by Olivia K. Goode
"Catherine is ..."
What words can say all that Catherine is to me? How to define her?
My girlfriend? Hardly! How wholly inadequate!
My life? My heart? My destiny? All true, but too clichéd.
My love? My soul-mate? That’s truth, too. Perhaps too much truth.
The star to my wandering bark? Catherine deserves better than borrowed words, even Shakespeare’s.
Catherine is…
Everything good.
She’s the fire that banishes shadow…
bedrock and bread…
sonnets and symphonies…
shivers in the spine...
the reason I bother breathing...
a gift unasked for and unmerited…
Catherine is…
"... more than a helper."
Click HERE to return to Promises of Someday Project list - The Pause
9 comments:
I have to say the alliteration is grand! And 'the reason I bother breathing' is my favorite! Your 'list' is perfect...how I wish Vincent might have spoken your words alound to Devin!!! Thank you, Olivia K. Goode :)! Nancy
Thank you so much, Nancy! It doesn't approach your way with words, but it was fun to write!
"Shivers in the spine", eh? Yes, yes, I can see that... that embrace the first time he took her back... I very love this, Laura! Sigh...
Catherine deserves better tha borrowed words, even Shakespeare's. Oh, that is just So Vincent. You have him, you really do.
But ... the reason I bother breathing ... now that makes me weak. It's beautiful, I know he said it (and I wish I had!)
Carole
Ohhh, you've given Vincent a "Catherine is ..." that is so very him, right down to that little "unmerited" that you just know he would sneak in there. Thank you for this.
The worset part of posting comments so late is that everyone has said the good stuff!
"...Catherine deserves better than borrowed words, even Shakespeare’s."
Oh my! That says it all does it not?
Laura, this is just...wonderful. Beyond wonderful. Better than good. You've captured Vincent so perfectly here I can hear him rasping in my ear. ;-)
Awesome, wonderful, fantastic job!
-Krista :)
*SIGH* Catherine is... all those thoughts were so incredible!
Shivers in the spine....
mmm that one has to be my favorite.
second fav: the reason I bother breathing.. WOW!
Made my day! THANK YOU!
"Bedrock and bread" ... "sonnets and symphonies" ... WOW. I love it all, but those two, just wow.
I loved the format you chose, as well. The poetry, emphasizes the distillation in your choice of words. Powerful combinations! This is fantastic!
Post a Comment
Comments are welcome. Just click inside the box to type.