What if?

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Sue Vincent

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There’s always a first time.

Eyes meet and steal the known,

Tomorrow a heartbeat

That whispers, “What if..?”

And every possibility

A butterfly.

*

There’s always a next time.

A hopeful eagerness

Opens the secret heart

And shivers. “What if?”

Breathlessly anticipating

Every moment.

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There’s always a that time.

A perfect certainty

In a fragile ocean

That defies ‘what if?’

A captured star in the sea-foam

Always sparkling.

*

There’s always a last time.

The numbness of sorrow

At parting and passing

That questions, “What if?”

The heart must choose regret or beauty

To remember.

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About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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43 Responses to What if?

  1. Jen Goldie says:
    June 10, 2019 at 06:02

    Beautiful write Sue 🙂

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  2. mbrazfieldm says:
    June 10, 2019 at 06:04

    So beautiful and touching 💗

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  3. Sadje says:
    June 10, 2019 at 06:11

    Very lovely!

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  4. Laura Denise says:
    June 10, 2019 at 06:49

    Gorgeous words and photos!

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  5. The Happy Book Blog. says:
    June 10, 2019 at 07:07

    Ahh, beautiful💜

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  6. willowdot21 says:
    June 10, 2019 at 07:17

    That is so beautiful and true. We really have to concentrate on the beauty, grasp it and hold on to it because it might fade if we don’t keep it alive in our hearts 💜💜💜

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  8. jenanita01 says:
    June 10, 2019 at 09:00

    Yes, how many times do we say those words? How many times do we wonder about the choices we make, or usually, didn’t make?

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  10. pensitivity101 says:
    June 10, 2019 at 09:21

    This is lovely Sue, and a beautiful rose.

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  11. Colline says:
    June 10, 2019 at 12:23

    Beautifully written

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  12. H.R.R. Gorman says:
    June 10, 2019 at 16:58

    Lovely poem. Perfect to read while sipping a lemonade on the porch.

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  13. joylennick says:
    June 10, 2019 at 17:18

    An ‘ethereal’ poem, beautifully written. Can inhale the fragrance of the rose… xx

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  14. Eliza Waters says:
    June 10, 2019 at 21:53

    A perfect pairing of poem and photos, Sue!

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  15. Bette A. Stevens says:
    June 10, 2019 at 22:17

    Beautiful, Sue… ❤ Sharing.

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  16. Chelsea Owens says:
    June 11, 2019 at 05:55

    I love how you interspersed the poem with the rose. 🌹

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  17. Jennie says:
    June 14, 2019 at 12:37

    Just beautiful, Sue!

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