Chandelier

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Across the hall a woman I see;
She played some naughty tricks on me.
Thought she was cool – thought she was fine
Must have lost my freaking mind.
Soon we danced on endlessly;
Lord what fools us mortals be.

Power to change the mind had she;
I bid the heart not fervent be.
Though eyes be closed yet I could see;
Crystal chandelier swinging free.

Like stars these chandeliers seem to be;
Hope against hope for chance to increase.
They say love is sweet – love is fine
They probably were just drunk on wine.

Her beauty was such – a dream sublime
Half forgot my thoughts and lines.
As future became present – present became past
Ignorant of what might come at last.

The maiden she flew before eyes could blink;
She lived for nothing but victuals and drink!
Mourning the amount which had been lost;
Startled how much her love had cost!

Should flee should run – oh what’s the use
Beautiful dame had me hung on noose.
They say love is sweet – love is fine
They probably were just drunk on wine.

 

 

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48 thoughts on “Chandelier

  1. Grace says:

    What a woman ~ I specially like this part:

    Beautiful dame had me hung on noose.
    They say love is sweet – love is fine
    They probably were just drunk on wine.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Grace,

      Thanks for stopping by, so glad you liked it πŸ˜€
      Highly appreciated, have a great week ahead.

  2. Mary says:

    Sounds like a kind of cautionary tale to me, Sanaa. The combination of victuals and wine accomplished nothing good!

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Mary,

      Thank you so much, so glad you liked it πŸ˜€
      Highly appreciated, lots of love πŸ™‚
      xoxo

      PS: You guessed right πŸ˜‰

  3. A dance without
    drink.. a dance for
    Love.. a dance
    alone..
    Love
    Solo
    gRows..
    partners
    come and go..
    Solo
    Lives
    DanCinG Love..:)

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Katie,

      Thanks for stopping by, so glad you liked it πŸ™‚
      Highly appreciated, have a great week ahead.

  4. paper sea says:

    This is my fave:
    “She played some naughty tricks on me.
    Thought she was cool – thought she was fine
    Must have lost my freaking mind.”

    She sounds like fun to me. πŸ˜‰

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Paper Sea,

      Thank you so much, so glad you liked it πŸ˜€
      Highly appreciated, lots of love πŸ™‚
      xoxo

      PS: Yeah she is πŸ˜‰

      1. paper sea says:

        The crazy ones always are. πŸ˜‰

        1. Sanaa says:

          Hello Paper sea,

          Thanks for stopping by, so glad you liked it πŸ™‚
          Highly appreciated, have a great week ahead.

  5. Victoria says:

    So very well done. The meter and flow works so perfectly. Nice.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Victoria,

      Thanks for stopping by, so glad you liked it πŸ˜€
      Highly appreciated, have a great week ahead.

  6. kanzensakura says:

    She sounds like fun but she also sounds like trouble!!! A fun write here. Love the photo. My husband and I do ballroom dancing and now we are in middle grade for Argentine Tango.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Toni,

      Thank you so much, so glad you liked it πŸ˜€
      Highly appreciated, lots of love πŸ™‚
      xoxo

      PS: I love dancing! Ballroom and Tango sound like fun πŸ™‚

  7. BjΓΆrn says:

    Ha… So easily gullible men are… Dancing the whole night, being caught in her web for just nothing…

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Bjorn,

      Thanks for stopping by, so glad you liked it πŸ˜€
      Highly appreciated, have a great week ahead.

  8. Rommy says:

    Oh when we are drunk, we certainly can make poor decisions, whether we are drunk on wine or worse, drunk on love.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Rommy,

      Thank you so much, so glad you liked it πŸ˜€
      Highly appreciated, lots of love πŸ™‚
      xoxo

  9. Gayle Walters Rose says:

    I love your opening verse the best, Sanaa. “Must have lost my freaking mind”…yes, I think so!

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Gayle,

      Thanks for stopping by, so glad you liked it πŸ˜€
      Highly appreciated, have a great week ahead.

  10. kaykuala h says:

    They say love is sweet – love is fine
    They probably were just drunk on wine.

    Brilliant write Sanaa! You have that natural flair. And the parting here is classic! It has a closing, a punch-line in fact!

    Hank

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Hank,

      Thanks for stopping by, so glad you liked it πŸ˜€
      Highly appreciated, have a great week ahead.

  11. Debi says:

    β€œMust have lost my freaking mind”… yes, my fav line, too.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Debi,

      Thank you so much, so glad you liked it πŸ™‚
      Highly appreciated, lots of love πŸ˜€
      xoxo

  12. Kathy Reed says:

    Ahh…the tease of the tango and the woman who didn’t take him well the first time around.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Kathy,

      Thank you so much, so glad you liked it πŸ˜€
      Highly appreciated, lots of love πŸ™‚
      xoxo

  13. Monica says:

    Just loved it… And yes the opening lines are the best.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Monica,

      Thank you so much, so glad you liked it πŸ˜€
      Highly appreciated, lots of love πŸ™‚
      xoxo

  14. Your stars stanza is my favorite!! Great poem!

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Hannah,

      Thanks for stopping by, so glad you liked it πŸ™‚
      Highly appreciated, have a great week ahead.

  15. Susan says:

    You almost had me feeling sorry for the poor man who was so caught up and then cut off from an unreal fantasy culture that would not exist but for consumers like him. Or was it a woman betrayed by a woman? And yet, the same comment applies, for how, why, will people insist in falling in lust instantaneously and thinking it could be love? And wine doesn’t help. Loved the refrain and rhyme.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Susan,

      Thanks for stopping by, so glad you liked it πŸ™‚
      Highly appreciated, have a great week ahead.

  16. This flows so beautifully ~ musical and it has rhythm like dancing πŸ™‚

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Loredana,

      Thanks for stopping by, so glad you liked it πŸ˜€
      Highly appreciated, have a great week ahead.

  17. Marian says:

    Hah, the rhythms here make this a fast dance, or a gallop, even! Interesting how the freaking loss of mind seems temporary at the start, but then by the end, defeat.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Marian,

      Thank you so much, so glad you liked it πŸ™‚
      Highly appreciated, lots of love πŸ˜€
      xoxo

  18. James Rainsford says:

    Ah, the tender trap. Well observed.

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello James,

      Thanks for stopping by, so glad you liked it πŸ™‚
      Highly appreciated, have a great week ahead.

  19. A cautionary tale…We are caught by the glass we drink….Love it!

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Susie,

      Thank you so much, so glad you liked it πŸ˜€
      Highly appreciated, lots of love πŸ™‚
      xoxo

  20. Helen says:

    You are a rhyme-mistress!

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Helen,

      Thank you so much, so glad you liked it πŸ™‚
      Highly appreciated, lots of love πŸ˜€
      xoxo

  21. gillena says:

    What a ‘femme fatale’, he was hooked for minute one, no doubt about it.

    Sanaa thanks for sharing at Monday WRites; its okay to ‘grab my button and place it on your post when you link up

    have a nice week

    much love…

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Gillena,

      Thanks for stopping by, so glad you liked it πŸ™‚
      Highly appreciated, have a great week ahead.

  22. Ha, the old story. πŸ™‚

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Rosemary,

      Thank you so much, so glad you liked it πŸ™‚
      Highly appreciated, lots of love πŸ˜€
      xoxo

  23. Sara McNulty says:

    Great refrain and rhythm in this, Sanaa. Love it!

    1. Sanaa says:

      Hello Sara,

      Thank you so much, so glad you liked it πŸ™‚
      Highly appreciated, lots of love πŸ˜€
      xoxo

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