Before you left we made a covenant
a pact among children
and time like sand tends to smooth such ardor
few keep their word when blood is young
still you returned
holding your promise like a shield
enveloping my scars
here you said
stand beneath this shelter
I will hold it up against
all that rains down
for some are built of permanence
whilst others shake bags of truth as
confetti, spurious on wedding day
who knows the divorce of passion
better than those who drive their words
through water until absolved
you stayed like ink on my tongue
the taste of squid and salt
and in counting
I found
one suffices
to even out the hurt
turn it smooth against your hand
like mending tapestries reignite lineage
you gave me strength
when I faltered, when I caved in
you were the temple upon which I held tight
as sea swallowed us whole and bursting through
air dried us into stalagmites
hold on
you reminded me, reaching through time
I have always been beside you
it is the weight of truth
turning like gold spun from flax
shines
TheFeatheredSleep 
That photo is cute – that’s not you is it ?
Beautiful!
A fine tribute to loyalty
Dear you, thank you so much! Much appreciated! Happy New Year xo
No it’s not but it’s a real cutie isn’t it?
🙂
So many pacts made. As children. Rare as we age.
Your poetry is beautiful, very relatable for me. Happy new year to you too 🙂
Dear wisewoman you followed on my other blog but I closed it and reopened with the same name but slightly different site, after some internet trolls got a little too loud. Thank you so much for reading me here, it means a lot and I hope this is a good year for you my friend
So am I still following you? I’m new to blogging and just trying to get a hang of how it works. I would like to continue to follow your posts. They really are very beautiful, I love to be able to feel what I’m reading (and writing), and your words make me feel. Love to you ~
Thank you so much! I hope you are. If you go on my page it will tell you as you scroll it will say ‘follow’ or ‘following’ on the bottom right-hand-corner. Thank you again for your lovely words and I hope you will continue to blog on and on as it’s such a good thing for us to do and cathartic too xo
I can see I’m following you / stupidly doesn’t show me if you are following me but I think if you do that you will find out xo xo
I will check. I do plan to continue blogging. I found it such a release… those first, and only three posts, were sure wearing on me, and now I am lighter. XO
I’m back to writing again! I’m having the same issue with finding who is following me… Found that I am following you but not seeing if you are following me. Hope you see my newest post. xo
i will check and if i’m not for some horrible reason i will remedy that immediately! so glad you are here! xo BIG HUG and happy new year my friend
Thank you! You make me smile… Happy new year to you too 🙂
My friend. I just wanted to say thank you for existing here and for being a power in this world that gives me hope! I hope you have a really wonderful weekend xo
Thank you so much. That’s the kindest thing anyone has ever said to me. I feel the same about you and appreciate your friendship and support ❤
Then we are both stronger for it my friend
Yes! I’m so glad that we have found each other here. Every word from you is like a gentle hug that makes me feel like I’m going to be okay ❤