PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson
My room is my sanctuary
Apart from the noise
The TV
The video games
The music
The kids
I love those kids
But sometimes I just want to be alone
With my thoughts
With you
Just the two of us
The way it used to be
The way it would be if you were here
If we could get away with it
I wonder if we could get away with it
It’s easy for me
I say I am tired
Have a headache
Goodnight
Then come in here
Where it is quiet
Dinner for one
April is National Poetry Month It is my intention to write and post a poem every Wednesday during the month. #npm17
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The Day After 
Dear Dawn,
That last line is the exclamation point for this wistful poem. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks Rochelle
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I was thinking about a Netflix marathon, but then the pizza would be on the bed! Nicely done.
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Thank you
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I suggest having dinner with the kids, then sending them to the cinema. That leaves time for two. 😉
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If there is another yes…but my gal is alone.
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Sad and lonely, this dinner for one. 🙂 ❤
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Thank you, I guess.
I hadn’t really meant for it to be that, although I suppose it is.
I meant for it to be more melancholy, but I guess sad and lonely sometimes fits the description of melancholy.
Hmmm…I think I am blathering, sorry. lol
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Blather away, dear, I couldn’t find the right word, but melancholy does indeed fit. Not that dinner for one is bad, mind you.
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No, it is not! In fact it can be quite lovely. I imagine this one, though melancholy, quite lovely.
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If you can’t have everything, a bit of peace and solitude can be good too.
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Yes…along with pizza and wine! 😉
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They add a bit of excitement 🙂
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Good picture of heartache and longing. Sometimes loneliness is like quicksand.
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Thank you
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Nicely done. It has a definite ache to it.
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Thank you
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Since this was actually dinner for one…. I totally love it. And, frankly, it is not always lonely being alone, is it?
Lovely, Dawn!
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No, it’s not. I hope I did your photo justice.
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You did indeed!
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The thing about dinner for one is that it can be sad a lot of the time, but other times quite exquisite, a moment all to yourself. It depends what mood you’re in I suppose
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Oh, I agree. Sometimes you want to be alone..with your thoughts..or even mindlessly alone. I know I do.
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Lovely but sad poem.
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Thank you
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Oh quite sad.
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Thank you
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Nice write, my dear. Very wistful. Lonely.
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Thank you Alicia
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I really appreciated and related to this, Dawn. I also cherish my moments of peace, absolute quiet and nobody talking at me.
For me the poem seems to have a shift from enjoying that solitude, to wanting to reconnect with that lost love, your partner perhaps who’s a bit estranged and the disappointment there.
Very well done. So reflective.
xx Rowena
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Thank you Rowena
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Full of longing and wistfulness. Love this.
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Thank you
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Reading so many of our minds at one point or another. Nice job
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Thank you
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As King Solomon said, there is a time for all things. Solitude is one of them. This story can appear sad or a reprieve, it all depends upon your point of view. Well written as always, Dawn.
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Thanks Russell,
I so agree, sometimes sad but sometimes a reprieve is what is needed.
“Calgon take me away” wouldn’t have been so successful if that were not true. 😉
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Oh the bliss of a closed door!
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Haha, right?
Thanks Liz
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Everyone feels like that sometimes, and pizza is so delicious to eat in company or alone! Lovely poem:)
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Thank you
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If there is a will, there is a way! I felt the ache here too. Nice one, Dawn.
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Thanks Amy
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Alone isn’t always lonely. I treasure my quiet, alone time. Loved this!
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Me too!
Thank.you
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I think we all need to be alone with our dreams sometimes. It need not be sad, although I do very much sense the melancholy in your story.
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Thanks Sarah, and yes, I agree.
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you nailed it an apt description of what melancholy is.
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Thank you
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I can totally relate to this. A wonderful take on the FF prompt.
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Thank you
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