
Endlessly
the buds and leaves
echo what’s left of longing
as I lie beneath
dark and dismal night.
I wish to drown
what was once harbored
lest thoughts of you kiss
jaded lips
never have I felt you closer
yet so far from me.
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Tugs on the heartstrings – beautiful.
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A very romantic piece with an existential twist as a capper; nice. It is well suited to be read aloud as well.
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Ah, the conundrum! So well expressed.
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Oh, the longing is heartwarming here, with that feeling of being so close and yet so far. I loved this bit: “lest thoughts of you kiss/jaded lips”.
Hoping that the drowning would lead to a new beginning. Something harbored has to be let go at times after all.
A thoroughly evocative verse. <3
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Romantic with a touch of melancholy – lovely!
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Physical distance….so difficult for a relationship. Yet even when some are close, they are so far away. So glad you posted to the prompt!
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(and thank you for the lovely prompt)
Filled with intense longing and sadness. Thanks for joining in Sanaa!
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Becoming unharbored β¦ an interesting concept. Yet, happens to so many. Losing touch with what once anchored them.
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A bittersweet journey, sometimes I think there isn’t enough water to drown out the longing.
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A wistful, almost melancholy, romantic quadrille, Sanaa. I like the oxymoron in the lines:
‘I wish to drown
what was once harbored’.
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the buds and leaves
echo whatβs left of longing… like the silence of that.
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such deep longing, no regrets just wanting to be close again, your poetry evokes such deep passion
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Yes, unhappiness.
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Intense. Romantic. Longing is palpable, and the pacing is exquisite. Nicely done!
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I love the dreamy quality of this lovely poem.
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Goodness, THIS is just beautiful:
“the buds and leaves
echo whatβs left of longing”
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so near and yet so far…that is the essence of this
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Beautiful, especially “echo what’s left of longing”.
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That longing sounds so final… as if a great distance has opened up between you.
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Ah, sad paradox … in poetry more beautiful and assured than ever.
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So beautifully written Sanaa, and that last line is stunning!
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Beautiful!
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Yes that pain of longing is so strong isn’t it. Often when I read your sad poems Sanaa, I feel you need a hug. Sorry about that!
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You never disappoint with the poety you write or the images that accompany them.
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A fading romance well portrayed. Really liked this, been there done that. Closeness is habit forming in a way, then one will call a stop with a hint of resuming.
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The final lines add a bitter sweet conclusion to this love poem.
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Beautiful, those lines of closeness from a distance.
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love this, especially the pathos in the end “never have I felt you closer
yet so far from me.”
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