immense resolutions
shimmer in the cauldron
steam arises out of it
I say I want to grow young with you
never old, exploring
everything new that we can
not just each other, but beyond-
the crossroads are my destinations
intersections are yours
with my finger tips
I trace out the steam off the mirror
while you watch the effect of it on me
"are you not pleased that we are both children in that image?"
this has such a richness to it, such depth.
ReplyDeleteGautami, I absolutely love this and that second stanza, says so much. I often feel exactly that way.
ReplyDeletePerfect to prompt.
Pamela
Each stanza adds a sensitive layer of beauty! But that final one - tracing the steam and watching the effect on the image of another is creatively enchanting!
ReplyDeleteI love growing young with you...nice poem!
ReplyDelete"I want to grow young with you" How lovely, how full of hope. Beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful Gautami. In a way it reminded me of Robert Browning's ode to Elizabeth Barrett Browning which is my very favorite 19th century poem and a great compliment--kind of went the opposite way while saying the same thing
ReplyDeleteI say I want to grow young with you
ReplyDeletenever old ... wonderful!
Lovely poem about togetherness.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of growing young with the other is awesome - and I really liked the final stanza, a picture within a picture...
ReplyDeleteI love "I want to grow young with you"
ReplyDeletewhat an absolutely perfect thing to say!
As with many of the others, I was struck by the second stanza. Especially, "I want to grow young with you".
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! I love the idea of growing young together. What a great outlook.
ReplyDeleteGautami, I love the idea of growing young with someone....we can be children as we wish in a mirror, I think. I do believe!
ReplyDeleteHopeful togetherness leading to the reverse image of youth. Wonderful take on the prompt.
ReplyDeleteNothing can beat a second childhood- especially if the first was not too good! :)
ReplyDelete"..I say I want to grow young with you.." We should take this up as a motto for life. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteAllowing ourselves to explore and enjoy the wonder would evoke the child in us!
ReplyDeletegrowing young together...i like that...very nicely layered piece...
ReplyDeleteLoved it Completely...
ReplyDeleteI love the juxtaposition of the tangible and the everyday to the intangible and eternal.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing it.
this is so romantic, growing young together? Wow super writing!
ReplyDeletebeautiful! and i love the unexpected line of "i say i want to grow young with you/ never old, exploring/ everything new that we can" -- this is really lovely
ReplyDeleteLovely message of freshness in shared crossroads. Always children in wonder and curiosity when we choose to be.
ReplyDeleteHave to get ahold of that mirror..eternal youth! You express so well the fleeting dream.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of growing young through seeking everything new, rather than grwoing old together, and the implication of the final line is phenomenal.
ReplyDeleteexploring everything new that we can...
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely, intimate poem. thank you so much for linking.
Like everyone else I love the idea of growing young with you!
ReplyDelete"are you not pleased that we are both children in that image?"
ReplyDeleteOften I feel very much a child when I look at myself. All of a sudden, that doesn't seem to be a bad thing!
This declaration of love is a fine song.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes
Ralf
A beautiful poem so loaded with imagery and emotion. Very much like the crossroads and intersections.
ReplyDeletesimply fascinating.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful. Nice take on the Mag. Love and Light, Sender
ReplyDeleteit is a wonderful rich read of resolutions...
ReplyDeleteloved the depth in the 2nd stanza. thousands of meanings in a small poem. wonderful work!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully crafted poem of love
ReplyDeleteYES to that beautiful moment of growing young together --- perfection of writing from the soul, for it is forever young. I adore this poem and the meaning it conveys.
ReplyDeleteOh so lovely, makes my heart sing for the love shared with my soul mate.
Cheers,
joanny