“Something Old” for dVerse Poets

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Something Old

Love is a narcotic that makes us think we’re wise-—
nature’s slick conspiracy for matching girls and guys.
It hangs around in barrooms, obscured in eyes and talk,
and before you know it, it makes you walk the walk
down rose-petaled aisles on your way to say “I do,”
in something new or borrowed and something old and blue.

Then love becomes a train wreck, beginning with the pastor
and continuing through daily life until the last disaster
when “I do” becomes “I won’t,” and all love’s vows once-spoken
wind up in love’s dump heap—abandoned, crushed and broken.
Blame it all on Cupid, that chubby little liar,
who never warns us that new love is likely to expire.

For dVerse Poets “Something old. .  .” Prompt

Darn. I took so long trying to find an illustration for the “Something Old, Something New”. . .’ prompt that the Mr. Linky link lapsed, so here it is. for Open Link Night.

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My blog, which started out to be about overcoming grief, quickly grew into a blog about celebrating life. I post daily: poems, photographs, essays or stories. I've lived in countries all around the globe but have finally come to rest in Mexico, where I've lived since 2001. My books may be found on Amazon in Kindle and print format, my art in local Ajijic galleries. Hope to see you at my blog.

33 thoughts on ““Something Old” for dVerse Poets”

  3. kim881's avatarkim881

    Thank goodness for Open Link Night, Judy! I love the opening line of your poem, it’s so true, and it’s tragic ‘when “I do” becomes “I won’t”’ – makes you wonder whether it’s all worth it.

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  6. Sunra Rainz's avatarSunra Rainz

    Oh, I love your poem, Judy! Especially the last two lines:

    “Blame it all on Cupid, that chubby little liar,
    who never warns us that new love is likely to expire.”

    I just love the way you described Cupid, it made me laugh 😄

    And I that you in the photo? What a gorgeous dress.

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  7. Lona Gynt's avatarLona Gynt

    “I do becomes I won’t”

    concise and heart-wrenching.

    Beautiful and cautionary.

    Boundaries are important in any relationship, but “I won’t” is a different story altogether

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  8. umashankar's avatarumashankar

    The poem captures both the sunrise as well as the sunset. While nature certainly conspires to bring the guy and the girl together, it certainly hasn’t designed the train wreck. The process is something old, something new—an ancient pattern that keeps repeating itself afresh.

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  10. Reelika Pedak's avatarReelika Pedak

    Unfortunately that often is the case even if I am one of those that wishes to believe in love and it’s eternity…

    I felt the poem and the the first line and the part about the Cupid, and when I do becomes I won’t…

    Well written.

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  13. paeansunplugged's avatarpaeansunplugged

    ‘when “I do” becomes “I won’t,” and all love’s vows once-spoken
    wind up in love’s dump heap—abandoned, crushed and broken.’

    Ain’t that the truth so often! Love it for your inimitable style, Judy.

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  14. Frewin55's avatarFrewin55

    Cynical or experiential – either way, this life-lesson is delivered with consummate humour (and rhyme), Judy, in the spirit of such greats as “Making Whoopee”, excellent…

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