So I have been trying out Match.com. I have sent messages to a number of people and till now, I got no reply, which was fine (eventually the interest will be mutual). I came across one profile that inspired me so that I lapsed into my writing habit. A habit I had discovered through this blog. I write in verse first and then shift it into prose (sometimes), and for these messages I had not been doing that. Anyways I wrote my message to her as a poem and left it in verse. I thought I would share it.
A little about me,
I am a man with no doubt in my faith,
who has spent a bout out of the shadows
and in the light of sharing the love an’ grace
found in the arms of our maker.
I played the farmer to the youth,
in hope to safeguard the seeds from harm,
the hurt that this life brings,
upon the young and troubled I mended, though;
I can no longer say I plant crops.
That which has sprouted,
is now tended in care, calling them
some of my closest friends.
When this traveler of the blank page,
stumbled onto your stage, a blink rose
not one but two. Could this be true?
Another that declares them a wordsmith,
a brewer of literature, a poet, an’ finds
interest in such. A girl, a woman who
declares herself good, that this knight,
this lonely writer peeks from his bay,
and tries to find the words to say;
to stick out above the herd, and perhaps
be heard.
He flows on inspiration given by a beauty,
that holds it more than just skin deep,
she shares a faith, and a kindness of heart,
he has tripped and fumbled about
to find. So as the keys begin to cool,
and that one labeled send is about to be pressed,
he turns to a format more usual. . .
After this I included a basic introduction. I did receive a reply, though she was about to meet someone she had been talking to for a bit. However, I still took this as a good thing, for she did like the message (so the reaction was good) and I think I am going to relax more on future emails and just write, how I write haha.
Good for you!
I am glad you are being yourself and not someone else when you write.
I am not a female, but that was a good honest poem.
Thanks man, I am glad that is how that read (honest). Was a little unsure haha.
You are a damn good writer and I think women appreciate meeting a man at his most effective.
You’re right that eventually the interest will be mutual, because you’re cool. You have many things to say and a distinctive, authentic way of saying them.
If I were a female or a homosexual and I were basing things on your writing I’d say hell yes if it’s any consolation.
It is. And hey! Maybe I will hear from her in the future.
But, thank you, hopefully that mutual interest does happen, so far nothing really has come out of either of the sites that I am on. However, I think if I stick to writing, how I write instead of trying to force my self to send what I thought was (normal) messages, my odds might improve, or at least the person that does reply, will be that more awesome haha.
I had oh boy did I wholly and utterly and sensually have that sweet, melt-in-your-mouth white chocolate and oh did it so wholly hit every spot I needed and wanted it to hit at that time! Oh, boy, did it make my heart knock at my sternum! But my tastes have changed: now I don’t need anything, and I want something less processed, something not quite as sweet, something that doesn’t melt too quickly. If it melts in your mouth and it’s sweet, it’s too easy to eat and will make you fat, soft, lethargic. Otherwise, you’re forced to find the goodness, derive, discern the goodness from a natural mess of true impressions. You’ll naturally come to appreciate even bitterness and rigidity—your sensation of bitterness will give way to richness, depth, complexity; your sense of crunchiness should need no transformation. Instead of calling it bitter, the refined palate calls it chocolaty, and instead of calling it rigid or hard, the refined palate calls it al dente. Just authentically chocolaty—no positive or negative connotation there, and so it is with people. No name is inherently positive or negative in connotation; no person is inherently positive or negative. The best you can be is honest in action at every possible moment, and the best chocolate is 85+% chocolaty.
-JC-
If I could click a like on a comment, I would. Nicely put.
Great poem! I appreciate the description of your journey through love, compassion, connection *keep loving*