Willow

Cherry

By Silver Spun Sand

Fri, 31 Dec 2010
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16 comments
 

A sanguine
summer sun
sinks ever low –
melts from amber
through to orange
sends her tresses
all aglow

wild, unkempt
like maidens’ ringlets
as they ripple,
glissando;
liquid gold
on my pillow –
set ablaze
by dawn’s new light

the triple forks
of her soft-barked
trunk – sensuous,
supple; welcoming
and warm;
beckoning –
like legs...
all aspread.

Certificate PG
Poem
Silver Spun Sand Poems
Romance

Comments

Submitted by celticman on
Sensuous. (and I had to look up glissando cf glissade/glide)

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Thanks;-) Musical terms always fascinate me.

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on
sensuous - can't think of a better word for this, and it's beautiful!

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
My thanks to you, insert;-) Said tree graces my garden and I count myself more than lucky. A happy new year to you and yours. Tina

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hello Tina, being a lover of trees I was drawn to this poem straight away. How beautiful your description of such a wonderful tree. Happy New Year to you tina. from Jenny.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
My thanks, to you, Jenny. Pleased you enjoyed and I thank you for your good wishes and send mine to you. Have a healthy, happy and peaceful New Year. Tina;-)

 

Submitted by MistakenMagic on
This is wonderful, Tina! I love the whole fluidity of the poem - and there's too many beautiful images for me to pick out just one, but I think the second stanza is my favourite :) Magic xxx

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Glad you enjoyed, Magic. Had a feeling you might like this one;-) Tina xxx

 

Submitted by fatboy74 on
Since I last logged on Tina you have amassed another 8 cherries! Hope you had a fab festive season. Love the sanguine summer sun - reminds me of Housman 'Ensanguining the skies, how quickly it dies, into the west away' I think? Loved California Sands and Barnaby Jones but my favourite is Girl Painting which is just beautiful. Haven't read the prose yet - have lots of catching up to do. All the best Tina.

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
fb, great to have you back. Hope you had a good Christmas and I wish you a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year;-) Thanks for reading my stuff - your enlightened comments and thoughts are always more than welcomed. I shall look forward to reading your ongoing postings - sooner rather than later, I hope;-) Have missed you, and I really mean that. Tina

 

Submitted by fatboy74 on
Thanks Tina, yes it feels really good to be back, had a monstrously bad christmas and new year but got a nice surprise when i checked my e-mail that a poem I submitted to a magazine has been accepted and will be published in Feb! I'm going to get writing again soon I hope - and I heard you on you tube reading your poems!:-)

 

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
I'm really sorry you had a rotten New Year and Christmas,fb...I can only hope that the rest of the year goes better for you; you certainly have some good news already, about your poem, I mean and I would be more than interested to know which magazine. Glad you enjoyed my 'poetry readings' on YouTube. Quite a new experience for me;-) Although I have to say, I do prefer just making audio recordings, camera-shy as I am;-) Tina

 

Submitted by Kahdai on
wonderful ii like willows too so beautiful :)

"I will make sense with a few reads \^^/ "

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Thanks, kahdai;-) Yes, willows are lovely trees Tx

 

Submitted by jennifer gentle on
beautiful

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on
Thank you;-)