Welcome to Your Poetry Dot Com - Read, Rate, Comment on, or Submit Poetry. Browse Poetry Forums, or just enjoy other parts of our poetic community.
One of the largest databases of poetry on the net, now over 198,500+ poems!
Welcome to Your Poetry Dot Com    Poems On Site: 198,500+   Comments On Poems: 427,000+   Forum Posts: 105,000+
Custom Search
  Welcome ! Home  ·  FAQ  ·  Topics  ·  Web Links  ·  Your Account  ·  Submit Poetry  ·  Top 30  ·  01-November 10:15:10 AEST  
  Menu
  Home
· Micks Shop
· Our eBay Store· Error Submit
 Poetry
· Submit Poetry
· Least Read Poems
· Topics
· Members Listing
· Poetry Archive
· Public Domain Poetry
 Stories
· Stories (NEW ! )
· Submit Story
· Story Topics
· Stories Archive
· Story Search
  Community
· Our Poetry Forums
· Our Arcade
100's of Games !

  Site Help
· FAQ
· Feedback

  Members Areas
· Your Account· Premium Sign-Up
  Premium Section
· Special Section
· Premium Poems
· Premium Submit
· Premium Search
· Premium Top
· Premium Archive
· Premium Topics
 Fun & Games

· Jokes
 Reference
· Content
 Search
· Search
· Web Links
· All Links
 Top
· Top 30
  Help This Site
 Others
· Recipes
· Moderators
Our Other Sites
· Embroidery Design Store
· Your Jokes
· Special Urls
· JM Embroideries
· Public Domain Poetry and Stories
· Diamond Dotz
· Cooking Info and Recipes
· Quoof - Australian Story

  Social

A Rose for Sharon

Contributed by yangdantien on Thursday, 2nd November 2006 @ 08:37:30 PM in AEST
Topic: dedicatedpoems





Forgive as floored
when a person openly hid behind their smile.
She would make the face gesture
but you could see the facades hollow.

She works the register in a small
chain-store and must routinely service
little more than two hundred daily.

I stood amid the isles
and rushing tight quartered din
fascination led to stalking her manner.
Frugal lips never initiate the upward turn
rather only in measured response would teeth sprout
sharks skin as a cardboard cut-out.

Few were agahst
only two that I saw out of twenty
were taken aback;
they shouldered that look
perhaps in dismay
recognizing the striking pose
but furrowed brows have no words.

I stood waiting for the moment
when her crafty
eye aversion skills
faltered
she got a away with servicing
the patrons without ever making contact.
Her's was a wry lip turn
that doesn't scream misanthropy
but did leak contempt
upon her souls bib for any to see.

Tuning in to lock eyes I went to move my hand
with the compensation necessary for the purpose
and instead of reaching I just warmed and melted
reading her name tag and saying "Thank You Sharon"
complimenting
the contagious radiant
inviting her smiles reply.

Her body stiffened, I could see the warm winds
identifying the self forgotten ice under her veneer
and in what was a weird pop and twist
the frozen core could only move so far.

Her teeth and mouth widened to clown mask proportions
re-arming a calloused reflex,
to the genuine "be happy" trigger.
She was locked like a joker
grasped by the will of the past.
Tilting to turn her deliberate head
to the cash-draw, sorting change.

When she looked back I was glowing joyous hot,
sustained and unwavering
with the contagion of a giggling baby.
She snapped into that stiff faced posture
which actually pulled and hurt her back,
I could see a ripple of grief in her.

"Thanks" I spoke softly,
fully releasing.

"Have a great day" was the follow to turning away.

Her hand moved to cover the pain in her neck
as my mind shed tears of understanding to her soul
sending The Rose of Hermes with tiny fluttering wings
floating to her Reiki in spirit healing.

I wondered what did it,
what tormented her to hide
behind a practiced hand held mask?



Dedicated to the hope
that we each remember the volumes of good feeling
communicated in a shared smile
and never loose, misplace,
or let be corrupted
this magnificent gift.




AJPIII




Copyright © yangdantien ... [ 2006-11-02 20:37:30]
(Date/Time posted on site)





Advertisments:






Previous Posted Poem         | |         Next Posted Poem


 
Sorry, comments are no longer allowed for anonymous, please register for a free membership to access this feature and more
All comments are owned by the poster. Your Poetry Dot Com is not responsible for the content of any comment.
That said, if you find an offensive comment, please contact via the FeedBack Form with details, including poem title etc.
Re: A Rose for Sharon (User Rating: 1 )
by emystar on Thursday, 2nd November 2006 @ 08:45:32 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)
Great writing, my friend.
Luv your mesagges here.
huggs, smiles,
emy


Re: A Rose for Sharon (User Rating: 1 )
by secretwind on Thursday, 2nd November 2006 @ 10:59:00 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)
well done


Re: A Rose for Sharon (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Friday, 3rd November 2006 @ 01:49:07 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)
A very sustaining read.
You covered delicacies and nuances that most people miss...nice job.


Re: A Rose for Sharon (User Rating: 1 )
by Eternal_Dreamer on Saturday, 4th November 2006 @ 01:19:07 AM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)
Dearest AJ~ May the magic of your smile never leave your beautiful face my dear friend. That in itself is a most precious and magnificent gift. Your beauty from within shines radiantly throughout this magical piece of poetry. May your pen always flow so eloquently with such beautiful masterpieces AJ~ Keep up the outstanding work.
love, hugs n prayers,
Sue M


Re: A Rose for Sharon (User Rating: 1 )
by MisfitMe on Saturday, 30th December 2006 @ 11:08:09 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)


Right on! It's a real gift to realize a moments promise & partake of it!!!

RealLove,
~ MoonMaidenMe


Re: A Rose for Sharon (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Monday, 26th March 2007 @ 09:49:51 PM AEST
(User Info | Send a Message)
AJ, your dedication was pure and altruistic beauty.

The Rose of Sharon is one of my most favoured
flowering shrubs, so your title drew me in ..

I am so touched by the words that followed, though. Especially,
"my mind shed tears of understanding to her soul" ... now that
is just so sadly beautiful my friend.

Your heart and worth are immeasurable.

*loved this*

~Breezy




While every care is taken to ensure the general sites content is family safe, our moderators cannot be in all places; all the time. Please report poetry and or comments that are in breach of our site rules HERE (Please include poem title or url). Parents also please ensure that you supervise your children well when they are on the internet; regardless of what a site says about being, or being considered, child-safe.

Poetry is much like a great photo, a single "moment in time" capturing many feelings and emotions. Yet, they are very alive; creating stirrings within the readers who form visual "pictures" of the expressed emotions within the Poem. ©

Opinions expressed in the poetry, comments, forums etc. on this site are not necessarily those of this site, its owners and/or operators; but of the individuals who post items to this site.
Frequently Asked Questions | | | Privacy Policy | | | Contact Webmaster

All submitted items are Copyright © to their submitter. All the rest Copyright © 2002-2050 by Your Poetry Dot Com

All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owners.

Script Generation Time: 0.052 Seconds. - View our Site Map | .© your-poetry.com