What is it

What is it

That makes lovers whisper silly words all through the night.

What is it

That makes the painter rush home to paint the girl he met.

What is it

That makes the poet forget his dinner under the rain of words.

What is it

That makes the baby find her mother’s breasts while sleeping.

What is it

That makes that tough boy smile when he recalls his first kiss .

What is it

That makes my lover run into the night when I’m gone asleep .

5 thoughts on “What is it

  1. All very good and thought provoking questions! I really like the way you have laid out the words. Visually it adds power to the poem. Will you be kind enough to tell us when you have sussed the answers to these questions? You may, then, have found the keys to the mysteries of life!! ;))

  2. For some mysteries, yes. For others, probably best left an unknown in which we can revel and enjoy spending the rest of our lives trying to discover. I imagine here is where the journey to discovery often has more pleasure then the actual arrival at the destination.

  3. Reblogged this on The Dreaming Path and commented:
    Tamara told me the answer to this puzzle (her answer at least) – what do you think it is?

  4. i now think that the answer to all those questions is – obsession 🙂 it’s ONE answer anyway

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