iNViTiNG

A SUMMER DAY: SUNNY, WARM, iNViTiNG
AM STROLLiNG THROUGH THESE FOREiGN STREETS
MY FEET STiLL MOViNG TO THEiR OWN TRUE BEATS
UNAWARE 'TiL iT JUMPS AT ME LiKE LiGHTNiNG

HEARTACHE, TEARDROPS, SALTY LANES
YOUR LOVE, STiLL RUNNiNG THROUGH MY VEiNS

i FEEL YOU WALKiNG BY MY SiDE
iT'S BEEN SO MANY YEARS
STiLL MY HEART JUST KNOWS AND CLEARS
A PATH TO LEAD YOU THROUGH THE TiDE

HEARTACHE, TEARDROPS, SALTY LANES
YOUR LOVE, STiLL RUNNiNG THROUGH MY VEiNS

i TAKE A MiNUTE, BEiNG STiLL, NEED iT TO REMEMBER
MiSS YOU, LOVE YOU, HOLD YOU DEAR
EVEN DEEP iN SORROW YOUR VOiCE iS WHAT i HEAR
YOU'LL ALWAYS GUiDE ME TRUE LiKE GLOWiNG EMBER

HEARTACHE, TEARDROPS, SALTY LANES
YOUR LOVE, STiLL RUNNiNG THROUGH MY VEiNS

i'M SURE THERE'LL BE ANOTHER SiGHTiNG
A TOAST, CAMPARi SODA OR WHiTE WiNE
AND MY HEART GOES STiLL, AS i DiViNE
A SUMMER DAY: SUNNY, WARM, iNViTiNG
W3 | The Skeptic’s Kaddish
W3|WEA'VE WRiTTEN WEEKLY|#162

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  2. paeansunplugged

    Svenja, this is beautiful and relatable.

    1. wlknlr.wolkenleer

      Thank you so much! It means a lot if my pieces are able to connect.

      1. paeansunplugged

        You are so welcome.

  3. wlknlr.wolkenleer

    Oh, I’m looking forward to it! It sounds like fun!

  4. ben Alexander

    hi, Svenja 😍

    Just wanna let you know that this week’s W3, hosted by our beloved Kim Whysall-Hammond for the very first time, is now live:

    https://skepticskaddish.com/2025/06/11/w3-prompt-163-weave-written-weekly/

    Enjoy❣️

    Much love,
    David

  5. murisopsis

    A love poem in envelop rhyme! Bravo!

    1. wlknlr.wolkenleer

      Thank you so much!

  6. wlknlr.wolkenleer

    Thank you David. As I wrote these lines I felt memories surface. They have my back and I could acknowledge my loss and love.

  7. ben Alexander

    Svenja, the line “YOUR LOVE, STiLL RUNNiNG THROUGH MY VEiNS” captures the ache of presence within absence so powerfully. Your whole piece flows like memory surfacing in waves.

    ~David

  8. Bob Lynn

    Well done! This poem beautifully captures the persistent nature of love beyond loss. Your refrain creates haunting musicality that anchors the emotional journey, while the circular structure – beginning and ending with that inviting summer day – offers profound comfort. The way you weave concrete details like foreign streets and Campari with abstract emotions creates vivid, relatable moments. Your unconventional capitalisation adds visual poetry that enhances the intimate, personal voice. Deeply moving work that speaks to universal human experience.

    1. wlknlr.wolkenleer

      Thank you so much for your kind words! I’m deeply moved. The prompt guide lines were intriguing and spoke to me on a emotional basis.
      I’m honored you liked my piece.

  9. Violet Lentz

    As long as we speak someone’s name, or share our thoughts of them, they are never really gone. I loved this.

    1. wlknlr.wolkenleer

      Yes, they live inside of us. Never forgotten.