I sought to delve deep into the cold abyss
of severed hearts as tainted shadows hover
above. I breathe; knowing there is no way
around grief but through ― let love be fire
cause I am the spark; my soul propitious I
govern the dark.
Photo credits: Jolygram
Posted on Quadrille 17 @ dVerse Poets Pub
For my prompt “Darkness exists so that we may see the light shine”
DIWALI SPECIAL on 14th October at 8:00 am EDT
Posted on Poems written on Prompt Nights
As usual, your rhyme sets the tone so well, Sanaa. Hovering shadows can darken us, can’t they?
Indeed they can, thanks for stopping by, De ❤️
let love be fire
cause I am the spark
Yes we need that in shadows.
Definitely ❤️ thank you kindly, Bjorn 🙂
This is just stunning, Sanaa. My favorite line:
let love be fire
cause I am the spark
Thank you so much, Victoria ❤️ so glad you liked it 😀
Love this line: let love be fire cause I am the spark ~ Gorgeous writing dear Sanaa ~
Thank you kindly, Grace ❤️
One of the things, hopefully, we learn in life, is that we have a lot more control & influence on our world than we originally were taught to believe–that’s why I adore metaphysics, removing fear of death, & showing that we, ourselves, are the co-creators that govern our own darkness.
Indeed, thanks for stopping by, Glenn 🙂
Simply beautiful. I was hooked by the first sentence: “I sought to delve deep into the cold abyss of severed hearts as tainted shadows hover above.”
Thank you so much, Arcadia ❤️ so glad you liked it 😀
there is no way
around grief but through… very true!
Thank you kindly, Rajani ❤️
There is no way around grief but through. So true.
Thanks for stopping by, Bryan 🙂
Such an inspiring piece! Love the internal rhymes!
Thank you so much, Rosemarie ❤️ so glad you liked it 🙂
Soothing and achingly beautiful hues of September
Thanks for stopping by, Vandana ❤️
“let love be fire
cause I am the spark;”
~beautifully-written piece, Sanaa! ❤️
Thank you so much, Maria ❤️ so glad you liked it 🙂
It is a good approach to take to govern the dark.
Thank you kindly, Frank 🙂
Love is so strong when allowed to cast out the shadows.
Definitely ? thanks for stopping by, Brian
A beautiful poem Sanaa and I especially love ‘let love be the fire’ :o)
Thank you so much, Xenia 🙂
The delicate rhyme throughout is gorgeous, but I, too, love those lines many have mentioned. The ending left me feeling the speaker’s strength, hope. Just beautiful!
Thank you so much, Kay ? so glad you liked it 🙂
Amazing lines, Sanaa:
‘let love be fire
cause I am the spark; my soul propitious I
govern the dark.’
Thank you kindly, Kim ?
I like your last line and the title is lovely.
Thank you so much 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
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Thanks for stopping by, Katie 🙂
“I breathe; knowing there is no way
around grief but through ― let love be fire cause I am the spark”
I love these lines! ❤️
Thank you so much, Josslyn ❤️ so glad you liked it 🙂
Sigh. this is poetry but good philosophy, too. Beautiful. Fundamental to life.
Thank you so much, Jane 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Wonderful image of you, the spark, governing the dark. And yes, absolutely right that there is no way around grief but through. (Painful, but it gets you out the other side faster.)
Most definitely ❤️ thank you so much, Rosemary 😀
Grief is the kind of darkness that sets thick and oily around the heart. But like your poem suggests, our hearts can be so fiery bright… and we, when we try and push, can certainly make light out of the dark.
Love this, Sanaa.
Definitely ❤️ thank you so much, Magaly 😀
xo
The last lines… simply WOW! The very thought of you shining over darkness as light and love, is splendid! Good work 🙂
Thank you so much, Vijita ❤️ so glad you liked it 🙂
I think you have already shown that you are the spark Sanaa. I too find it easy to write about love as it fires me up!
Definitely ❤️ thanks for stopping by, Robin 🙂
Truly gorgeous!!
Thank you so much, Sreeja 🙂 good to see you.
Your words are so true, I love the way you have inspired us to move forward through pain,,the last line especially,,,” my soul propitious I
govern the dark.”
Thank you so much Ellecee ❤️ so glad you liked it 🙂
Breathing our way through to light is perhaps the only way forward for so many sadnesses..
Definitely ❤️ thank you kindly, Jae 🙂
This is a surreal piece of writing, and I especially love the last line ” …I govern the dark.” There’s power in that!
Thank you so much, Khaya ❤️ so glad you liked it 😀
The spark of inspiration that draws us ever onward 😀 XXX
Thank you so much, Gina ❤️ good to see you 😀 xo
This is truly lovely, Sanaa. You’ve said so much in so few words!
“… I govern the dark” — Very Powerful!
Thank you so much, Sandra ❤️ so glad you liked it 🙂
Love can be the most perfect of sparks in the darkness.
Definitely ❤️ thank you kindly, Rommy 🙂