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
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.
Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
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.
It should’ve been “desire”, but hey… I will take “desire”, too. 😀
❤️❤️❤️❤️
Awww gosh! ❤️ Thank you so much, Magaly 😀 so glad you enjoyed it! ❤️
I like the hopeful way this ends, in spite of the gormless daffodils.
Thank you so much, Toni 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Oh yes, I need a little rouge and mostly insane happy these days. Love you take on the prompt!
Thank you so much, Susie 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
a wonderful display of hope and desire. not just of Spring within reach but the tease and taste of wonder yet to come.
Thank you so much, Marcoantonio 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
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.
Thank you so much, Robin 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
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.
Awww gosh!❤️ Thank you so much, Kerry 😍 so glad you liked it!❤️
And though world with its pessimism
continues to deride and scorn
There always will be a voice of concern impacting!
Hank
Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, Hank ❤️
You are Spring
and I a traveler lost in pursuit of recognizing the world
—that’s such a lovely image…
Thank you so much, Rajani 😀 so good to see you ❤️
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!
Awww gosh! ❤️ Thank you so much, Scott 😀 so glad you liked it! ❤️
Enjoyed this immensely… last stanza especially stunning.
Thank you so much, Helen 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Luscious! Gosh we have a blanket of snow and slush this morning but your poem righted everything. 🙂
Thank you so much, Marian 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
(and thank you for the lovely prompt) 🌹
“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.
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
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
Thank you so much, Gillena 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Much🌹love
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”
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 ❤️
you had me with the first line and the image of the daffodils
Thank you so much, Suyash 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Despite the feelings of pessimism in the world, I like the feeling of optimism in your poetic words.
Thank you so much, Mary 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
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.
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
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..
Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, Truedessa ❤️
This is full of lovely shivers and amazing lines!
Thank you so much, Chrissa 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Oh, desire is completely insane, but that’s what makes it so much fun!
Thank you so much, MMT 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Spring invites optimism as well as love. How wonderful to be fully enfolded by them both.
Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, Rommy ❤️
Beautifully imaged lines. Wonderful writing, Sanaa!
Thank you so much, Wendy 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Doubt can not thrive in such a scenario. Leave it crushed beneath Spring blooms! Lovely!
Thank you so much, Susan 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Makes me want to let Spring ravish me!
Thank you so much, Colleen 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Yay for Life!
Yayy! ❤️ Thank you so much, Rosemary 😀 so good to see you! ❤️
What a beautiful descriptive piece Sanaa. I love the ending!
Thank you so much, Linda 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
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’. 🙂
Thank you so much, Lee San 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️