Sun-kissed,
though brittle and dried
I wonder
what stripped them of tangerine hue
softly
the evening takes my name
and sighs
as a thousand epiphanies run through my mind
the world’s substituted “trolling with lust,”
perhaps
sunflowers had a hard time resisting temptation too.
Photo credits: Pixabay.com
Posted for “Quadrille #76” @ dVerse Pub
& on the Tuesday Platform @ Real Toads
46 Responses
Trolling with lust …. now there’s food for thought!
Thank you so much, Beverly 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
I love the thousands of epiphanies running through your head… Loved all your great imagery!
Thank you so much, Dwight 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Lovely quadrille. My favorite lines: “the evening takes my name/and sighs/as a thousand epiphanies run through my mind”
Thank you so much, Arcadia Maria 😀 so good to see you ❤️
“softly
the evening takes my name
and sighs
as a thousand epiphanies run through my mind ”
Exquisite language dear poetess Sanaa
Much🌻love
Thank you so much, Gillena 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Much🌷🌹🌻love
I wonder
what stripped them of tangerine hue….my favorite line.
Pat
Thank you so much, Pat 😀 so good to see you ❤️
I like the sound of this especially the rhyme between “hue” and “too” which ties all of this together for me. Nice!
Thank you so much, Frank 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
(and thank you for the lovely prompt) 🌹
How do you do that, Sanaa? You’ve even made the word ‘troll’ sound romantic!
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Like climbing a stamen, we aren’t given much until we see color “trolling with lust” and then the gorgeousness of the encounter knocks us down with heavy heated presence. Nicely done.
Thank you so much, Brendan 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
what would a thousand epiphanies feel like!
Definitely 😉 thanks for stopping by, Rajani ❤️
Your poem reminds me of what all those who troll with lust are missing out on!
This is on point, and a sumptuous read.
Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
the reverse of beauty is still gorgeous when you describe it
Thank you so much, Gina 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Now that’s a harsh but astute observation of the modern age, substituting trolling with lust. I suppose both do get the blood moving.
Thank you so much, Rommy 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you ❤️
The evening takes your name and sighs! Nice word play!
Thank you so much, Dwight 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
This is a wonderful write Sanaa!
Thank you so much, Linda 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Ooh, such a tightly-wound verse, binding this experience and observation with a certain wisdom and insightful acknowledgment. I love it! Your romanticism always shines through in your words in such a beautiful manner.
Arz kiya hai,
“Ulti ho gaiin sab tadbirein kuch na dava ne kaam kiya
Dekha is beemari-e-dil ne akhir kaam tamaam kiya”
Haha. 🙂
Hahahaha 😀 to that I would say
“jo nigaah-e-naaz ka bismil nahin
dil nahin woh dil nahin woh dil nahin.”
Thank you so much, Anmol 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Temptation is everywhere. Another winning write from you, Sanaa!
Thank you so much, Timoteo 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Sunflowers seek the face of the sun… very tempting…
Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
You have such a beautiful manner of expression in everything you write…This is one of my favorites.
Awww gosh! ❤️ Thank you so much, Susie 😀 so glad you enjoyed it! ❤️
sunflowers had a hard time
resisting temptation too
That’s right! In fact, human desires are more vulnerable!
Hank
Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Hank ❤️
Fabulous write, Sanaa!
Thank you so much, Lynn 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Vivid imagery with vivid questions. Nicely done.
Thank you so much, Jade Li 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Lovely imageries!
“softly
the evening takes my name
and sighs
as a thousand epiphanies run through my mind “ Loved these lines the best. ❤️
Thank you so much, Vinitha 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
‘I wonder
what stripped them of tangerine hue,’
Such subtle and elegant phrasing in this one, Sanaa! 💙
Thank you so much, Priya 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️