With sunrise burning inside of him
his mind is filled with exquisite things
some to save him, while some to steal
longing for delicious, deadly, dark desire
he pens down words until the sky slumbers
the brilliant moon and besotted sea
for it felt like sudden rush of blood
asked him what he sought at three?
She desired madness so as to outwit the pain
as quiet waves bore witness
perfection is terrifying as is fire when wild
she rather indulge one with baggage
as tears meld with reassuring rain
she deems love surreal – love peaceful
dreaming of fields with eucalyptus and rose
in a street filled with men deceitful.
This adoration was certainly not blind
for it saw and touched deep into her soul
he longs for her to want him in ways unforgivable
as fire that envelops a piece of senseless wood
every hour and second he stole a glance
with desire dribbling from corner of lips
in a moon shaded courtyard
restrained with occasional daiquiri sips.
With darkness contained until the next touch
she begins to feel his abstruse soul
outside the trees thrashed in the wind
as though conscious of the conflict within
softly shattered she gave in to slow seduction
no longer remembering what was or had been
as sin-stained roses piled onto floor
felt his gaze probe beneath her skin.
Photo credits: Pinterest
Form: A.L’ Arora
Posted for ‘Poems in April’ @ Real Toads
Posted on Poetry Pantry @ Poets United
56 Responses
What a glorious read this is Sanaa the most seductive piece of yours that I have read. I loved every word.
Thank you so much, Robin 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
I like the title, Sanaa, and I especially love the alliteration in ‘delicious, deadly, dark desire’ and the contrast in the lines:
‘dreaming of fields with eucalyptus and rose
in a street filled with men deceitful’.
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
A fascinating and gripping read 🙂
Thank you so much, Jae 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
This is heavily sensuous, Sanaa . All the emotion, the desire the deep feelings, well caught and well woven. BRAVO
much love …
Thank you so much, Gillena 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Beautiful and sensual. I smiled at the lines “in a moon shaded courtyard restrained with occasional daiquiri sips” Seduction at its best.
Thank you so much, Ellecee 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
“a fire that envelopes a sensless piece of wood” is a neat piece of imagery of the all consuming nature of youthful romance.
Thank you so much, Rommy 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Some very lovely imagery in these lines, and a hint of danger in the relationship. I especially like the brilliant moon and besotted sea.
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Beautiful thoughts expressed here.
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Oh my! Those sin-stained roses must be getting and eyeful! Perfect descriptions and very sensual.☺
Thank you so much, Vivian 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Beautiful….hard not to give in to such seduction!
Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Donna ❤️
Ooh, a sensuous write ! Loved the way you built it up and closed on “sin-stained roses piled onto floor”.
Thank you so much, Neeraj 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Gosh, I was really beginning to fear for your heroine by the third stanza.. something of that desire dribbling from his lips. But, like many before her, she was no match for this charmer’s skills. You put the form to good use in constructing the storyline.
Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so good to see you ❤️
This is so so good! A wonderful write on the art of seduction. Yum yum!
Anna :o]
Thank you so much, Anna 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Wow Sanaa. Your pen must have been on fire when you wrote this. It is hot, sexy, sensuous and very smart. Love it.
Thank you so much, Myrna 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
A lovely seduction, Sanaa. A wonderful write.
Thank you so much, Sarah 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Wow!
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Deeply sensual. Great prompt. Thanks for the new form.
Thank you so much, Paul 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Wonderful piece to read. Most enjoyable
Thank you so much, Julian 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
Sin-stained roses … wow!
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very sensual write…with a marvelous story line…
Thank you so much, Robert 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
every hour and second he stole a glance
with desire dribbling from corner of lips
Would be interesting to watch this episode. A person drooling may be forgetting the world around him!
Hank
Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Hank ❤️
Some stunning lines in this piece. The writing simply carries your reader along … beautifully woven.
Thank you so much, Wendy 😀 so good to see you ❤️
What a spell you cast. I felt like I was inside a Jane Austen story.
Thank you so much, Colleen 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Sad story, with all the melodrama in place–but with amazingly beautiful language and sounds. I particularly like “perfection is terrifying as is fire when wild.”
Thank you so much, Susan 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
ooh, a very seductive piece of writing, simply gorgeous!
what an interesting form, and i think it works very well here. 🙂
Thank you so much, Cheong 😀 so good to see you ❤️
And the poem itself is a gradual seduction. By the time I finished it I was all tranced and dreamy.
Thank you so much, Rosemary 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
really liked “he longs for her to want him in ways unforgivable
as fire that envelops a piece of senseless wood”
four stanzas of sensual character development!
Thank you so much, Margaret 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
So sensual!
Thank you so much, MMT 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️