Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Catch and Release

Carillon Point
Photo © 2019 Jennifer Wagner

It wasn’t the briny olives,
the creamy fromage.
It wasn’t the tender duck confit.

It wasn’t even the cascade
of twilight on harbored boats
on which we imagined
ourselves adventuring.

It was you, in your fisherman sweater,
blue-green eyes sparkling,
hooking deep to give me back
my heart and bones,

returning all my loss, tossed
in the fracturing, titanic wind,
holding me to my dreams
and why I’d dreamt them.


© 2019 Jennifer Wagner
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18 comments:

  1. grapelingAugust 7, 2019 at 3:41 PM

    Hey Jen, glad to 'see' you again.

    This is a poem of hope, and clear-sightedness ~

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  2. RajeshAugust 7, 2019 at 10:04 PM

    What a beautiful and enchanting coming back Jen. Such beautiful images! Love it.

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  3. UnknownAugust 8, 2019 at 6:54 AM

    Jennifer a lovely poem

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  4. GraceAugust 8, 2019 at 3:52 PM

    This heart-tugging and filled with hope. Lovely to see you Jennifer. Hope all is well.

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  5. ayalaAugust 8, 2019 at 4:13 PM

    Hi Jen. I am so happy to see you in this space again! I have missed you. I hope you are well. xo

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  6. tonispencerAugust 8, 2019 at 4:20 PM

    It was you...how wonderful. That a person can give such hope and renewal to a heart.

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  7. Arcadia MariaAugust 8, 2019 at 4:30 PM

    Lovely poem. I especially like the last 2 stanzas. Thanks for sharing. :)

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  8. H. HennenburgAugust 8, 2019 at 7:09 PM

    So beautiful! Everyone needs moments like these.

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  9. ms_liliAugust 8, 2019 at 7:33 PM

    I like the energy and flow of your poem. Good title for it!
    Jade Li @http://tao-talk.com

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  10. Dwight L. RothAugust 8, 2019 at 7:40 PM

    Great poem! l love the ending lines!

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  11. Jane DoughertyAugust 9, 2019 at 1:22 AM

    So gently romantic :)

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  12. phillipkscottAugust 9, 2019 at 5:43 AM

    Very lovely moment and poem!

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  13. Frank HubenyAugust 9, 2019 at 6:03 AM

    Nice lines about "hooking deep to give me back
    my heart and bones".

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  14. Kim M. RussellAugust 9, 2019 at 8:01 AM

    A sparkling poem, Jennifer. I love the scene you word-painted of the ‘cascade of twilight on harbored boats’ and the fishing theme in third stanza.

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  15. indybevAugust 9, 2019 at 12:27 PM

    Would that we all can find that special someone to hold us "to our dreams and why we dreamt them". Beautiful.

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  16. D.C. LutzAugust 10, 2019 at 6:49 AM

    This is such a solid poem, Jennifer. Detailed yet dreamy and you gave no more than what was needed. Leaves me smiling about the future of that moment.

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  17. TankAugust 11, 2019 at 9:58 AM

    A beautiful poem that captures that wonderful evening and so much more. You should know that I've always thought it was you as well.

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  18. Janet MartinAugust 12, 2019 at 6:15 PM

    gorgeous!nice to read your words again!

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