I dream of speaking, but every word is softened—
slipping from my tongue
like blossoms,
fragile and fragrant,
too delicate to stay whole.
Your name arrives first, unfolding slowly,
its syllables blooming
against my lips— I let it rest there,
they taste of autumn rain
and something I cannot hold.
The night gathers around us, and every breath
feels shared—
a hush, where even shadows
seem to wait,
where time leans closer,
listening for language
we almost dare to speak.
Eyes as deep as twilight rivers, and a mouth
curved in half-smiles
that undo me without touch,
and oh, the line of the jaw,
so sharp and yet softened by the dim light,
it is an image
I forever keep on returning to.
And so, I wait with petals resting on tongue,
with words folded into silence,
hoping one day
they will bloom between us—
not as ache,
but as sweetness of a kiss finally spoken.
Photo credits: Pinterest
Posted for Open Link Night #391 (with Live Edition) @dVerse Poets Pub
38 Responses
This is wonderfully romantic, describing the way how words tie together…. petals and syllables..
Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
What a beautiful fantasy this expresses. If we could be live there forever!
Thank you so much, Lisa 😀 so glad you liked it💄❤️
Awesome, romantic, beautiful
Much♡love
Thank you so much, Gillena 😀 so good to see you 💄❤️
I love the words folded into silence…
Thank you so much, Judy 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
Romantically beautifully and every word you expressed shines wonderfully. 🙂
Thank you so much, Charlie 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
A beautiful, romantic poem, Sanaa. The last stanza is so full of yearning. 💙
Thank you so much, Merril 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
Very visceral. Intimate. I love the draw in the poetry. Thank you.
Thank you so much, Aaron 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
Such a gorgeous sensual poem, Sanaa! ❤️. Love the third and final stanza especially!
Thank you so much, Sunra 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
Wonderfully gentle, loving poem Thank you.
Thank you so much, J Cosmo 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
So very eloquently written, Sanaa! The feeling and texture of your poem is perfect!
I hope you wish in the last lines is granted to you and that you find someone who is equally as romantic as you! :>)
Awww gosh! Thank you so much, Dwight 😀 that means a lot to me 💄❤️
It is so wonderful to read your beautiful words again – this poem is filled with such tender imagery and sensitivity – lovely – Jae
Thank you so much, Jae 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
A gentle, romantic poem, Sanaa, which has given me a lovely start to the day. I love the thought of words ‘slipping from my tongue like blossoms’, the syllables of a name blooming against lips and tasting of autumn rain. The final stanza made me sigh.
Thank you so much, my dearest Kim 😍 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
Just beautiful!
I love this line/ expression:
“words folded into silence”.
And thanks for hosting!
Thank you so much, Zipferlake 😀 so glad the imagery appealed to you 💄❤️
Dream speech comes to us strangely familiar, a perfect tongue forgotten long ago and lost on waking. What else is yearning wading out into love? And so we ever wait.
Thank you so much, Brendan 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
OMG, this is deeply moving, beautiful and so relatable.
I’m also envious of the way you were able to convey that very recognizable feeling. I’m inspired to keep working on subtleness in my poetry. Thank you!!!
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
Sanaa, this is absolutely stunning! Your imagery transports me to a magical place!
Thank you so much, Colleen 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
I was melting just reading this Sanaa. Another beautiful write. So romantic and delicious 🥰❤️
Aww gosh! Thank you so much, Christine 😘 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
A poem that floats like a petal. Lovely feel to this…JIM
Thank you so much, James 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
You are such a romantic, Sanaa!
I especially like these lines:
“ Eyes as deep as twilight rivers, and a mouth curved in half-smiles that undo me without touch.” Wow!
Thank you so much, my dearest Alison 😍 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️