My Most Romantic Moment: As Simple as a Kiss
True Romantic Moment Shared for Valentine's Day
My writing often includes fiction and poetry. Even so, I fear my words will not be able to do justice for the most romantic moment I ever experienced. It is my hope to convey the depth of emotion experienced in a moment as simple as a kiss.
The beginning was the same as many others. He had the lines, the words. During much of the evening, I thought to myself, "Yeah, right," as I had heard many lines in my time. Yet somehow, these weren't the typically come-ons and pick-ups I had heard in the past. There was a sincerity and yearning in his words I had not felt before. Surprisingly, I did not cave and went on my way.
But I didn't "get" away. I was distracted frequently by thoughts of him. Not just his words. He had to lean in to be heard over the band's music and his lips had accidentally brushed my neck and my cheek at a point. Not normally one to give in to emotion, I rationalized the fleeting thoughts away, to no avail. Something inside of me had awoken. He had moved me.
He contacted me a few days later and asked if I wanted to see him. I did, but I surprised myself by actually telling him as much. Ever wary, I assumed he only wanted "one thing", so I decided to remain on guard.
He wasn't pushy or manipulative at all. We talked and enjoyed each other's company. I relaxed enough to lean back into him and he wrapped both of his arms around me. It was nice to just enjoy his closeness without any pressure to go further.
I turned and held him as well. After a few moments I pulled back just a bit. Our temples were touching and we were both looking slightly downward. I wanted him to kiss me, and I thought he would but he didn't. He waited.
We sat like that, my hands on his shoulders, his hands on my back, our temples touching. I could feel his hair on my face and his breath on my neck. After several minutes that felt like an eternity, I turned my head slightly and my face up toward him ever so slightly. After another eternal minute, I leaned forward just a bit and our lips met.
It was a fleeting kiss but one I will never forget. The most romantic moment in my life, as simple as a kiss. In this day of everyone looking merely to "score", I took the time to enjoy the moment leading up to and ending with a touch of the lips.
The electricity I felt in the anticipation and the simple sweetness a kiss can bring should not be overlooked. Take the time to enjoy the seemingly smaller moments, the ones that can end up being the most romantic moments, even those moments as simple as a kiss.
Published by Jolynne M Hudnell
Jolynne is a part-time freelance writer and independently-published poet. Jolynne has knowledge and experience in a variety of topics. Jolynne enjoys singing and writing poetry. Her published work in... View profile
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Post a CommentSometimes a simple kiss is worth more than anyone can imagine. Good piece Jo.
Thank you all for the wonderful comments! However, it was a romantic "moment". A moment that really touched me, but no expectations of anything else to come. Thank you, though, for the well-wishes :) Not to say I wouldn't like it to go somewhere, just I don't know that it will.
I liked it and smiled
If you could bottle this and save this for eternity and draw strength from it from time to time you could generate electricity yourself. What an emotional and most beautiful work that transcends human explanation but you have managed to do it. God, the author of love, has generously given us all this capacity. Oh, that all would know it. May He richly bless this experience and that it grows into permanence and establishes itself within both of your hearts forever.
Beautifully story and point Jolynne...:0)
Beautiful & I agree with you. It's the simple, quiet times that we share that are often remembered most. :)
Wonderful and touching, my friend. We are indeed, always striving to get to the end before the beginning has even started. Once at a comic show, the comic asked me what was my favorite pickup line. Told him i didn't have one. He said "well, what would it be if you did have one". I looked at my wife, though a moment, and said "Your husband sure is lucky".
If guys just had a clue
of what two lips could do!
They'd not end up so blue,
But be with girls like YOU!
(Great story Jolynne, but it needed a little poetry.....very little.)
You told that story very well and I was captivated. The "score" is not the most important thing in a relationship. The togetherness creates longevity that will last a lifetime.
in time for V day!