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A Haze of Stardust (1 reply)

N.Singh
3 years ago
N.Singh 3 years ago

Glaring at your profound eyes 

Unbolts the Paradise of imagination 

Your welcoming touch 

Creates an indescribable sensation

 

Your oceanic self 

Bathed with a lovely aura 

Under the shining stardust 

You're besieged with a beauteous persona 

 

Under the melancholic welkin 

Your twinkling hands caressing my tiny fingers 

While I gaze at the sky 

As the adrenaline rush lingers 

 

Staring at those eyes 

Makes me go in anticipation 

Your soft glow 

Throws me into a beautiful dimension

Susan Katz
3 years ago
Susan Katz 3 years ago

Thank you for sharing this very intimate and loving poem with me.  It is a bit longer than what I am able to feature on my Instagram page, for this submission request period.  Also, I would like to suggest that perhaps, trying so hard to rhyme may detract from the real emotion you are trying to express.  Poetry does not always need to rhyme but it does always, need to make us feel!  Find a way to express what you are feeling through the magic and power of imagery (metaphor and simile.)  Your friend in poetry, Susan

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