We Are Sitting On Our Bench

we are sitting on our bench beside me the book from which i read for her Pablo Neruda's "And Now You Are Mine" her hand rests upon mine we both cover the book now closed and still beneath the park is in a silent afternoon a calmness envelopes life i turn into her gentle smile return the happiness with my own the stillness pervades the joy in my heart this moment when love has no words needs none, the silent souls are one the ecstasy of heaven to come how does it feel like this love it tastes like an endless forevermore a robin hops across the landscape life continues where time has halted on a bench a young couple walk by slowly lost in each other perchance God is gifting them a quick look into their lives where time will deposit them years from now an elderly couple sitting upon a bench hands upon some book silent and lost in another time memories of long ago when they came to the bench where two souls found the path to becoming one in the silence where words are no longer hands resting upon a book the world in a heavenly serenity where the fullness of life is in the silent exchange of smiles where love reigns without a word OKC 8/01 On Youtube: And Now You're Mine - Pablo Neruda Romantic poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings. Poetry to romantic poets is not a craft but an inspiration. The poet does not care for the perfection of form or clarity of expression. The romantic poets laid emphasis on imagination, inspiration, and emotion. It is the expression of the inner urges of the soul of the artist. The poet gives free expression to his feelings, emotions, experiences, thoughts, and ideas and does not care for rules and regulations. The emphasis is laid on inspiration and intuition.