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Imagining the Rendezvous
by Ken HarnischYou told me how close you were
And I smiled
Knowing why you waited, yet
Thrilled to let me know
And you’re right, having known
That I might have gone to
A place I know quite well
And imagined seeing you
Again.
Imagined the awkwardness of
The moment, the stilted words
That could have morphed into
Something sweeter and longer
Which, while beautiful in the
Invention, might have caused incalculable
Grief in the application
Or maybe not
Another thought that just crossed my mind
Imagining the rendezvous that never was
But the thought alone is nicer
Than it has any right to be.
11/25/2009 Posted on 11/25/2009
Copyright © 2025 Ken Harnisch
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by V. Blake on 11/25/09 at 06:28 AM "But the thought alone is nicer / than it has any right to be." Words I wish I could have come up with myself. Excellent. |
| Posted by Anita Mac on 11/26/09 at 04:44 AM I'm with Vince on those last lines. Such a great bit... and I think we can all find it relatable in some instance. Well put. |
| Posted by Rachel Bennett on 11/27/09 at 06:13 AM This is amazing work, and I love it! That "or maybe not" carries a great amount of weight and captures perfectly this poem's tendency to daydream about things that might well have been. You successfully made me smile, Ken. |
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