Twilight, When March Winds Blow
Sanaa -
March 9, 2019
Earlier PoemsPoetry

Crushed amongst gormless blooming daffodils
is doubt,
for it seems unable to assimilate just how I managed to deceive
and drive it out
as I allow sweet petals to brush softly against my legs
and sunshine
to soothe my soul that’s crying out.

Feeling, then makes its way into my soul
You are Spring
and I a traveler lost in pursuit of recognizing the world
I wish to mirror your vitality rising from the earth,
as arrows of want
lift me higher from the ground
I have never before seen the wind caress the clouds
so boldly
never before felt novelty throb inside the heart and veins.

Soon oranges and greys spill across the darkening sky
bathing me
in their lustrous glow and enamoring light
tell me
between layers of innocence and startling sensuality
can you feel
March spreading its wings and daring us to dream?
tell me,
can you feel hesitation instinctively release and drift away?

And though world with its pessimism continues to deride
and scorn
come, let us contend together for desire is mostly rouge
and a little insane
as droplets of rain that meld with breath and can not die.

 

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Posted for Weekend Mini-Challenge @ Real Toads

And Posted on the Poetry Pantry @ Poets United

58 Responses

  1. Bjorn Rudberg says:
    March 10, 2019 at 4:49 am

    Oh I love the hopeful ending… I needed that, the world has so much darkness, but maybe if there would be just a single kiss of spring I would be lost in its embrace.

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  2. Magaly Guerrero says:
    March 10, 2019 at 5:18 am

    I love the thought of desiring being a rebellious (and growing) thing attached to spring, full of life that is yet to bloom, but promises to spread into everyone that refuses to let their wants die.

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  3. Toni Spencer says:
    March 10, 2019 at 5:59 am

    I like the hopeful way this ends, in spite of the gormless daffodils.

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  4. Susie Clevenger says:
    March 10, 2019 at 6:28 am

    Oh yes, I need a little rouge and mostly insane happy these days. Love you take on the prompt!

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  5. Marcoantonio Arellano says:
    March 10, 2019 at 1:15 pm

    a wonderful display of hope and desire. not just of Spring within reach but the tease and taste of wonder yet to come.

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  6. Old Egg says:
    March 10, 2019 at 2:40 pm

    There is so much to read in your poetry Sanaa. I was so taken with those gormless daffodils nodding stupidly at everyone. Tulips however I fell in love with at an early age and are much more enticing. What a delightful read this poem is.

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  7. Kerry says:
    March 10, 2019 at 5:20 pm

    You had me at gormless blooming daffodils! As much as I adore them .. they are quite gormless!

    You are Spring
    and I a traveler lost in pursuit of recognizing the world

    Such beautiful and memorable lines, Sanaa. The whole is a delight.

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  8. kaykuala h says:
    March 10, 2019 at 6:39 pm

    And though world with its pessimism
    continues to deride and scorn

    There always will be a voice of concern impacting!

    Hank

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  9. Thotpurge says:
    March 10, 2019 at 7:49 pm

    You are Spring
    and I a traveler lost in pursuit of recognizing the world

    —that’s such a lovely image…

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  10. scott hastie says:
    March 10, 2019 at 9:17 pm

    Ah Sanaa, you are as effectively inspiring and passionate as ever -and it’s always nourishing to pay you a visit… And as for:
    “let us contend together for desire is mostly rouge
    and a little insane
    as droplets of rain that meld with breath and can not die.”

    Amen to that, my friend!

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  11. Helen says:
    March 10, 2019 at 9:25 pm

    Enjoyed this immensely… last stanza especially stunning.

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  12. Marian says:
    March 10, 2019 at 10:20 pm

    Luscious! Gosh we have a blanket of snow and slush this morning but your poem righted everything. 🙂

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  13. Sherry Blue Sky says:
    March 11, 2019 at 12:42 am

    “and I a traveler lost in pursuit of recognizing the world….” How lovely. I adore March spreading its wings and daring us to dream! Wonderful writing, Sanaa.

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  14. gillena says:
    March 11, 2019 at 12:53 am

    Gormless, i researched and now know a new word, cant wait to try it out in a poem.
    Luv the background of nature’s destined duties persisting past humanity’s foibles and failures. Luv the dare of the dreamer rising on arrows ti touch the sky of possibilities.
    Happy you dropped by my sumie Sunday today Sanaa

    Much🌻love

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  15. HA says:
    March 11, 2019 at 1:10 am

    Ah, this odyssey through doubt and hesitation towards a stronger assertion of desire, sensuality, and all things beautiful is so refreshing in its evoked images and its many sensory moods. Your words have a tenacity to them for such a pursuit and experience. Beautifully written, Sanaa!

    Thought I would share a sher with you this evening as well. Arz kiya hai… 🙂

    “aks-e-khushbu huun bikharne se na roke koi
    aur bikhar jaun to mujh ko na samete koi”

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    • Sanaa says:
      March 11, 2019 at 1:33 am

      Waaah! ❤️ to that I would say

      “Samandar main utarta hun toh aankhen bheeg jati hain,
      Teri ankhon ko parhta hun toh aankhen bheeg jati hain.”

      Thank you so much, Anmol 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️

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  16. Suyash Jha says:
    March 11, 2019 at 1:58 am

    you had me with the first line and the image of the daffodils

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  17. Mary says:
    March 11, 2019 at 2:18 am

    Despite the feelings of pessimism in the world, I like the feeling of optimism in your poetic words.

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  18. Kim M. Russell says:
    March 11, 2019 at 4:25 am

    I love the way this poem celebrates spring with petals, sunshine
    and wind that caresses the clouds, and ‘March spreading its wings and daring us to dream’. It has a strong sense of release, Sanaa.

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  19. Truedessa says:
    March 11, 2019 at 5:24 am

    You are Spring
    and I a traveler lost in pursuit of recognizing the world

    oh to find spring and see the world and life emerging in new life, there is joy in that Sanaa..

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  20. Chrissa says:
    March 11, 2019 at 6:52 am

    This is full of lovely shivers and amazing lines!

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  21. Magical Mystical Teacher says:
    March 11, 2019 at 7:57 am

    Oh, desire is completely insane, but that’s what makes it so much fun!

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  22. Rommy says:
    March 11, 2019 at 8:52 am

    Spring invites optimism as well as love. How wonderful to be fully enfolded by them both.

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  23. Wendy Bourke says:
    March 11, 2019 at 9:19 am

    Beautifully imaged lines. Wonderful writing, Sanaa!

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  24. Susan says:
    March 11, 2019 at 9:49 am

    Doubt can not thrive in such a scenario. Leave it crushed beneath Spring blooms! Lovely!

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  25. Colleen LOOSELEAFNOTES says:
    March 11, 2019 at 10:08 am

    Makes me want to let Spring ravish me!

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  26. Rosemary Nissen-Wade says:
    March 11, 2019 at 9:43 pm

    Yay for Life!

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  27. Linda Lee Lyberg says:
    March 11, 2019 at 9:54 pm

    What a beautiful descriptive piece Sanaa. I love the ending!

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  28. dsnake1 says:
    March 12, 2019 at 7:49 pm

    i loved the form of this poem, a longish line followed by a choking short one. this really pulled out the emotions well. i am so glad the droplets of rain ‘can not die’. 🙂

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