He is a cinnamon peeler; unrivaled,
for this reason
I am swept away—
why? I do not consume wine, nor sing
of saccharine promises that coat the tongue,
inasmuch, that, a bouquet
of clumsy words go, as summer offers thoughts
that grow, it’s time
we heed to the voices that can be heard
in-between the lines,
now that, it’s difficult to pretend
as though one’s unaffected,
as the season makes its way into the blood
and veins,
I have been falling for a while—
just, as Pygmalion once yearned for Galatea,
for now, I watch the moon,
it rarely seeks one out, unless
like paper and ink, intensity bears a scent?
From here on,
I want to soften those limbs,
sing the body electric as petals fall from trees—
it’s a chorus that sounds even when the wind
wishes it otherwise, their language astounds me.
I apologize for failing to resist.
Photo credits: “Eugenia VII,” by Fabian Perez, Pinterest
Laura hosts at dVerse and invites us to write using the final lines of atleast twelve
of our recent poems. Come join us! ❤
Below is a list of poems used to compose this piece:
From the Inns of Aurora
Cocktails with Morpheus
Orchestration round hour of Mulberry sunset
Aubade – I Sing the Body Electric
The inexorable charm of his roguish sidelong glance
Come, fleck the canvass with Blood Moon
As Pygmalion once yearned for Galatea
A Scarlet Pause exists between Cirrus clouds and City
The Cinnamon Peeler
On the rooftop unbroken by city, wheel and unripe hope
Intensity bears a scent
Under the willow tree
Posted for MTB – End is my beginning @dVerse Poets Pub
This is most excellent… a few lines I did recognize from your poem… but this turned out perfectly smooth… I couldn’t even tell it was a found poem
Awww gosh! Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so glad you liked it! 💄❤️
sensational realignment of your lines –
“I have been falling for a while—
just, as Pygmalion once yearned for Galatea,”
it was good to see the list of originals too – I did wonder if I should have added that but especially if using other’s last lines
Thank you so much, Laura 😀 I figured it would be nice to include the list. I am so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
(and thank you for the glorious prompt) 🥂
I like these 3 lines together:
“for now, I watch the moon,
it rarely seeks one out, unless
like paper and ink, intensity bears a scent?”
Thank you so much, Lisa 😀 so glad the poem appealed to you 💄❤️
Completely and beautifully surreal!
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Loving how the lines fit together….especially here:
“as the season makes its way into the blood
and veins,” Oh my!
Thank you so much, my dearest Lillian 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
Lofted. Awesome work, S.
Thank you so much, Ron 😀 so good to see you 💄❤️
Glorious found poem Sanaa. These lines are lovely:
sing the body electric as petals fall from trees—
it’s a chorus that sounds even when the wind
wishes it otherwise, their language astounds me.
Aww gosh! Thank you so much, Grace 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
Intensity bears a scent .. always. I knew you would go where the love, sensuality, yearning live. Cheers.
Thank you so much, Helen 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
This unfolds so exquisitely, my limbs are definitely softened, I think I will have to sit in this chair a while longer pondering!! Well done! 👏👏
Thank you so much, Tricia 😀 so glad the poem and its imagery appealed to you 💄❤️
a bouquet of clumsy words go… who needs words when all the senses are on fire. Fascinating!
Thank you so much, Margaret 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
This has the same languid sensuous flow of all your poems. Punctuated by half-answered questions.
Thank you so much, Jane 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
Stunning. So much.
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I particularly enjoyed your first and last lines here.
Thank you so much, JYP 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
Lovely, Sanaa! I recognized a few of the lines. It all flows together so smoothly.
I have been falling for a while—
just, as Pygmalion once yearned for Galatea, 💙
Thank you so much, Merril 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
Well, that was lovely! Each line blends seamlessly into the next. I can smell the cinnamon from here… 😀 “I am swept away” by your poem, Sanaa <3
Aww gosh! Thank you so much, Sunra 😍 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
No apologies needed! And isn’t it always between the lines?
It most certainly is, K! ❤ Thanks for stopping by to read mine 😀
Your chosen final lines flow in a fabulous read, Sanaa! So smooooth 😉
Thank you so much, Lynn 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
There are so many lovely phrases and they all fit together so well. I will not quote them individually, or else I will take the whole comment box. This does not feel like a found poem at all. It has a surreal touch but also a wholeness. I do not know how you managed to do that with a simple rearrangement of lines.
Aww gosh! Thank you so much, Tanmay 😀 so glad you liked it! I used enjambment to give a smooth flow and progression to the poem. And yes, without conjunction this definitely wouldn’t have been easy to accomplish! 💄❤️
All these last lines cohere to form a sweetly mysterious love story, Sanaa. Resonates wonderfully.
Thank you so much, Dora 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
What a wonderful read Sanaa, this is beautifully full and the language evocative.
Thank you so much, Paul 😀 so glad the poem and its imagery appealed to you 💄❤️
“Intensity bears a scent” And this poem’s is an aromatic perfume. Wonderful, Sanaa!
Thank you so much, Sara 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️