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Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach poet, love poem, poetry, Robin Dawn Hudechek, Southern California Poet, The Hummingbird Review
He is the boy of luminous skin
A flash of wire-framed glasses
dark head over a book, a bent oar, a musing–
impossibly handsome and distant.
I hold his coat in my arms, in my dreams—
his coat: strips of blues and yellows
unwinding in my sheets: silks, fine wools,
Egyptian cottons.
When I watch him from across the room,
I want his long, scholarly fingers, nails unblemished,
to pause over my cheeks, turning pages.
But I am a pane of glass he looks through.
Comments like finger smudges crowd my edges,
an understanding. Don’t look at her. Don’t talk to her.
When he catches me glancing away from him:
“She really is very pretty,” he whispers to a friend,
“but they are so busy making fun of her, no one notices.”
He thought I was pretty, this boy I had a crush on
when I was twelve in a catechism class that taught us God was
approachable, loving. Maybe for some, perhaps—
my long list of Josephs
who would have let me starve in famines:
those seven years of lean cattle
before they would ever ask me to dance.
And yet, there was his whisper just loud enough for me to hear it:
I was pretty, I was noticed!
Even if now I could not be allowed the simplest smile
or touch of his sleeve.
Robin Dawn Hudechek
Previously published in The Hummingbird Review Fall/winter 2015-2016
chrissiemorrisbrady said:
Beautiful flow, great poem!
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Robin Dawn Hudechek said:
Thank you, Chrissie! 🙂
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Kumar Gautam said:
Beautiful 😍
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Robin Dawn Hudechek said:
Thank you, Kumar! 🙂
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Kumar Gautam said:
Pleasure. Do drop by and have a look at my work. Don’t shy away from sharing your feedback.
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Robin Dawn Hudechek said:
I will! Thank you again, Kumar! 🙂
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rusty1382 said:
nice one Robin, I can see both children so clearly!
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Robin Dawn Hudechek said:
Thank you very much, Rusty! I am very happy you can see these children so clearly! 🙂
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Mary Kendall said:
A beautiful poem, Robin. The imagery is lovely and the sound, the cadence of this poem is brilliant. I had to read it aloud twice after reading it once silently. I’d love to hear you read it sometime.
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Robin Dawn Hudechek said:
Thank you, Mary! I am deeply honored by your beautiful comments. xo
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Laura M Kaminski said:
It sings!!! Gorgeous work, Robin!
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Robin Dawn Hudechek said:
Thank you, Laura! I am very happy you like it! 🙂
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Writing for Ghosts said:
Excellent…and great to see you have a blog, too. : )
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Robin Dawn Hudechek said:
Thank you, Robert! You have a great blog! 🙂
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Sofia Kioroglou said:
Beautiful Robin! Lovely imagery. Thank you for commenting on my work on Silver Birch Press and God bless you. I am so glad I have stumbled on your blog. So many interesting poems! I am overwhelmed! Hugs from Greece!
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Robin Dawn Hudechek said:
Thank you, Sofia! God Bless you! I loved your poem on Silver Birch Press, and I am so happy you liked my poem. I am looking forward to reading more of your poetry. Thank you again, and Hugs from Southern California!
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