Poem inspired by the title of Maya Angelou’s poetic masterpiece, “Late October.”
Adumbral red this feeling;
echoes round and round the colonnade as a gospel choir,
oh how I love it so–
symptomatically, the leaves fall and kiss the ground,
as though
aware of all that goes on in my heart;
spiritual songs
pale heat,
palmed rose
I have recognized you,
while listening to sweet rustling music that inspires
the wild pirouettes of earth-bound truths—
would that obsidian sky look on as we gaze into each other’s eyes
and become one;
fervour painted upon less than rosy lips,
you are the flower,
I am the thorn, watchful and vigilant—
seeking to make our way through on a much more somber note,
grey life,
dim accuracy
pellucid quest
only lovers know of dilemma,
hunger for the light
I have come to know that it begins as a storm and continues
to become a poem—
can you feel the thunder within as days become colder and shorter?
I have recognized you.
Photo credits: Pinterest
Laura is our hostess at dVerse and introduces the poetry of Samuel Greenberg.
She invites us to select exactly five of the “charms” from a list taken from the poem The pale Impromptu.” 💝
Posted for Poetics: The Charms of Samuel Greenburg @ dVerse Poets Pub
I love how you used the form of the charms while weaving it into your tender poem on being separated… great stuff.
Thank you so much, Bjorn 🙂 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
what a passionate poem – am glad you used ‘palmed rose’ – such an appealing charm!
Thanks for joining the prompt Sanaa – these lines are truly memorable
“I have come to know that it begins as a storm and continues
to become a poem—
can you feel the thunder within as days become colder and shorter?
I have recognized you.”
Thank you so much, Laura 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
(and thank you for the glorious prompt) 🌹
Your poem has a beautiful shape and form, Sanaa, stringing out the charms between stanzas, I love the way way you give a feeling a colour in the opening line, and the autumnal lines:
‘…listening to sweet rustling music that inspires
the wild pirouettes of earth-bound truths’.
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
Beautifully passionate, emotional, and sensual.
“I have recognized you,
while listening to sweet rustling music that inspires
the wild pirouettes of earth-bound truths—”
These are rich, immersing phrases that stand out to me and it’s very raw. The whole poem is incredible, but I love those lines the most. Amazing work! <3
Thank you so much, Lucy 😀 you are always so generous with praise for my poems! 💄❤️
There is a deep intimacy here that only these two understand and others are left to wonder…
Thank you so much, Lisa 😀 so good to see you 💄❤️
such a passionate love poem wondrously sequenced with Greenberg’s charms!
Thank you so much, Kate 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
I swear, the truth of it is that “love is the common denominator” the key, the answer, the solution–and your romantic spirit always lightens my load, turns a frown into a smile, and speeds up my heart, thus increasing my O2 stats, thus letting clarity be my stocking cap.
Awwww gosh! Thank you so much, Glenn 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
You are always so kind with your comments! 🌹
I have come to know that
it begins as a storm and continues
to become a poem—
The positive impact awaited is most expected in such trying times currently happening. Wonderful write Sanaa!
Hank
Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Hank 💄❤️
Wow, Sanaa, this is intense and intimate…love painted red!
Thank you so much, Lynn 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
Sanaa, I just love this, it’s beautiful:
‘I have come to know that it begins as a storm and continues
to become a poem—’
Pefect lines! Thank you so much for sharing 😊
Thank you so much, Ingrid 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
The flower and the thorn is so effective. As is the repetition of “I have recognized you”.
Thank you so much, Kerfe 😀 so good to see you 💄❤️
A wonderful poem for fall that really captures the spirit of Greenberg. Well done!
I loved this line… it begins as a storm and continues
to become a poem—
Thank you so much, Dwight 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
Late to the reading – apologies!
LOVE the image of the red leaves and then a bit below it, the red lipstick! YES!
I always enjoy reading your work….today, these lines enthrall me:
“I have come to know that it begins as a storm and continues
to become a poem—”
Thank you so much, Lillian 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️