Just Before You Go...

Cherry

By Silver Spun Sand

Sun, 06 Nov 2011
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15 comments
 

“If today was not an endless highway
If tonight was not a crooked trail
If tomorrow wasn’t such a long time
Then lonesome would mean nothing
To you at all...” Bob Dylan

Say that again
in your balmiest whisper...
that no sundown
has more colours
than the zillion shades
of you and me
together. Gather me,
soft, in your arms, like
a bunch of fragile
wind-flowers.

Your lips – sweeter
than heather honey...richer
than blackberry wine,
so fill my glass.
The taste of your skin –
salt as the Sea of the Arabah,
so let me drown; then,
rescue me.

Stay with me
just one more night,
and let us make
this night longer
than eternity,
and let us be
who we are, and not
who we thought
each other
wanted us to be.

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Comments

Submitted by MistakenMagic on
Stunning and sensual, Tina! Another great poem for the senses. Beautifully put ;-) Oh, and the Dylan quote is just the cherry on top! Magic xxx

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Thanks for your lovely comment, Magic;-) Hope you're having a good Sunday. Tina xxx

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
What a beautiful romantic poem Tina. It's sometimes hard to put love into words, but like Magic said, you've put so much sensual feeling into this and captured a moment in time. I loved the lines:- Gather me, soft, in your arms, like a bunch of fragile wind flowers. and that third stanza blew me away:- your lips - sweeter than heather honey...richer than blackberry, so fill my glass, The taste of your skin - salt as the Sea of the Arabah, so let me drown; then, rescue me. Wonderful read as always Tina. Jenny.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
So pleased you found this romantic, Jenny;-) That was exactly what I had in mind when I wrote it, and I am pleased I managed to convey that to you. Thanks, so very much for your lovely comment. Tina

 

Submitted by ScoZen on
Hello Sand Lady. I join MM & JS in congrats. I'm quite envious
ScoZen

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Well, hello there, ScoZen;-) Many thanks for reading, and I can only say I am often in envy of you and your unique outlook on life. Pleased you enjoyed mine, too;-) Sand Landy

 

Submitted by Cavalcader on
new ScoZen Hi! Just reading your gret story and poem, in the marvellous Let's Start Again. Anthology book. I bought so quick! delivery. Editied by John Wilks. Reading all gradually, and I'm in OMG. Cover fab: back and front atmospheric colour's, and of couple arm's round each other. Well edited and printed, and numbered find,writer's works, stories and poems. But great format write up, fisr page, by Editor t.Cook (Tony) so perfectly true! Judges by Mal Peet etc; Have good day cloudy here. See your Scotland, have a brother in Fife! So is Jade Richards x Factor, should got through further. Saw the show Wow Factor she was in, and met Great voice of 'Terry Winstanley great voice from Worthing, we went Assembly Hall Worthing, met all and photoed with raising money for Help the heroes. and met eight contestants, some signed all so nice and natural. The young ones to. Great evening. The scenery smoke screens, lazer lights, cameras in roof, balloons excellently done, and produced. I once went there, when I was only 19 stayed with cousin, we'd go dance there, bands. Felt so strange be there! All performed well. julie xx

Submitted by Highhat on
I agree with all the above- truly sensual and romantic ;)Pia

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Thanks, very much, Pia;-) Tina

 

Submitted by fatboy74 on
Magic Tina I loved it. :-)

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Many thanks, fb;-) Tina

 

Submitted by hilary west on
Lovely romantic poem with images not easily forgotten, 'salt as the sea of the Arabah, so let me drown; then, rescue me'. Wonderful evocation.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Many thanks to you, Hilary;-) Hope you have a good week. Tina

 

Submitted by Cavalcader on
new Silver-Spun-Sand Tina, Just amazing the way you can write so well, and everthing fom your mind and finger tips. Great romantic poem. And the cherries! Over cloud here! The acciddents in paper, on Fireworks,and crashes terrible. Alway's risks! julie x

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
You're right there, Julie, life is full of risks. There but for the grace of God go all of us - that motorway crash - horrendous. Pleased you enjoyed this one, and thanks for telling me. Have a sunny week, hopefully, although it is very cloudy here today as well;-) Tina xx