He Said You Looked Good in Red
Jeanette
Cheezum is a charter member of the Hampton Roads Writers (you know what
that means, right? She's another Virginian!) and a veteran member of
many online writing sites and e-zines. Jeanette was a semifinalist in
the Mixed Drinks contest and Verb's Dynamic Dialogue contest. Her work
has been published in numerous journals and anthologies, and 2 of the
books she has appeared in have been on the New York Times bestseller list. Her work has also been featured at Paul D Brazil's Friday Flash, Pen Ten, and Blink Ink.
I could go on, but I'd rather you read her poem. This poem arcs from
questioning despair to philosophic understanding. Note the changing use
of person and how it shifts your perspective as the reader. Read it
once, twice, three times. Hell, you've got nothing that needs to get
done today—read it til you're inspired to write your own poem. And then read it again.
He Said You Looked Good in Red
By Jeanette Cheezum
Nights are torture, dreams are
unfulfilled. Why had he left her?
He said she looked good in red ...
Now all she had was muffled voices
and distant memories. Desires to
celebrate the contagious journey
of happiness.
Love opens the passage
to our souls, don't compromise,
sadness cannot appreciate laughter.
Engage, embrace, hearts are
delicate. Promises were meant
to unfold, love stories are
better lived than told.
Remember he said, you looked
good in red.
He Said You Looked Good in Red
By Jeanette Cheezum
Nights are torture, dreams are
unfulfilled. Why had he left her?
He said she looked good in red ...
Now all she had was muffled voices
and distant memories. Desires to
celebrate the contagious journey
of happiness.
Love opens the passage
to our souls, don't compromise,
sadness cannot appreciate laughter.
Engage, embrace, hearts are
delicate. Promises were meant
to unfold, love stories are
better lived than told.
Remember he said, you looked
good in red.
Posted by Annmarie at 12/10/2009 11:35 PM 
Categories: today's words
Tags: lost love sadness Jeanette Cheezum
Categories: today's words
Tags: lost love sadness Jeanette Cheezum
I would like to thank all of you for your nice personal comments. I awoke to this morning.
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Jeanette: This poem seems very real to me. Very emotional.
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Thanks. I'm glad my poem gave you that visual.
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