Blushful sunrise,
as a lifetime of promises
sway in the wind.
Oh salt-pickled blossoms
unfurl and float, I smile
as steeped flavor into tea.
And I shall be disclosing
this with a sigh, the way
your gestures touched me,
painstakingly honest.
Love, without you my words
would wilt and passion
recede from the written page.
Photo credits: Rebloggy
Potpourri of themes love/friendship, flowers, tea. Also linking to Hedgewitch’s Friday 55
Posted on ‘Weekend Mini-Challenge’ @ Real Toads
and posted on the ‘Poetry Pantry’ @ Poets United
60 Responses
Ahhh… painstakingly honest, so refreshing. Wonderful 🙂
Thank you so much, Marian 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
(and thank you for the lovely prompt)
Beautifully put, and salt-pickled blossoms are a refreshing change. Thanks for playing, Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Hedgewitch 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Loved steeped flavor into tea!
This is beautiful beyond words ❤️
Thank you so much, Samyuktha 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
To smiles as steeped flavor in tea, is an interesting turn of phrase sunny.
Lovely imagery. Salt pickled blossoms is another interesting image.
Having that right other person makes all the difference in the world, doesnt it.
especially if they are honest.
Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, X ❤️
Yes salt pickled blossoms is a wonderful phrase… makes me think of a funeral ritual with petals in the waves.
Thank you so much, Bjorn 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
No one writes of love the way you do. The first line is a delight to see and feel, and the rest… well, is like going for a swim into someone else’s romance.
Aww gosh!❤️ Thank you so much, Magaly 😀 so glad you enjoyed it!❤️
You continue to grow as a poet; passion needs restraint to show its power. How this unfurls and floats.
Thank you so much, Brendan 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Beautiful in its honest emotions. It is not all roses, salt pickled blossoms are part of it.
Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Cressida ❤️
You capture a sublime moment, a fleeting impression of well-being.
Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Love the salt pickled blossoms!!
Thank you so much, Rajani 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
I think blushful sunrise says it all…Beautiful flower imagery & painstakingly honest is a sweet contrast 🙂 Lovely as always Sanaa 🙂
Thank you so much, Sumana 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
This is a delight! Right from the “blushful sunrise” – I adore that. And there’s tea in there too 😀 By any chance were you thinking of a cherry blossom tea? It’s one of my favorites.
Aww gosh!❤️ Thank you so much, Rommy 😀 so glad you enjoyed it!❤️
(Yes exactly! Cherry blossom tea❤️)
Deeply felt love here, Sanaa, written with the depth of passion. A heartfelt poem.
Thank you so much, Mary 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
such a soft Romantic you are Sanaa – floating on your second verse ❤️
Thank you so much, Laura 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Luv the depth of the last stanza [my favourite]
Happy Sunday Sanaa
much love…
Thank you so much, Gillena 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Happy Sunday 🙂 much love…
Oh, the tone of this is so lovely! Each time I re-read it, I sink further and further into contentment, until I just – sigh…..
Awww gosh! ❤️ Thank you so much, Esther 😀 so glad you enjoyed it! ❤️
You do have a colorful way with words.
ZQ
Thank you so much, ZQ 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
You bring us romance in delightfully scripted phrases! Thank you
Thank you so much, Beverly 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Such a beautiful love poem!
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
When words are your love how wide your world is. It is always a delight to see where your words take us Sanaa as we mustn’t let passion “receide from the written page” must we?
We certainly must not 😀 thanks for stopping by, Robin ❤️
Sanaa you create the most beautiful love poems leaving me sighing at the end longing for more…
‘Love, without you my words
would wilt and passion
recede from the written page.’
Thank you so much, Donna 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
There is something about the salt-pickled blossoms. It’s almost raw with emotion. Salt as a healing element and pickled can be sweet or sour or perhaps both and that brings the honest tone into play. This poem was intriguing.
Thank you so much, Truedessa 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Love those salt-pickled blossoms, and your stunning use of language. Beautiful!
Thank you so much, Sara 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
What a stunning post … a lovely little ‘sigh’ in my busy day. Thanks for this!
Thank you so much, Wendy 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Lovely – and salt-pickled blossoms especially so.
Anna :o]
Thank you so much, Anna 😀 so good to see you ❤️
You hit the right note, “without you.” The sound of a bell pealing from the church, somehow lonely.
Thank you so much, Annell 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Just beautiful 😊❤
Thank you so much, Vivian 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
The last part is a testament of true love, Sanaa. Ah, the image you embedded made me miss Japan so much.
Thank you so much, Totomai 😀 so good to see you ❤️
lovely phrase “blushful sunrise”, I can picture the sunrise all light pinks and pale yellows, with the sun peeking shyly over the horizon. Lovely poem.
Thank you so much, MNL 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Rich, seductive…and poignant.
Thank you so much, MMT 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️