Known, All Along
Would I peel back the layers,
only to find what I’ve known
all along? Never, the need for that,
when knowing your many sides
is what makes you so dear to me.
To have my heart held within
those layers is more than enough
This is my response to Quadrille #98: Peelings… Nothing More —
the prompt from Mish at dVerse, which is to use the word peel
in a 44-word poem that does not require meter or rhyme.
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This is beautiful. Thank you for stopping by the Cafe today to share it with us.
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Thank you.
And thank you for the venue.
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Of course! Every Monday!
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I know I’ve been absent for awhile, probably since before the holidays. Routines shift. Sometimes I think I spend too much time on WP, but then I realize what I’m missing when I trim that time.
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That’s a very gentle interpretation. Peeling back does sound barbaric, and not what we want to subject a loved one too.
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I think of it more as knowing the many sides of a person – mother/father, lover, the strength or tenderness.
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Sounds like a warm and cozy place to be, held in the layers of another’s heart.
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The comfort of a deep affection can never be oversold.
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I like the thought of being held within another’s layers.
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Thank you, Frank. The unequaled comfort of love.
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Sometimes we just have to look straight in front of us, not so
Much❤love
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❤
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This piece perked me up. A fine and gentle conversation from heart to heart; makes me want to go hug my wife.
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Mission accomplished!
Thank you.
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Gentle and romantic. Love this!
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Thank you. 🙂
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peeling back layers, difficult as it exposes so much, such a tender piece of writing
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Discovery may be a better term than peeling back.
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And thank you, Gina.
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What a beautiful realization, to peel away and see what you always knew.
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Thank you. The intimacy of knowing.
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Awesome. We are all made of layers and those who know and love us are aware of them. Well done!
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🙂 Thank you.
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Does one ever peal back the layers of another?
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Think of it as discovering the different sides/aspects/qualities of another.
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Yes, many varied layers for sure!
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I like the ambiguity of layers, Ken, and the tenderness of your quadrille, especially:
‘To have my heart held within
those layers is more than enough’.
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Thank you, Kim. 🙂
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😊
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Such a tender and beautiful poem to love, Ken.
How true this ought to be.
miriam
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Thank you, Miriam.
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A tender love poem, Ken.
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Thank you, Merril. )
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I think we need to refrain from peeling sometimes. There is a comfort in trust.
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Bottom line, yes.
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Just to have your heart held in love is enough.
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Sigh. Yes.
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What a sweet and beautiful take on this prompt. To know someone so well is wonderful indeed.
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🙂 Thank you, Linda.
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I like this – how it endorses complexity w/o needing to disassemble the parts.
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Thank you. Yes, even in knowing there remains learning.
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I am always interested in all the layers of a person…I find it fascinating, actually. A tender and comforting poem.
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Thank you, Mish. Finding that comfort made it possible to find the words.
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