bright enough to match her sparkling
broach and earrings.
She asks Sam the pianist to play
that song.
Memories of love and deepest desire
relight the old kindling
as he plays and sings.
Suddenly Rick arrives
tells Sam to quit playing that song
but then… he sees her.
Time stands still as they
drink each other in.
Her eyes fill with tears
his own with angry thunder
yet, there is no denying
the chemistry
That spark of love between them
was still there.
~*~
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Always a sucker for love and romance. Casablanca Released in 1942 has to be about one of the most romantic movies of love and loss of it I can think of and, along with a whole host of other golden oldies, it has to be one of my most favourite. Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart simply oozed sexual chemistry. Of course the famous lines are never forgotten either although he never did actually say: “Play it again Sam” at all, it’s what most people say. But, he did say final line: “Here’s looking at you kid.”
Shared with With Real Toads Fireblossom Friday #10…”Lights, Camera, Love!”
A great story beautifully told once more in your poetry! 🙂
A story I could watch again and again. Your poem brought it to life in a unique way!
That is a great movie choice. Love this:
“Time stands still as they
drink each other in.”
The eyes, the face say it all in these two! Just exquisite.
No denying the chemistry … I could watch this film once a month and never tire of it. Lovely poem!!!
Really nice job with this!
and quite a spark it was!
I always wished that this story would end some other way, but life teaches us that happy endings are rare.
Love the way you’ve reworked this. Not an easy thing to do, but a genuine success.
Lovely !!!
Time stands still as they
drink each other in.
Her eyes fill with tears
his own with angry thunder
yet, there is no denying
the chemistry
Oh, yes!! You captured that intense moment so very well, Bren!!
Best movie ever… Lovely ode to it 🙂
Love burns in passion and can burn with pain. A song heard be lovers holds such memories…A beautiful take on the prompt!
Like Sherry, I had never seen this, but I finally did watch it a few months ago, and loved it. It deserves its romantic reputation! A fine choice to use as inspiration for your love poem, Daydreamer. Thanks for being part of FBF.
smiles…lovely bren….music def has a way of taking us there on both ends of the emotional spectrum….but when you get the right two people together…there is no stopping that…smiles…
Now that is one I saw, but it’s been so long I don’t remember much, although it’s been quoted so many times it isn’t funny.
Your poem captured the movie so well. Thanks for playing!
Memories of love and deepest desire
relight the old kindling
as he plays and sings……….lovely verse!
I am so happy that you were the one to chose the moment in Casablanca and to wrap your magic around it:
“Her eyes fill with tears
his own with angry thunder
yet, there is no denying
the chemistry”
Believe it or not, I have never seen it, though it is one of my sister’s faves. May have to watch it. I love “here’s looking at you, kid.”