Remembering dim rooms
hushed conversation
whispering those compliments
almost embarrassed
trying to communicate the reverence
the pure weight of all this feeling
wading so deep in love
Ah, they’re only moments…
Remembering falling rain
buried in each other’s coats
kissing through smiles
desire whilst laughing
being perfectly overwhelmed by someone
the greatness that is all-consuming
swallowed so deeply by love
They’re only moments
so missing
so missed
Today is bright, today is dry
ah, but to feel again that feeling
to feel again
the deepest drowning of love
the greatest feeling
Those moments
only moments
so missed
so missing from my life…
[2011]
Thanks for reading.
The Lighthouse 
A truly emotionally powerful piece Tom…I felt, and knew those moments…..
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Thank you Ivor. So nice to see a comment from you. I sure meant this one when I wrote it. Those moments (and they’re only moments) are like gold dust. Don’t let them go unrecorded or under appreciated.
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I understand that so well…..
https://ivors20.wordpress.com/2019/11/17/before-you-leave-the-table/
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Beautifully expressed.
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Thank you so much 😊
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Wow!! This is amazing!
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Thank you, Tom. I just can’t express how much this moved me. I’ve reblogged on I Write Her.
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Ah thank you so much Susi, I’m so pleased it worked for you. 🙂 The reblogging is very kind of you. I’m looking forward to reading more of you work too.
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❤
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Reblogged this on I Write Her and commented:
This one HIT HOME in a big way. Please take a moment to immerse yourself in Tom Alexander’s captivating words in this piece. Just lovely!
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So grateful Susi, thank you for the huge compliment.
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You are very welcome, Tom! Totally deserved. 🙂
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Breathtakingly beautiful! ❤
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Thank you Deborah, so generous of you to say.
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You’re welcome! ❤
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This is a stunning piece, Tom!
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Wow, thank you Eugi. I’m so glad you liked it. A sad one, but was heartfelt at the time.
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You’re welcome, Tom.
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I really loved this! Those moments remain alive in the heart and as vivid as the moment they were made. Still vivid, unblurred or faded by time! Bellissimo, My Friend!
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Thank you so much. Absolutely have to hang onto those memories and keep them alive. Trap them in a poem if you can 🙂 Really glad you enjoyed.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Wow, thank you! 🙏🏼😊
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Happy to share this with followers, Tom!!
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Tom from 2011, I love this. Tom from 2021, the fact that you wrote this 10 years ago is not lost on me. I wonder how you feel about this poem as you look back on it. To me, the emotions are captured beautifully and remain relevant and timeless regardless of who they were written about or when. 👏👏👏👏
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Thanks Bree! I didn’t think much about this poem when I first wrote it. I thought it felt a bit too matter-of-fact without much ‘decoration’, a diary entry or a conversation with myself. It has gone on to be the poem on my blog that has received the most attention. I suppose that naked honesty works in its favour and I should probably learn something from that 🙂 Thanks so much for reading and commenting.
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I understand what you mean. Sometimes it the raw, undecorated emotions that people connect with the most. I must keep that in mind. No worries, always enjoy reading your work Tom.
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