A Poet’s Love
Sanaa -
March 22, 2017
Earlier PoemsPoetry

In the cavern of my heart, you flow
like a river deep; calling only when
all around is silent.

You’re faint hope, perhaps a flower
or impassioned dream. Let me past
jagged thorns, while world outside
is bound by sleep.

Whispers of love, rekindled flow, as
though gardens that revel in spring.
You’re verse that blooms among my
thoughts, surging through as pulse-
like waves.

Like a prayer sealed upon sweet lips,
you’re moon and sun both wreathed
in one. Perhaps a hymn, as though a
sacred song.

In the cavern of my heart, you flow
like a river deep; calling only when
all around is silent.

 

 

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89 Responses

  1. Bjorn Rudberg says:
    March 22, 2017 at 4:43 am

    The longing in this is wonderful… also love how you paint this in contrast… love is so complicated.. like sun and moon together…

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  2. Paul Mortimer says:
    March 22, 2017 at 4:44 am

    That’s a beautiful poem Sanna ~ such longing so well captured and just love the repeat first and last stanzas … works very well here.

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  3. De Jackson says:
    March 22, 2017 at 4:45 am

    I love “rekindled flow” especially, Sanaa.

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  4. paul scribbles says:
    March 22, 2017 at 4:55 am

    In the cavern of my heart, you flow
    like a river deep; calling only when
    all around is silent.

    That would have been enough for me. It stands all by itself. It could be a song to self. So beautiful. The additional stanzas flow out from this source as would river and find their way home again.

    Thank You for this beautiful take on the prompt Sanaa.

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  5. Xenia says:
    March 22, 2017 at 4:59 am

    ‘In the cavern of my heart, you flow
    like a river deep; calling only when
    all around is silent’

    a true beauty Sanaa :o)

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  6. Amaya says:
    March 22, 2017 at 5:14 am

    Oh I can hear the hymn of the river with the hint of your words, and both are life-giving.

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  7. Frank Hubeny says:
    March 22, 2017 at 5:20 am

    I liked the sound of this: “You’re moon and sun both wreathed
    in one”. Nice formatting of the poem in nearly equal length lines that seemed to flow like the river in the movie.

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  8. Grace says:
    March 22, 2017 at 5:48 am

    BEautiful refrain Sanaa ~ The stanza starting with whispers of love is my favorite ~ Cool sounds, thanks ~

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  9. Glenn buttkus says:
    March 22, 2017 at 6:08 am

    Somehow you share with us that even our heart & souls have a river running through it, rushing toward the sea of one inside.

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  10. Gina says:
    March 22, 2017 at 6:41 am

    love creates such emotions in us and you captured it so lovingly here and using the river as a visual in our minds, so tender and deep longing for something so divine.

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  11. Sherry Blue Sky says:
    March 22, 2017 at 10:35 am

    Absolutely gorgeous writing!

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  12. Rosemary Nissen-Wade says:
    March 22, 2017 at 11:33 am

    Wow, what a totally wonderful poem! And how I love to hear the sound of the water over the rocks as well as seeing the photo.

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  13. Kim M. Russell says:
    March 22, 2017 at 4:11 pm

    Such a romantic river, Sanaa!

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  14. Jane Dougherty says:
    March 22, 2017 at 4:26 pm

    Lovely finishing flourish 🙂

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  15. Maria says:
    March 22, 2017 at 9:06 pm

    Oh dear.. Sanaa this is one heartfelt piece ❤ Such longing.. ah… I especially love these lines:

    Like a prayer sealed upon sweet lips,
    you’re moon and sun both wreathed
    in one. Perhaps a hymn, as though a
    sacred song.

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  16. Sreeja Harikrishnan says:
    March 22, 2017 at 10:28 pm

    This is so beautiful Sanaa!

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  17. Laura Bloomsbury says:
    March 23, 2017 at 1:57 am

    pure river of romance – lovely Sanaa

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  18. Kathy Reed says:
    March 23, 2017 at 11:40 am

    I like the entire poem but especially the stanza beginning with the prayer of sealed lips and wreaths around the sun and moon.

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  19. emangarduque says:
    March 23, 2017 at 3:32 pm

    in silence, we hear the heart beat.

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  20. lillian says:
    March 23, 2017 at 7:05 pm

    Sigh……..like a prayer…….this is stunningly beautiful! 🙂

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  21. kaykuala h says:
    March 23, 2017 at 11:19 pm

    In the cavern of my heart, you flow
    like a river deep; calling only when
    all around is silent.

