We are all just mirrors. Another lovely piece of work. Nicely done. Very touching. I like the line "your sincere and honest touch," which resonated with me, personally. Best wishes. -=ra=-

Thank you Robert, your words have made me feel that perhaps I am a somebody after all. Perhaps there still is in me something of worth,
and not the dried up old prune I thought I was becoming.

This is beautiful, but then they all are! Holly

I'd say Sara is right on :):)
Ach Poets would be the hardest ppl on the planet next to musicians to understand LOl especially if you're not into the arts or have that type of personality, BUT, there is always one who tweaks us where it's needed, even if we are off our rockers, ( like me for example)
Seriously beautiful Jude, and it was bound to happen.
Onya mate!!
;)Ch'erie

Captivates the spirit of contentment and somehow I conjured up a vision of you wandering off from your village at night and playing your jews harp poetic Dylan style on the way to her house, with amorous vagabondage tendencies, promoting your dreams where you are regarded as strangers no more, but compatible in both your dreams and flesh...lines of loyalty, Jude...

Sage

You know, maybe I’m not all that crazy
For you’ve allowed me to know you

pognant lines..

saved this one..why?..Oh, I dunno..touched my soul for some reason..mmmm

Vesna

Wow. Seems like a real friend, Jude. Thank you for sharing. Love and peace,

Regis

such warmth and comfort here
a soul to soul feel and atmosphere
strangers are freinds in waiting.........
pax A

Nice to find compatibility in an ever widening world. I once stayed at a stranger's home on the other side of the world--Pakistan-- we hit it off closer than with my twin brother.

Ron

Sometimes we we seem to know more about strangers than someone who's close by. It's a mattre of trustworhy. The best relationship is built on trust and being honest.

I love this write a lot!!!!!

Sandie Angel a.k.a. Sandie May Angel :o)

... You know, it is almost a year since you wrote these words: " O dear Spirit, raise your sail up high and catch the healing winds as they flourish around YOUR eyes... And never fret upon the unknown, or the seas that are dark and deep... Maintain YOUR inner beauty with the light you always reap..." You have given out to your Kindred Spirit and what goes around comes around. And crazy??!! Says who??! As poets, we are not psychotic, surely, but romantic ideallists, perfectly rational by the light of our own reasoning? Strangers we may feel in this alien world we currently inhabit, but how is it, with some people, that we sense that we have known and held them all our life, even when just viewing them across the street? Methinks there is no "allowance" being made here, Jude, because this kind of understanding only comes with "knowing" in the deepest place of unspeakable intimacy to start with... There is all truth in the biblical words that "perfect love casts out fear", because, in relationships, fear is mostly rooted in a lack of acceptance. Vulnerability and trust are most beautifully in balance and countertension here, such that ensures that this tree's roots grow deep into fertile soil. Your poem tangibly demonstrates the mystery whereby pondering deeply the "good" we see in a benefactor causes us to see what is beneficient in ourselves. A beautiful awakening in this write! TY K xx

A beautiful write about two people who have allowed each to know the other. If only more could do this. Excellent write, Jude. Well done.

Peace. Joyce

What is a stranger but the beginning of a new relationship :-) Wonderful write.

I love this series of couplets, Jude...full of honesty and sincerity of heart ...answering questions in your own mind with the romance of positive you find in someone special...so touching real and as though stramgers, you have discovered a special inner beauty and uniqueness of spirit. Wow...no Double Wow...
xo Taylor

When we embrace one another with understanding, we are strangers no more.

Love & Light,
Joseph

Brilliantly stated. Well crafted poem

GLORIOUS as always!!!!

Xxx dove

"You know, maybe I’m not all that crazy
For you’ve allowed me to know you "

Well said Jude...guess we are al lust that little crazy.....lol!!

Love Tinka

Such a captivating write...even as I sound convincing you offer higher ground...superb expression that to me incorporates a joy of being challenged for the right reasons...now that's a great connection to have. Panda :)

Wonderful honest poem. I think most writers feel this way.

How beautiful it is when "two worlds" mesh like this!
This is lovely!

Ace

I concur with Sherry below completely
Her observations are nearest to my own

Peter

great pen on paths crossing

And somehow you welcome the dangers
When I become unfurled

it is everything to have some somebody who can do that, Jude, and agony not to have it. another poem that plants a flag of friendship and raises high the banner of hope, which can only be lifted by two or more in this awkward, splintered world of ours. Dawn

Ships waiting to meet in the same harbour...

Very good insight to a giving relationship
Rusty

How often have we found someone who loves us but just doesn't understand us. This is a great write on how one person cam compliment the other

In an ackward world we are strangers... I also endear to the unfurl line of this piece... Keeper poem.

we’re just strangers In an awkward world: how true. People we think we know occasionally show themselves for what they are. Thumbs up for another winner poem. Victor

Beautiful, Robert...but then your work always is.

Elizabeth

there are many things that I like about this poem, but I think that what I like best is how you managed to introduce these two people so well...you leave me feeling as though I know their tempraments, even their appearance...simply by the thoughts that you express through this one individual.

Susan

You "may" not be all that crazy, but the you you are discussing is absolutely, after this poem, 4 cents short of a nickel...;) ed

How charming, to appreciate your friend enough to let her know how much you care. This is very special and I'm sure your friend will be beaming with joy when she reads it.;-)

Acceptance is the highest form of loving another, Jude. There are no perfect people and we must learn that love comes to us as it is, kind of like a blue-plate special...you get the special, no substitutions, accept it and enjoy it. This is a well executed and timeless piece. Nice!

Take care,

Sherry

Great write, something that very few people have is the someone who understands and supports them. Well done.
Blessings,
Joyce Bowling

To have that what you have is somthing most crave and few acquire. This work praises the one who is your heart of heart. Well done Jude.

Fee

Deep,real,honest and as always from your heart,excellent
work Robert.
Best wishes always to you and yours
from
kay.

Pretty good friend you have there. The one who is honest and gets you grounded when you fly too high to the sun...they are your detail. Great way to pen a tribute to friendship.
Susan

Ahhh, now that is the mark of love. You know Jude, the most important organ is the brain. And from this poem, I would say someone has plugged their heart into yours. Best to you. ~ Sara