Tragedy or Comedy

I've decided to post some of my poetry on this blog. It's not Tennyson or Longfellow, but I just want to express myself....

What Might Have Been
Three days in the sunshine a lifetime ago
A beautiful blond goddess I knew
Her kiss left me breathless, aching for more
Then she bid me adieu

Watching her walk up the grassy knoll
The most beautiful figure I’d seen
I thought to myself “If I let her go now,
I’ll always wonder what might have been”

We wrote a few letters declaring devotion
Like young lovers always do
But we were destined by fate to be apart
Never again to pas de deux

Many summers have passed since she left me trembling
My amorous heart fills with desire
As once again our paths have crossed
And like a fool I begin to conspire

How can I bring this goddess back into my life
To hold her again and embrace
Alas, but she's taken another lover
She now kisses someone else's face

Separated by time, separated by miles,
Obstacles too large to breach,
What can I do to steal her away
When she is still just out of my reach

---Ron Pennington 2009


Waiting
Waiting, Wondering, Anticipation
Hoping, Fearful Perspiration
Maybe, Someday, Inspiration
Wanting, Someone’s Adoration

-Ron Pennington 2010

The Comet
A comet streaked across my sky
Bright and clear was she
Then vanishing much too soon
Never to return to me

My broken heart went super nova
Exploding beyond repair
And now a black hole fills this space
A space I want to share
-Ron Pennington 2010