    Love the ending Sanaa! It gives a picture of an emphatic person who cares for others when called upon

    Hank

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  22. Magaly Guerrero says:
    March 26, 2017 at 7:58 am

    Oh, Sanaa, this is sooo beautiful. It brings to mind fairy tales dancing with reality, poetry that has tasted life and it likes it… it sings of it. Just yummy!❤️

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  23. Thotpurge says:
    March 26, 2017 at 4:08 pm

    Both moon and sun…very interesting thought.

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  24. Old Egg says:
    March 26, 2017 at 4:55 pm

    What a beautiful read this poem of love is Sanaa. I really loved it.

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  25. Sumana Roy says:
    March 26, 2017 at 4:58 pm

    ‘you’re moon and sun both wreathed / in one.’…beautiful…and the impossibility of it makes love so mysterious…a wonderful flow here Sanaa…

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  26. Mary says:
    March 26, 2017 at 9:28 pm

    I feel the yearning, the deep love…the intense emotion…..in your poem, Sanaa.

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  27. Purba Chakraborty says:
    March 26, 2017 at 10:50 pm

    This is such a beautiful piece, Sanaa. Loved every bit of it.
    “you’re moon and sun both wreathed
    in one” ~ this is gorgeous ❤️

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  28. CC says:
    March 26, 2017 at 11:25 pm

    This is so lovely:

    “In the cavern of my heart, you flow
    like a river deep; calling only when
    all around is silent.”

    —I agree with Paul entirely. It’s so beautiful that it could stand all on its own and be enough.

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  29. Rommy says:
    March 27, 2017 at 12:25 am

    Sanaa, this is delightful. It has an almost mythic feel to it. I am reminded of bards of old dancing with their muses and compelled to spill their joy onto a page.

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  30. Julian says:
    March 27, 2017 at 12:37 am

    A beautiful piece here , Sanaa. Oh how the heart can feel so cavernous with want for love. I really liked your 2nd stanza. Thanks for another fine poem.

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  31. Bev says:
    March 27, 2017 at 12:45 am

    “…like a sacred song … in the cavern of my heart” Your beautiful words accompanied by the sound of tumbling water created a wonderful moment in time!

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  32. HA says:
    March 27, 2017 at 2:20 am

    Such a lovely and heart warming verse. I loved the refrain. The accompaniment with the sound of the waters cascading down is well thought. There’s a certain melancholic touch to it which makes reading it such a bittersweet experience. 🙂

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  33. gillena says:
    March 27, 2017 at 4:18 am

    The calling in the silence has scriptural undertones. Painting the whole scenario blessed

    Thanks for dropping by my Sunday Standard today Sanaa

    Much love…

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  34. Wendy Bourke says:
    March 27, 2017 at 8:28 am

    You’ve captured that faint hope so beautifully, here. It may be a faint hope … but it is a powerful, powerful faint hope.

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  35. Magical Mystical Teacher says:
    March 27, 2017 at 9:00 am

    Without the silence, you would not hear the call…

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  36. ZQ says:
    March 27, 2017 at 9:26 am

    That was captivating 🙂
    ZQ

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  37. Bkmackenzie says:
    March 27, 2017 at 11:23 am

    Sometimes in the river of silence is when we hear the best…bkm

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  38. panchali says:
    March 28, 2017 at 3:00 am

    WOW!! The end result is that it is truly inspirational…and to inspire means to put your breath into …and that is what you have done here… A very beautiful piece, Sanaa!! Luv this…

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  39. Bekkie Sanchez says:
    March 28, 2017 at 11:46 pm

    Lovely, like a dream about spring!

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  40. Marian says:
    May 2, 2017 at 10:38 pm

    Oh, so pretty! And that video is just what I needed…. soooo relaxing!

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  41. Buddah Moskowitz says:
    May 3, 2017 at 1:03 am

    Lovely poem here. Thanks for the rushing water.

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  42. Kim M. Russell says:
    May 3, 2017 at 3:01 am

    Such beautiful words, Sanaa:
    In the cavern of my heart, you flow
    like a river deep; calling only when
    all around is silent.

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  43. Jim says:
    May 3, 2017 at 12:36 pm

    This is a wonderful love song, Sanaa. I wish I could write one as romantic as you have written for us here. Thank you.
    ..

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  44. Laura Bloomsbury says:
    May 4, 2017 at 1:37 am

    wow how your words flow!

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