(Lever du Soleil)
For Orpheus, Love Suhara (Anna)
Sunrise returns blooming us, unfurling the world
calligraphic rays of light bathing the earth
we yearn to rise, to explore, to write anew
but not yet, my love, let us linger here together
before the day’s siren song carries us into the light
breathing in curvilinear spools of warmth, realgar hues
exhaling ruby highlights and a nuanced belt of Venus
awash in our expanding love, we are tides of joy and light
that curl around you, cradling your being, coloring your
reflection as it dances through the contours of my eyes
(reminders of the sapphire sky reveal about to happen)
radial lines of light land like caresses
implied vectors leading to the promise of day
spreading across the darkened landscapes
etched in the last glow of moonlit hush
I turn to you as rays glint off my shimmering form
your gaze meanders from the lake, along the horizon
traces outlines and outliers of our existence like precious gifts
sensing my turn towards you, you pause with exquisite restraint
so that all our diverging and converging lines, all potential and activity
collect in tide pools, your eyes meet mine, saturated with awe and promise
(Coucher de Soleil)
dusk returns folding in on us, on itself
calligraphic lines of infinite sky
surrender to the darkened earth
but not yet, my love,
let us linger before the blue hour
breathing in curvilinear secret purple
exhaling gracile pinks and peaches
pomegranate limning orange hues, motes
that curl around you, alight on your eyelids
flit through the contours of my eyes, echoing galaxies
spiral outliers of verdant green
spontaneous kisses, errant lines of dusty gray
settling upon magenta landscapes
etched in the last glow of soft sunlight
I turn to you as rays glint off my shimmering form
your gaze meanders from the mountains
traces jagged edges like pleasure to the pregnant meadow
sensing my turn towards you, you pause with exquisite restraint
so that all our diverging and converging lines, all dynamism and stillness
collect in constellations, your eyes meet mine, saturated with reverence
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Truly beautiful imagery here….I am particularly smitten with these words,” the promise of dayspreading across the darkened landscapesetched in the last glow of moonlit hushI turn to you as rays glint off my shimmering form”
Lush, Anna. I love how the two share these two special times of day. As close of a description of intimacy as I’ve seen.
An eloquent an well written poem.
Such beautiful opening lines, Anna, which hooked and pulled me into your light and colourscapes. I especially love these lines:
‘…that all our diverging and converging lines, all potential and activity
collect in tide pools, your eyes meet mine, saturated with awe and promise’
and the phase ‘calligraphic lines of infinite sky’.
It feels like I am entering a scene as seen by a painter, I can sense the way you let the colors blend with all the hues, and connections to both the other person and nature itself. It adds so much to your painting.
Linger – to remain in the peace of glowing things. A blue glade there, at rest. Savor it before commencing the next burning plunge.