as the shadows fall,
on yet another day
without your touch.
the last twinkle of light
peeks through the curtains,
trying to defy inevitable fade.
the skipping of heartbeats,
signal that you are drawing near
and extract a relieving sigh.
welcomed to your embrace again,
my body wilts within your arms
and tears of joy begin to trickle.
closing my eyes to seal the memory,
every breath of tenderness is captured,
free to float in loving air and tingle nerves.
at that these souls surrender
to the decadence of night,
knowing love will always linger.
Author notes
Prompt choice: Flutter (without using it in the body of the poem).
I used some of the other prompt choices as a word bank, they are:
fall, touch, twinkle, fade, skip, wilt, trickle & surrender.
A contest entry
- Reserve a word ...Paint A Poem by poet2angels.
700 points, ended January 24, 16 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Detailed critique welcome
Comments
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This is amazing. You managed to capture the exact feelings I use to have for someone many years ago. I love the title too. Congrats on the HM.
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thank you so much, you are a sweet friend who always enjoys filtering through my words, take care and hope to see some new material from you soon also.
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Flutter is just about my favorite word in the English language and has to be my favorite to use in poetry...Your poem does actually flutter across the page......I love this...
TY for making me smile with this lovely entry
Lynda
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