You pressed into me, indeliberately;
how is it that we realize months after the first taste?
And before I knew it, I melted.
Your lips erubescent made the light in the room grow
just a little bit darker,
just a little bit cognizant—
I am conscious of the clouds chuckling behind my back
my inner city blushing with a heat wave that comes
before the rain,
if only I could turn poetry into drops torrential
you would know desire and ache—
I would place them upon every sacred inch of your skin,
a monsoon, a deluge,
you have a body sensually sculpted for softer sighs,
somewhat like thulian sunset undressing—
these days I find myself standing on the edge, certain.
Can you feel the wind slipping through the trees, its defenses?
I may have to stop writing.
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52 Responses
WOW! Sensual and seductive and reflective all at the same time. Just beautiful!
Thank you so much, Lillian 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
A deliciously sensual write, Sanaa! I love the lines:
‘if only I could turn poetry into drops torrential
you would know desire and ache—
I would place them upon every sacred inch of your skin,
a monsoon, a deluge’.
Thank you so much, my dearest Kim 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
Gorgeous, romantic, sensual metaphor. I like the line “my inner city blushing with the heat that comes before the rain.” This one is very passionate.
Thank you so much, Glenn 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
Gorgeous and sensual Sanaa. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much, Linda 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
Sensual and beautiful Saana! Love it! 💖
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The real crime here is what can I say that hasn’t already been wonderfully said? This is remarkable, beautiful, sensual, and mystical. The intimacy you describe is divine:
“you have a body sensually sculpted for softer sighs,
somewhat like thulian sunset undressing—
these days I find myself standing on the edge, certain.
Can you feel the wind slipping through the trees, its defenses?
I may have to stop writing.”
I’d say please do NOT stop writing. 🙂 You are a fascinating poet and it’s a pleasure to be reading your work. Mesmerizing writing, as always, Sanaa.
Thank you so so much, Lucy 😀 you are always so generous with your comments. I enjoyed writing this one 💄❤️
Oy. HOT. Very impressive work, Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Ron 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
Your pen is flowing with sensuality… wonderful
Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
“Clouds chuckling behind my back” give it just that self-conscious quality all lovers feel before we forget the world. Love the beautiful sensuality of this poem, Sanaa!
Thank you so much, Dora 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
The rain and the feeling of heat is what comes over very strongly for me. A real tropical atmosphere.
Thank you so much, Jane 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
Intense, Sanaa! I really like the idea of enlisting a physical phenomena to show a person just how much you feel for them. A torrential rain covering every inch of their skin would let them know!
Thank you so much, Lisa 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
Deliciously sensual Sanaa. Love it!
Anna :o]
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So sensual and evocative–and everything everyone said above. Beautiful, Sanaa!
Thank you so much, Merril 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
Intensely passionate and beautifully penned.
Thank you so much, Beverly 😀 so good to see you 💄❤️
I REALLY loved it! These lines were especially special, “you have a body sensually sculpted for softer sighs, somewhat like thulian sunset undressing—”
Poetry at it’s finest right there!
Thank you so much, Tricia 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
this is delicious in so many ways. cognizant=darker, WOW! your inner city, what an image. And the interplay between the divine masculine and the divine feminine is just everything this life is about!
Thank you so much, Eric 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
Beautiful!
I really like the verse: “if only I could turn poetry into drops torrential” <— So sweet and evocative!
Thank you so much, Adriana 😀 so good to see you 💄❤️
I had to stop reading ! LOL kidding. You do have a way with words and emotions, I love it.
Thank you so much, Helen 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
Beautifully sensual!
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So scrumptious and velvety smooth – like a dreamy chocolat pot de creme. Yummy!
Thank you so much, Anna 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
Don’t stop writing, Sanaa! Loved this – full of sensual imagery and the descent into a kind of madness.
Thank you so much, Ingrid 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
You are a passionate, deeply feeling person who also happens to be talented in word artistry. You speak in wonderful imagery and emotion. You capture the ‘in the moment’ so well and speak the language of love like a Pablo Neruda.
Thank you so much, Debi 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
Beautiful, layered, transparent, and evocative.
Thank you so much, Mary 😀 so good to see you 💄❤️
all said above, ditto Anna’s comment!
Obviously comes from a heart deeply and sensually in love.
Thank you so much, Kate 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
“erubescent”, “thulian sunset”, “drops torrential”…love the music in this Sanaa, a pleasure to read
JIM
Thank you so much, Jim 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
I like the idea of an edge that’s certain. Not a normal occurance.
Thank you so much, Kerfe 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️