A little before nine o’ clock, the wind changed its course
as though wanting to declare its arrival,
to say that I am here to elevate your thoughts
now the sky is witness
to the change in complexion, to the burning sensation,
to conviction,
that has made its way into my breast
in my mottled musings the moon is imperial
and gold
as the night gives me his heart to hold
should sorrow sweep him along into troubled waters
come April,
in the serenade of ebony my eyes are chorus
sometimes
the soul requires music, the cooler the night the comforting the song.
Photo credits: Marta Bevacqua, Silence
Posted for Poems in April @ Real Toads
26 Responses
Woohoo! You are off to a flying start to April with this wistfully evocative poem, Sanaa. I love the way the wind leads us into the poem.
Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
A beautiful April love poem, Sanaa, full of delicate imagery. I love the use of alliteration in the line ‘in my mottled musings the moon is imperial and gold’ and the metaphor ‘in the serenade of ebony my eyes are chorus’. Well done for incorporating words from the Paul Simon song.
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
The beautiful emotions that rise up from the heart with a whiff of April shower 🙂
Thank you so much, Vandana 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Yes, yes! April winds… got them over here for sure, nudging me, trying to elevate my thoughts. Let’s see if this sticks. Love.
Thank you so much, Marian 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
(and thank you for the lovely prompt) 🌹
Oh, so beautiful! Among many wonderful phrases, perhaps I love the last line most of all.
Thank you so much, Rosemary 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Bowled over by those opening lines Sanaa
“A little before nine o’ clock, the wind changed its course
as though wanting to declare its arrival,”
and what followed is a shower of emotions in technicolour
Awwww gosh! ❤️ Thank you so much, Laura 😀 so glad you liked it! ❤️
This is really lovely.
Thank you so much, Mama Zen 😀 so good to see you ❤️
So beautiful.. What a sensual expression of March’s passing and April’s introduction..
Thank you so much, Susie 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
I love the moon being “imperial and gold”. Beautiful, Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Spring and longing and cool nights before the heat of the summer – nice
Thank you so much, Margaret 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
Such an evocative and poignant write Sanaa!
Thank you so much, Toni 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Love and longing…perhaps it is spring in the air?
Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Annell ❤️
Like a bridge over troubled waters…thanks for the S&G memories!
Thank you so much, Priscilla 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️