I listen to the gentle heartbeat of verse
as though shimmering showers of rain.
I observe as eloquent lips curl as words
enveloped like warmth of virtuous fire.
Pour me words that sound mellifluous,
oh soothe the heart like rays of fuchsia
sinking sun.
Photo credits: Wallpapers Pick
Posted for Quadrille 33 @ dVerse Poets Pub
& Posted on Tuesday Platform @ Real Toads
I love the ending:
“soothe the heart like rays of fuchsia
sinking sun”
Thank you so much, Jericho 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
This is lovely Sanaa, especially when you ‘Listen to the gentle heartbeat of verse
as though shimmering showers of rain’ :o)
Thank you so much, Xenia 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
soft, gentle and soothing.
Thank you so much, Paul 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
“soothe the heart like rays of fuchsia
sinking sun.”
Lovely
Thank you so much, Mosk 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
Everything you write is so, so lovely! ‘mellifluous’ and ‘fuchsia’ – spot on!
Aww!❤️ Thank you so much, Jilly 🙂 so glad you liked it!❤️
Lovely quadrille. 🙂
This is so gorgeous, Sanaa. Those first two lines just lifted me up and the rest carried me gently through the entire piece. Shimmering showers of rain–perfect.
Thank you so much, Victoria 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
(and thank you for the lovely prompt)
Thank you so much, Arcadia Maria 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Repartee has a soft flowing feel to it. I like the thought of pouring your words out in a melodious manner
Thank you so much, Walter 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
I love that gorgeous color of the sun Sanaa ~
Thank you so much, Grace 😀 so good to see you ❤️
I think I could hear that sunset
Thank you so much, Bjorn 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
I LOVE heartbeat of verse and lip curls of words. And fuchsia. The photo is spectacular.
Thank you so much, Colleen 🙂 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
That opening line is a stunner. Indeed. It’s alive!
Thank you so much, Amaya 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Stunning imagery, Sanaa:
‘oh soothe the heart like rays of fuchsia
sinking sun’.
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Luv the fuscia soothing. Have a happy Tuesday Sanaa
Much love…
Thank you so much, Gillena 🙂 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Happy Tuesday to you too!❤️
I agree that mellifluous sounding words soothe the heart. I also liked how you described the lips curling to make the sound. It is amazing that we make such sounds.
Definitely!❤️ Thanks for stopping by, Frank 🙂
I’d love to be writing like what you read, Sanaa. The say that you can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s ear. I do what I can and know. Your poem flows sooo smoothly, do you give lessons?
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Aww!❤️ Thank you so much, Jim 😀 so glad you liked it!❤️
(LOL no but I could share few secrets)
Balm to the soul 🙂
Thank you so much, Jane 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
“…pour me words….” LOVELY!
Thank you so much, Lillian 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Your imagery is very beautiful. I especially love that sinking fuschia sun.
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Love your poem, but especially this:
Pour me words that sound mellifluous,
oh soothe the heart like rays of fuchsia
sinking sun.
Thank you so much, Sascha 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Just beautiful!
Thank you so much, Lynn 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
…rays of fuchsia – beautiful
Thank you so much, Margaret 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Sooooo pretty!
Thank you so much, Marian 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
like the gentle heartbeat of verse…
Thank you so much, Rajani 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
A beautiful sensuous feel Sanaa in the words you use and the images.
Thank you so much, Janice 🙂 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
This is quite lovely and soothing, melodious and sweet.
Thank you so much, Linda 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
very soothing, the words and the vision it brings me
Thank you so much, Gina 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️