you are very perceptive

Captured forever in this languid pen.

Ron

Exquisitely tender rendering of life hidden in a lover's embrace-the lee in the storm and the sweet escape from chaos. Beauty, Jude...

Can't ask for more enlightenment than that. Robert, you never cease to amaze me. One of the best. ~ Sara

Enjoy the upbeat didactic proverbs.
Cristal clear, keeper.

You start in staccato and finish in 4/4. Handsomely done.

"The truth is not a shadow
When your voice adorns my shore

The moments you open secretly
Are the ones I most adore"

Awesome lines! Great write!

The Ones I Most Adore Are-- You The Moments You Have Left,i.e. Make The Most Of It While You Can...

TRASK

This is beautiful, Robert.

Shared secrets can be fun :-) There is wisdom flowing through this write, softly spoken as it should be.

A magnificent and descriptive pen

Jude this is a masterpiece well above many other masterpieces you already crafted over the years of posting. You touched our souls with the soothing palm of true love. Thanks my firend for this wonderful poem.

Kool Write Robert
loved the soft rhyming
an excellent piece

William ....Peace

Then I hope you enjoy many secret moments, Robert.

This is a breathtaking offering, Judge....you always say so much in a few lines...excellent!

Peace, Carole

Nice rhyme; yes, a little more honesty would be nice in the world.

Jude my friend you have created another masterpiece of deep passionate conviction and true feelings of a burning soul. As always your work is inspiring to the rest of us to say the least. Nice new profile picture to brother.

Felix

This poem actually secretes tenderness, and has the evocative ambiance of a private refuge, where the soft hands of serenity alleviate a troubled brow with their touch. Beautiful, Jude.
Love&Light*
Alexandra*

Bliss! A taste of heaven, of peace and of complete rest. I have real trouble gettin my mind round the concept that there is a "Beyond" even beyond your beyond (??!!) where even you would not have appetite to quest further... seems impossible to me; but if there is someone who can take you there, Jude, then that is awesome. There's such a tender and rocking lilt and gentleness to these rhyming couplets, such quiet. It's a weird thing with your intuitive gifting that you have the ability to lay everbody naked and it's like we are all in each other's heads on this page: you draw out such a symbiotic harmony between us. It is the place where we become an extension of your and our imagination and creative essence, perhaps?! As things would have it, my server went down last night just as I was about to post "Lapping Tide", so that's funny init?! Essays, essays and more essays... I shall be sooo glad when the next two weeks are over; thanks for keeping me going ;)! LOL Kate xx

Watch those tender kisses from people in NJ...like the sirens of mythical times, they can be for good or render you impotent...no such thing as impotence with regards your writing, Bob, you are right up to par there...Ed

A tender kiss. ~~Nordette

Thanks...this in my humble mind reflects a lifetime of hidden beauty within the pain!!

Love Tinka

Jude,

You often leave me speechless...this is one of those times.

your words and rhyme are like the lapping tide against the shore. D.

Jude,

From denial to sojourn to realization and ultimately pathos. Your fingers are indeed heavy this round. You are tapped into a vein of self-discovery and you're mining diamonds.

B

I have to say that I agree with Sherry.

The rhythm and rhyme of this poem are flawless, Robert. The secrets shared between kindred spirits are the sustenance that fills our soul and our world. Very Nice!
Take care,
Sherry

Love those "Secret Moments" Jude ;)
Beautifully expressed ...

Those secrets are well-described, and an effective rhyme as well.

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breathtaking poetry
bravo on the bio pic;-)

excellent written!