Storm Rising
Sanaa -
July 13, 2020
Earlier PoemsPoetry

I didn’t notice it at first;
waves of sensuality that continued to trickle,
to wash upon me—
I cannot speak the words,
nor can I hope to describe the storm rising;
his eyes speak in sonnets,
roguishly blue-green—
anchor to world I breathe in.

 

 

Photo credits: Pinterest

Posted for Quadrille #107 – Blue Monday @dVerse Poets Pub

Also Posted on Writers’ Pantry @ Poets and Storytellers United

74 Responses

  1. Kim M. Russell says:
    July 14, 2020 at 3:48 am

    Such a romantic quadrille, Sanaa. I love the water metaphors and the roguishly blue-green eyes that speak in sonnets.

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  2. Glenn Buttkus says:
    July 14, 2020 at 4:18 am

    I swear your sensuality is 1000 leagues deep, and like salsa dancing and tango, romance blossoms in every line, and sweet erotica saturates each stanza.

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  3. Grace says:
    July 14, 2020 at 4:25 am

    I love this shade of blue and specially this:

    his eyes speak in sonnets

    Thanks for joining in.

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  4. Susan says:
    July 14, 2020 at 4:33 am

    Oooh. I like this one a lot! Steaming with romance. Very nice!

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  5. Frank J. Tassone says:
    July 14, 2020 at 4:40 am

    Amore arising! Evocative and sensual, and beautifully rendered!

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  6. Linda Kruschke says:
    July 14, 2020 at 5:20 am

    Beautiful!

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  7. gillena says:
    July 14, 2020 at 5:29 am

    Just beautiful
    Happy Monday

    Much💙love

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  8. Revived Writer says:
    July 14, 2020 at 5:44 am

    This is beautiful! Especially: “his eyes speak in sonnets”

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  9. Victoria says:
    July 14, 2020 at 5:53 am

    I love how waves of sensuality can trickle in unnoticed. Such a gorgeous poem.

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  10. Ron. Lavalette says:
    July 14, 2020 at 5:55 am

    Well done, Sanaa! Everybody’s digging his eyes. Me, too.

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  11. Dale says:
    July 14, 2020 at 6:12 am

    So nice and romantic!

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  12. kate says:
    July 14, 2020 at 6:33 am

    wistfully warm romance, good luck with that!

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  13. msjadeli says:
    July 14, 2020 at 7:01 am

    You say so much in your last line in a very sexy poem, Sanaa.

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  14. Kerfe says:
    July 14, 2020 at 7:13 am

    Eyes speaking in sonnets…that’s romance.

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  15. Beverly Crawford says:
    July 14, 2020 at 7:57 am

    Ah, watch those roguish eyes. Could be a trap!

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  16. Arcadia Maria says:
    July 14, 2020 at 8:16 am

    “his eyes speak in sonnets” – great line.

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  17. Dwight L. Roth says:
    July 14, 2020 at 8:30 am

    Very nicely done! Sounds like it going to be a hot night!

    I read your interview post which I enjoyed very much, but it would not let me post a comment!

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    • Sanaa says:
      July 15, 2020 at 2:56 am

      Thank you so much, Dwight 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️

      PS: Perhaps the comment section there is closed..

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  18. Ken Gierke says:
    July 14, 2020 at 10:25 pm

    I like how the intensity of this builds, from
    “I didn’t notice it at first”
    to
    “world I breathe in”

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  19. Lillian Hallberg says:
    July 15, 2020 at 1:37 am

    You are truly a romantic! I find myself exhaling a big sigh at the end of every poem of yours that I read! 🙂 “His eyes speak in sonnets” — oh how I LOVE that! 🙂 Reminds of of young Will in that wonderful movie about Shakespeare that Gwyneth Poltrow dresses as a boy to be in one of his plays. Sigh.

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    • Sanaa says:
      July 15, 2020 at 2:58 am

      Oh I loved that movie! Thank you so much, Lillian 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️

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  20. lynn says:
    July 15, 2020 at 9:50 am

    The riptide of romance rides on those rougish blue-green eyes!

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  21. Thotpurge says:
    July 19, 2020 at 12:56 pm

    Hmm.. sonnet speaking eyes!!!!

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  22. Old Egg says:
    July 19, 2020 at 1:09 pm

    When you been in love it is never hard to write about all the feelings of love, particularly how it has affected yourself. It is always a delight to read your romantic poetry Sanaa.

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  23. Rosemary Nissen-Wade says:
    July 19, 2020 at 1:53 pm

    Gorgeously sensual! And I too love those amazing eyes.

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  24. Namratha Varadharajan says:
    July 19, 2020 at 3:35 pm

    Romantic and sensual at the same time.. i liked how it trickled and ignited the storm

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  25. Vivian says:
    July 19, 2020 at 4:40 pm

    This is gorgeous, Sanaa! Those eyes speaking in Sonnets …it’s enough to melt anyone’s heart!

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  26. marja says:
    July 19, 2020 at 4:43 pm

    Very romantic and these lines are beautiful “his eyes speak in sonnets, roguishly blue-green—anchor to world I breathe in.

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  27. gillena says:
    July 19, 2020 at 6:14 pm

    Happy Sunday. Be safe

    much💙💚💛💜love

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  28. Rommy says:
    July 19, 2020 at 8:32 pm

    Passion can be so sneaky that way! But yeah, once the undertow has you, it’s got you good.

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  29. Humblekind Poet says:
    July 19, 2020 at 9:30 pm

    the eyes say it all. i like the solemn tone of this poem.

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  30. Magaly Guerrero says:
    July 20, 2020 at 12:53 am

    Some love storms do tend to smack us right on the lips. When we are lucky, we keep our feet and kiss back.

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  31. Merril D. Smith says:
    July 20, 2020 at 3:25 am

    So romantic! His eyes speak in sonnets is beautiful.

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  32. Cressida says:
    July 20, 2020 at 3:37 am

    Hmmm….absence is certainly making the heart grow fonder )

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  33. Magical Mystical Teacher says:
    July 20, 2020 at 4:17 am

    What we don’t notice at first can certainly overcome us (for good or ill).

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  34. Beverly Crawford says:
    July 20, 2020 at 4:46 am

    Romantic and sexy. “Eyes that speak sonnets” …. oh yesssss!

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  35. Joel (@Stranded Tree) says:
    July 20, 2020 at 10:46 am

    “his eyes speak in sonnets”
    If I work really hard, maybe some day I could find this talent, Sanaa.

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  36. Chrissa says:
    July 21, 2020 at 10:30 pm

    ooooh, love this. Such an intriguing poem.

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  37. Susie Clevenger says:
    July 22, 2020 at 1:27 am

    A sensual, beautiful storm…I couldn’t choose a favorite line…I would end up pasting the entire poem.

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