Sunday 28 June 2015
Summer rain
we made the customary
days into tangerine sky over the marina
when we sailed away on your birthday
I gifted you with
summer kisses
wet with rain
you came back
purring with nights bursting of fireflies
there were no roses & chocolates
but pebbles & seashells carefully picked & bottled
what can i give you
of our times together
but chains
silk velvet, fingered by mistress moon
but words lashing
your skin restless, swelling with longing
over the years
our distance stole your memories, ebbing with tides
but i am cursed with perfect one
defying time's savage currents
every summer,
i recall your kisses when
rain
f
a l l
s
Posted for Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - I chose M's word list:
fresh, burst, defy, chain, struck, forward, exchange, customary, prefer, close
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There are so many distinctive links to the chains of relationships, it is hard to untangle them all. Your poem is a beautiful ode to those chains.
ReplyDeleteOh I love the lustfullness of this.. How that rain become that love. A great theme and many memorable phrases. Love it,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading reflective memories invoked by rain, Grace. There is so much to remember of those long ago days.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a romantic piece :D
ReplyDeleteNice there is a beautiful simplicity to pebbles and shells over roses. A lovely intimacy and playful language in this as well. Have a lovely day Grace. I am spending mine among art and crafts at the market.
ReplyDeleteLittle moments can sure bring back a flood of emotions
ReplyDeleteSome beautiful and arresting images..the opening verse is my favourite...at least those kisses are remembered if no longer present
ReplyDeleteLovely nostalgia.
ReplyDeleteA very sensual piece Grace. The rain can trigger and make some of our memories alive again.
ReplyDeletelove the stream of captivating images "nights bursting of fireflies" being the most favorite...
ReplyDeleteOh this made me shivered. So eloquent
ReplyDeleteshiver
ReplyDeleteGood times bring back great memories. They are forever close to the heart and are not time constraints. Wonderful write Grace!
ReplyDeleteHank
Such an enticing and beautiful poem, I loved the imagery and the way the final line fell away.
ReplyDeletesuch beautifully caught memories.. lovely.
ReplyDeleteWow, your lyrical word choices make this an extra delight to read - so full of tangerine sky, nights bursting with fireflies, and that mistress moon. Loved this.
ReplyDeleteLove how this developed and the end is wonderful in words and style...
ReplyDeleteDonna@LivingFromHappiness
this is lovely...I can feel a swell of love and sadness in these words...
ReplyDeleteThis is so exquisite it begs to be read aloud ... softly, slowly and breathlessly. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThere is always a special memory for each of us to hold onto of the best of our lives.
ReplyDeleteLove the feeling that a 'tangerine sky' evokes.
ReplyDeletethe rain has captured a moment for eternity...
ReplyDeleteI love the ending collapse of letters (and the way you hid "a liar" amidst the italics ... also these phrases:
ReplyDelete"into tangerine sky"
"what can i give you
of our times together
but chains"
Summer will be more rewarding with love filled rain.
ReplyDeleteLovers and rain are an interesting combo, well written.
ReplyDeletesteamy, Heaven, and I admire the final couplet's effect ~
ReplyDeleteYou reminded me of how very much I love rain, the feel, smell, touch ~~~ nice.
ReplyDelete"purring with nights bursting of fireflies" Oh, memories can be sweet torture...
ReplyDeleteSo passionate, Grace...I can hear that gentle rain and feel the longing. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteoooh, the chains and mistress part surprised me so much! sparkles with a devilish light - delightful.
ReplyDeleteWalking memory lane... I wonder if that can rekindle the fires recalled?
ReplyDelete'but chains
ReplyDeletesilk velvet, fingered by mistress moon ' ~ like the best...and that kiss...melancholic and beautiful...
Like the style... and the poet :-)
ReplyDeleteZQ
some memories seem to stay alive forever - i have some that are as vivid as if it happened yesterday but it was years ago... loved esp. the.... there were no roses & chocolates
ReplyDeletebut pebbles & seashells...
Love and memories.. Last only when it is felt and made with THE ONE. Sometimes, physical distance doesnt matter; for the heart connects!
ReplyDeleteNice
Your words are are as scorching as they are amazing.
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