Poem inspired by the title of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 142: “Love Is My Sin, And Thy Dear Virtue Hate.”
Before you instruct me how to sin
in love’s most licentious of ways, know that the moon
observes everything,
my lips imperial red and jaded
when you kiss them forcibly the clouds
above dissipate,
know that night has relished storms far worse than this;
April won’t lament
nor sing inside me for days to come.
Photo credits: Pinterest
Posted for Poems in April @ Real Toads
28 Responses
know that the moon observes everything- nicely done!!
Thank you so much, Rajani 😀 so good to see you ❤️
i sense a bravery in this. Sanaa, you are a very powerful person!
Thank you so much, Eric 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Wow, Sanaa! Sin and romance are definitely your themes. I love the alliteration in ‘love’s most licentious of ways’ and the voyeur moon observing the forcible kiss that causes clouds to dissipate.
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Nicely written!
Thank you so much, Real Cie 😀 so good to see you ❤️
I was captured from the beginning “before you instruct me how to sin” ❣️I do admire your poetry so much 🙂
Thank you so much, Ellecee 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Every line resonates. The voice is very appealing to me. Love it!
Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
I enjoyed reading your write!!
Thank you so much, Annell 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
May we all understood that the moon is a witness to everything we do.
Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Bjorn ❤️
Yeppers. As kim says, sin and romance are mos def your muses.
Thank you so much, Toni 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Standing firm is a quality which many don’t have the stomach for. This was a brick wall, and a lovely write. Loved it!!!
Thank you so much, Corey 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Oh yes, you have identified your recurring theme – which I think all your readers could have done for you, too, with the greatest of ease – but none of us could have employed your signature way with words, which always exemplify and even heighten all the passionate sensuality and intense emotions.
Awww gosh! ❤️ Thank you so much, Rosemary 😀 so glad you enjoyed it! ❤️
I love those closing lines. One senses the hard-won wisdom learned by the narrator. Love “the moon sees everything.”
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
“know that the moon observes everything” Love that!
Thank you so much, Susie 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
That is beautiful Sanaa! Powerful!
Thank you so much, Rob 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️