You were promise, you were prophecy
oh eyes so just they pierced my winter.
You led your way into my aching heart
oh words, as warm as endless summer.
Through days of sorrow, days of mirth
You were sun and storm curved in one.
Photo credits: Jolygram
Posted for ‘Quadrille 34’ @ dVerse Pub
and on Tuesday Platform @ Real Toads
52 Responses
“eyes so just they pierced my winter”
This is just gorgeous, Sanaa.
Thank you so much, De 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
(and thank you for the lovely prompt)
I liked the contrast of sun and storm being realized in one person.
Thank you so much, Frank 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
words, as warm as endless summer. Just love that, sounds so warm and loving.
Thank you so much, Walter 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Wow. Such vivid imagery with the use of seasons. Beautifully written.
Thank you so much, Arcadia 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
Sun and storm in one.. yes most relationships can be a mix of both!
Definitely ❤️ thanks for stopping by, Rajani 🙂
Very pretty. Your poem has a timeless quality.
Thank you so much, Augustine 🙂 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Poetry is the best love one can have. “oh words, as warm as endless summer.” Yes, they are that.
Awwww!❤️ Thank you so much, Sumana 😀 so glad you liked it!❤️
Wonderful when words can do this..
Thank you so much, Bjorn 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
I love the final line, Sanaa:
‘You were sun and storm curved in one’.
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Sun and storm curved in one. That verb is perfect! Some melancholy in this poem, and loss. Beautiful, Sanaa
Thank you so much, Sarah 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
I specially love this line: You were sun and storm curved in one.
Thank you so much, Grace 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Completely beautiful.
Thank you so much, Misky 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Oh the bittersweetness of love. That soothing rhythm feels like gentle caresses of a sleepless lover to me.
Thank you so much, Colin 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Great lines…wonderful imagery! !
Thank you so much, Sreeja 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
You were sun and storm curved in one.
Yes — unconditional love weathers storms and basks in sun.
Thank you so much, Lillian 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
I really love the contrast between joy and sorrow, calm and storm, love and loss… dancing through the lines.
Thank you so much, Magaly 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
“Words, as warm as endless summers”
That phrase is so comforting.
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Thank you so much, Imelda 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
This is truly wondrous. Love the last line and your use of storm.
Thank you so much, Victoria 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
I love it, Sanaa. A new favourite!
Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
I love the image of eyes piercing winter. That makes me feel all warm and summery. Also, I like how you ended with sun and storm rolled into one – a nice metaphor for the complexity of relationships.
Thank you so much, Victoria 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Piercing your winter, words as warm as summer make for a poetic winner.
Aww!❤️ Thank you so much, Colleen 😀 so glad you liked it!❤️
Absolutely wonder-filled expression.
Thank you so much, Martin 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
You were sun and storm curved in one….. Excellent
Thank you so much, Debi 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Sounds like a scoundrel to me, Sanaa. I hope he leaves.
.. 🙂
Thank you so much, Jim 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
A poem that becomes more lyrical the more I read it … so human with joy and hints of pain.
Thank you so much, Janice 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Wow!
Thank you so much, Kunal 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️