How many
times have I eavesdropped on
your dreams? Laid my ear on your heart as
it beat next to mine? Strained to hear your hopes and fears
as they whispered behind sea blue eyes?
Drunk salt tears from eaves that
tell no lies?
Kim M. Russell, 7th September 2020
A triquain quadrille for dVerse Poets Pub’s Monday Eavesdropping
writing in north norfolk 
Oh, this is so beautiful. ❤ ❤
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Thank you, Lucy! 😉
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So lovely Kim!
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Thank you, Linda!
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I love the thought of being privy to someone else’s dream… but I would fear it as well.
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Depends on the dreamer.
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Resting my head upon his chest….eavesdropping on his dreams….I shall try this tonight. This is such a romantic write to me. Beautiful.
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It’s not often I’m stalked by romantic poems, but this one was following me around and I had to write it down.
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This really is beautiful and heart-warming: a loving kind of eavesdropping.
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Thank you so much, Ingrid.
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This is utterly beautiful, Kim! 😍😍 I adore the image of “Drunk salt tears from eaves that tell no lies.” 💝
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Thank you, Sanaa! 🙂 This one crept up on me long after I wrote the first one.
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You’re most welcome, Kim ❤️
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Lovely romantic poem, Kim. The question is perfectly placed.
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Thank you, Jane. I’d already written a quadrille that was ready to post. This one just crept up on me when I wasn’t expecting it.
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I think you’re still thinking about that chest hair 🙂
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😉
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Just lovely, Kim.
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Thank you, Sarah. 😉
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oh very intimate and so romantic … to know another dreams and tears!
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I’m glad you like it, Kate!
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Most romantic Kim. 🙂
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Thanks Rob! 😉
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Memory takes me back to those times. I long for them still.
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🙂
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❤ Achingly beautiful.
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Thank you, Lisa! 🙂
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How original!
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Thank you!
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Those closing lines are especially gorgeous.
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Thank you so much, Sherry!
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Beautifully intimate, Kim…love this!
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Thanks Lynn!
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Nice one Kim
Happy you dropped by to read mine
Much💝love
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Thanks Gillena. Much love to you.
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Lovely verse and form Kim.
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Thank you, Grace.
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I do feel when there is a deep connection the dream world seems to connect. Is eavesdropping bad when it is one we love? Who can decipher the message?
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My husband never minded, but there might be some who do.
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Oh so pretty Kim. Delightful 🥰
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Thank you so much, Christine! 🙂
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Lovely piece Kim – really liked the ‘ear’ sounds echoing down the lines: hear, fear, eaves etc. And a triquain too – am going to have to try that one day.
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Thank you for commenting on the ‘ear’ sounds, Peter. I look forward to your triquain.
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kaykuala
How telling and how wonderful that kids would always tell the truth of innocence. One can feel it!
Hank
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Cheers Hank!
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Oh my, this is stunning. It deserves to be read over and over, preferably aloud.
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Thank you so much, Candy!
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Lovely and intimate. And the rhyme and cadence make it a joy to read, silently or aloud.
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🤓
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Lovely, and as Other Mary says, intimate, too. Though–I don’t know that I’d want to see someone’s dreams, or have someone see mine.
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Thank you, Merril.
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You’re welcome!
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