Between the shadow and soul
there lies darkness, but it’s ultimately desire
thats drives one into its depths.
You’re love and words brewing inside
the volatile heart, as though fire
that seeps into the rays of dandelion sun.
I watch as you sought to resist
autumnal allure, and moments like this
there’s magic in the embrace of redolent wind.
And I will remember the storm
of relentless lips, and how I had given you
everything – my heart, my body and soul.
For until we have seen someone’s light
and darkness, can hardly hope to discern
and be irrevocably in love.
Photo credits: Pinterest
‘Until we have seen someone’s darkness, we don’t really know who they are.
Until we have forgiven someone’s darkness, we don’t really know what love is.’
– Marianne Williamson
Posted for “October’s Heart-bits” with Magaly
Posted on the “Poetry Pantry” @ Poets United
Posted on the Tuesday Platform @ Real Toads
This is so beautiful!
blessings
~*~
laura
Thank you so much, Laura 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
* the storm of relentless lips…” totally love the image that phrase brings to mind XXX
Thank you so much, Gina 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
“I watch as you sought to resist
autumnal allure”
These words resound inside me being as I am an autum-aholic and know the strong pull of the season.
Beautiful words, powerful mental images.
xoxo Oma Linda
Thank you so much, Oma Linda 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
It’s just BEAUTIFUL!!
Thank you so much, Judie 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
This prompted a lot of sighs out of me. Love is the best of arts, especially when we find it… and it find us back.
What a delightful piece, Sanaa. There is something extra special about the voice–a maturity, a longing, a promise… that I really like. This might be one of my new favorites, by you.
Thanks very much for linking your art-filled poetry to my October’s Heart-Bits.
Aww gosh! ❤️ Thank you so much, Magaly 😀 so glad you enjoyed it! ❤️
To love so passionately, even as the protagonist watches their beloved struggle with their own darkness. It made me think a little about the myth of Tam Lin, but then my mind will always wander to a fairy tale. Really lovely.
Thank you so much, Rommy 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Oh, I love the rhythm of this! ❤️
Thank you so much, Esther 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Deeply beautiful! Every line in this gorgeous poem is so infused with your poetess spirit! Soulful, potent imageries are filling my mind and heart! It is the kind of poem you want to read again ad again! truly stirring…loved it!
Victoria
Oh gosh! ❤️ Thank you soo much, Victoria 😀 so glad you enjoyed it! ❤️
Truly, Truly, beautiful!!! Wow!!! Every word you wrote, touched my soul! Thank you Sanaa! Big Hugs!
Thank you so much Stacy 😀 so glad you enjoyed it! ❤️
Don’t take any of it back. Love is irrevocable.
Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, Angie ❤️
Oh, true love; an irrevocable act. The beauty of love coming through words of a mature speaker is deep and affecting. Love this, Sanaa. ❤️
Thank you so much, Khaya 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
A beautiful piece! It made me think about this Tinder world we live in now, where people present only the “light” of themselves in order to attract a mate, hiding the “dark” and ultimately never knowing if another person can love the true them.
Thank you so much, Emma 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Well yes, seeing someone’s darkness becomes the test of love..
Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Rajani ❤️
How your poetry conveys loves passion without any feeling of being overtly salacious. Again you’ve penned a beautiful piece of writing.
Thank you so much, Julian 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Passionate! And no one could ever forget “the storm of relentless lips.”
Thank you so much, MMT 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
“You’re love and words brewing inside
the volatile heart, as though fire
that seeps into the rays of dandelion sun.”…Beyond Beautiful!!
Thank you so much, Sumana 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
There is both melancholy and desire in this Autumnal lure Sanaa, good craft
much love…
Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, Gillena ❤️
much love…
Yes indeed, the dark and the light. Beautiful!
Thank you so much, Sarah 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Yes, we are all made up of lightness and darkness. We must first learn to love our all, before we can love the all of another.
Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, Annell ❤️
This is very beautiful. I loved every line.
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Passion is best expressed with brightness on a backdrop of black… just like you did.
Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Beautiful words Sanaa.
Thank you so much, John 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
awesome as always!!
Thank you so much, Vandana 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
I agree that one cannot really say one experiences love unless one sees, and accepts, the light as well as the darkness. Every human being is multi-faceted.
Thank you so much, Mary 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Beautifully written. Too often, we don’t see the darkness until it’s too late …..
Thank you so much, Beverly 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Beautiful words, well penned,
Elizabeth
Thank you so much, Elizabeth 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
I love the quote you used as inspiration so true….and then how you created this amazing poem around it and expanded upon the feeling so beautifully Sanaa! The opening lines hooked me and took me down with its desire.
Thank you so much, Donna 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Mesmerizing … a stellar job on this one!
Thank you so much, Wendy 😀 so good to see you ❤️
“as though fire that seeps into the rays of dandelion sun.” Beautiful! I really enjoyed reading this amazing and loved the wisdom in it.
Thank you so much, Marja 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Dark and light passion. A lovely description of love.
Thank you so much, Cressida 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Lovely words of love and passion Sanaa. Yum!
Anna :o]
Thank you so much, Anna 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Beautiful words…. and yes, without seeing the whole, love is not complete.
Thank you so much, Vivian 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
What a gorgeous passionate poem!
Thank you so much, Toni 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
It was lovely to revisit this piece.
❤️❤️❤️
Passionate, true, and beautiful Sanaa!
Thank you so much, Carrie 😀 so good to see you ❤️
So much passion in this poem, Sanaa! I love the lines:
‘You’re love and words brewing inside
the volatile heart, as though fire
that seeps into the rays of dandelion sun’
and
‘And I will remember the storm
of relentless lips…’
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
To see light and darkness of a person and then love… like that!
😉