reviewed on March 17, 2005

Your writing has a pensive air lately. Beautiful, but pensive. There's a greatness in the words and emotions tho. ;) Silver