Gently claiming you,
your woes unburdened as silent sighs into my skin
hushed is winter
and as much as I’d like to admit I am enamored by truth
which you have pressed by lips
upon lips
your eyes mirroring all that I am as night drifts into the arms of dawn.
It was a reminder that I needed from time to time,
this fire
this conviction that plunges me into the impossible
reminding me
that I am sun, I am camellia, I am woman
I bleed ardor
all the while dodging pessimism that threatens to thwart my goals
I believe in hope
though darkness is as though curtains closing
my heart
as open as the clear blue sky resting in sweet lullaby of your own.
Here I am
glancing causally upon deer tongue until it blooms
I stretch my toes and lift my face upwards
the glare of the world is not condescending enough
to scorn
Spring rushes toward like a tide and I offer my soul
to cleanse
the question no longer remains how can I
rather
it beckons me come and shine from within.
Photo credits: Pinterest
Posted for Midweek Motif @ Poets United
I love this, especially “I am sun, I am camellia, I am woman.”
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Empowerment begins at home and you can’t begin to talk about the empowerment of others if you haven’t achieved it for yourself. I think you’ve summed this up well, Sanaa, in the lines:
‘It was a reminder that I needed from time to time,
this fire
this conviction that plunges me into the impossible
reminding me
that I am sun, I am camellia, I am woman’
and
‘it beckons me come and shine from within’.
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
“reminding me
that I am sun, I am camellia, I am woman
I bleed ardor” Beautiful
Yes we have that in us and hope will carry it for us
So beautiful
Thank you so much, Marja 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
“I bleed ardor
all the while dodging pessimism that threatens to thwart my goals”
Your story of empowerment is deep and convincing. Luv this poem
Thanks fof drkppjng by my blog
Much💚😘💛love
Thank you so much, Gillena 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Much💚😘💛love
Beautiful! ‘hushed is winter’ at last, and we can let self dawn on us as enough, more than enough, all we need. I’m glad you’re back to Sunny!
Awwww gosh! ❤️ Thank you so much, Susan 😀 so glad you enjoyed it! ❤️
(and thank you for the lovely prompt) 🌹
To bathe in spring tide is a most beautiful happening specially when ‘winter is hushed’. “that I am sun, I am camellia, I am woman / I bleed ardor”–a wonderful space to be in. Beautiful, Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Sumana 😀 so good to see you ❤️
It is always a privelege and delight to meet someone who shines from within. Beautifully written Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Robin 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Shine on! Within and without.
Definitely 😉 thanks for stopping by, Priscilla ❤️
From love of a body to love of all the world. A sensual travelogue.
Thank you so much, Colleen 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
This is powerful and sweet.
Thank you so much, Vivian 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Grand feelings here, and I’ll use a few of your final words; to cleanse, can be… to solve. _m
to cleanse
this question that remains
your beacon beckons
Thank you so much, Magyar 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Every woman shines. Sometimes the shining is so faint, however, we wonder if our light has gone out.
Thank you so much, MMT 🙂 so good to see you ❤️