I pluck them between the hour of twilight
breathing in their fragrance sweet
having only to break into the halting buds
to feel summer stretch along cloudless skies
To fleeting time and wanton sighs
scattered upon flushed and nodding grass
this heart’s no longer a stranger
to the visage upon a sea of glass
How can I silence the soul in me
so as to tremble not before a whistling river
torn between echo of conscience and time’s
most devastating smile, I glide
I thread my way through the faithful field
knowing to crush our woes is to dismiss the pain
at length the stars reciprocate with praise
for courage to summer and wild musings taste
Photo credits: Pixabay
Posted for ‘Tuesday Platform’ @ Real Toads
& Posted on ‘Poetry Pantry’ @ Poets United
and on Monday Writes @ My Blog – Verses
54 Responses
Your poetry is always so full beautiful descriptions Sanaa and is a delight to read. However the first verse here is really stunning.
Yes, you’ve done it again! Gorgeous image illustrating luscious words and beautiful ideas.
Awww!❤️ Thank you so much, Rosemary 😀 so good to see you!❤️
Thank you so much, Robin 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Time’s devastating smile… i’m trying to imagine it.. is it happy?
Thank you so much, Rajani 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
(In this case it’s a bit daunting)
Wonderful dreamy words – as always, a pleasure to read.
Anna :o]
Thank you so much, Anna 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Holy moly, this is amazing:
“between echo of conscience and time’s
most devastating smile, I glide”
Thank you so much, Shawna 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
This makes me love the night…
Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so good to see you ❤️
A wonderful field of flowers you have constructed here. You would love seeing and treading in our fields of Texas bluebonnets.
And pluck a few at twilight.
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Thank you so much, Jim 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
This feels so dreamy… beautiful picture too
Thank you so much, Debi 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Oh, I can’t chose a favorite line. The whole thing is so beautiful. Love the photo also.
Thank you so much, Susie 😀 so good to see you ❤️
A lovely dreamlike quality to this.
Thank you so much, Toni 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
A dreamlike poem, beautifully gentle and fragrant. My favourite lines:
‘to feel summer stretch along cloudless skies’;
‘I thread my way through the faithful field
knowing to crush our woes is to dismiss the pain’.
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so good to see you ❤️
How can I silence the soul in me…
Such a powerful line in your wonderful lyrical poem.
Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
“….torn between echo of conscience and time’s most devastating smile…..” what fantastic lines! Lovely, Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
“to crush our woes is to dismiss the pain”, and who/what would we be without the pain (and wonderful feelings) that help us become?
So powerful, Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Magaly 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
“torn between echo of conscience and time’s / most devastating smile, “….A difficult space to be in. Such a powerful thought! I must say all the lines are my favorite, Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Sumana 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Romantic, Sanaa. Like a bridge – anticipating the next season
Thank you so much, Totomai 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Summer is a delightful time for ‘wild musings.’
Thank you so much, Mary 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Oh, Sanaa. I love this:
“this heart’s no longer a stranger
to the visage upon a sea of glass”
Thank you so much, Shawna 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
I hope the speaker in the poem never silences the soul within her!
Thank you so much, MMT 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
To reap the praise of the sky may be reward enough for the pain of change, the too swift minutes of twilight.
Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Susan ❤️
Adorably romantic
Happy you dropped in at my Sunday Standard today Sanaa
much love…
Thank you so much, Gillena 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Sweet and discerning.
Thank you so much, ZQ 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
Thank you for this dream. Beautiful.
Thank you so much, Martin 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
The opening of this is inspired. You begin with a reference to plucking buds and breathing in the sweet fragrance and dissolve into a beautifully rendered cascade of musings. I thought that was quite evocative and perhaps even, rather metaphorical in a unique and mesmerizing way. Great writing!
Aww gosh! ❤️ Thank you so much, Wendy 😀 so glad you enjoyed it! ❤️
“knowing to crush our woes is to dismiss the pain” Wise words – and the beginning of true growth usually.
Thank you so much, Margaret 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Beautiful musings Sanaa. I’ve missed your inspirational writing. Glad to read them today.
Aww!❤️ Thank you so much, Myrna 😀 so good to see you!❤️
Luv the “halting buds”
nature at her best, everything in her own time.
Thanks Sanaa for visiting and linking up at Monday WRites this week
Much❤️love
Thank you so much, Gillena 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Much🌹love