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poetry by j matthew waters

table for one

soft strings stream from the
ceiling speakers
slightly drowning out whispers
floating throughout the
openness of this place
its reverberations caressing the
flame of a single candle
centered atop a corner table
casting a dim light on a
sea of lost thoughts
where two once sailed as one

july two thousand thirteen
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Posted in Poetry and tagged loneliness, poem, Poetry

22 thoughts on “table for one”

culturemonk on July 6, 2013 at 9:05 am said:

Enjoyed 🙂

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- j matthew waters on July 6, 2013 at 9:38 am said:
  
  So glad you did, thanks Kenneth.
  
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LadyBlueRose's Thoughts Into Words on July 6, 2013 at 9:55 am said:

beauty in haunting memories…
is how I felt…beautiful as always
Take Care…
)0(

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- j matthew waters on July 6, 2013 at 10:02 am said:
  
  Thank you so much LadyBlue 😀
  
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cyberbonn on July 6, 2013 at 10:03 am said:

makes me think of dear heart song…
a single room, a table for one
😉

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- j matthew waters on July 6, 2013 at 10:08 am said:
  
  had not heard it until just now – so glad this poem made you think of such a lovely song
  
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hmv on July 6, 2013 at 11:04 am said:

How sad… My heart aches for you (or whoever this piece may be about). I believe you captured the moment perfectly! Kudos!

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- j matthew waters on July 6, 2013 at 1:04 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much for the sentiment and I assure you all is well here 😀
  
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wordlov on July 7, 2013 at 11:57 am said:

Hat dies auf Wordlov Mordechaï rebloggt und kommentierte:
I’m delighted to found your blog and this poetry!

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- j matthew waters on July 7, 2013 at 12:04 pm said:
  
  I’m also delighted – thanks so much!
  
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nightlake on July 7, 2013 at 7:03 pm said:

Beautiful, but sad

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- j matthew waters on July 7, 2013 at 7:59 pm said:
  
  thank you my friend
  
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Lolamarina (@1Lolamarina) on July 7, 2013 at 7:14 pm said:

Nostalgic!!

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- j matthew waters on July 7, 2013 at 8:00 pm said:
  
  thank you Lola
  
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BeingMama on July 8, 2013 at 9:19 pm said:

I love the alliteration and mouthfeel of this, and the twist of the last line. Nice reading too!

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- j matthew waters on July 8, 2013 at 9:21 pm said:
  
  thank you very much – so happy you enjoyed this piece
  
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Wordifull Melanie on July 8, 2013 at 11:12 pm said:

lovely and bittersweet

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- j matthew waters on July 9, 2013 at 6:21 am said:
  
  Thank you, Melanie
  
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thesewordsiwrite2012 on July 16, 2013 at 8:39 pm said:

Simple, yet so descriptive in the emotion. Nice work.

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- j matthew waters on July 16, 2013 at 8:41 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, D.J.
  
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denise0904 on June 20, 2017 at 10:48 pm said:

beautiful

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- j matthew waters on June 21, 2017 at 5:55 am said:
  
  thank you
  
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