Your words trace deep into flesh and soul
as I listen to the rhythm of cloud and rain,
to you I return love, time and again
Oh, erase this mind for hours it chose
around winter grey, not long ago
come chastise, as one would late
blooming rose.
Your words cut deep into mind and stole
taught me how to withstand these woes
to smile however glum and low.
And long after day has come to a close
till hours of sweet, descending moon
to you I return love, time and again
Photo credits: XiNature.com
Magaly invites us to write a poem dedicated to a novel or a poetry collection
that we love. I have long been in love with Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice.’
Posted for ‘Sunday Mini-Challenge’ @ Real Toads
and posted for the Poetry Pantry @ Poets United
58 Responses
Books that teach us “how to withstand these woes” are miracles on paper. That’s exactly how I feel about my favorite book. Fantastic.
I shall read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, as an October treat. 😉
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Thank you so much, Magaly 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
(and thank you for the lovely prompt)
Oh, a perfect book to love and return to over and over. Time for me to revisit some of the classics myself.
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Books that take one on a journey….and to be able to return to it time and again. Lovely!
Thank you so much, Toni 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Pride and Prejudice always brings a grin to me as well. I can see how spending a little time with Elizabeth Bennett might inspire you to better face up to real life woes.
Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, Rommy ❤️
Ah yes, a good friend to return to often, that never disappoints – but for me more of a platonic friend than a grand passion. 🙂
Thank you so much, Rosemary 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
I have read Pride and Prejudice and it’s funny how I loved it more for its biting humor in some of the character descriptions than for the romance.
Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
(I loved its biting humor too!)
Why am I not surprised? 😉 The perfect poem to your perfect companion.
Thank you so much, Paul 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Sanaa – in love with Pride and Prejudice? Not surprised at all!
I so love the lines:
‘as I listen to the rhythm of cloud and rain,
to you I return love, time and again’.
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
A wonderful feast of words
Thank you so much, Jae 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
That IS a book one can return to over and over…. !
Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, Rajani ❤️
Blessed are those who have a love to return to over and over again!
Thank you so much, MMT 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
Ah, I like the comparisons here – between the rhythms of clouds and rain and the way one returns love again and again.
Thank you so much, Mary 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Indeed love chastises sometimes
Lovely poem Sanaa
Much 😍 love
Thank you so much, Gillena 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Much love…
Stunning… and the illustration is beautiful as well !
Thank you so much, Rall 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Sweetly beautiful, and beautifully sweet.
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
oh that was a tempestuous mix Sanaa yet your words are beautifully serene
Thank you so much, Laura 😀 so good to see you ❤️
How absolutely beautiful…such a deep love felt in every line and that rose is sublime!
Thank you so much, Donna 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Once more into the breach, it sounds like.
Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, Shay ❤️
What a beautiful thankyou to a loving friend your favorite book. I too take pleasure in re-reading books that I would never part with probably as I could picture myself as one of its characters.
Thank you so much, Robin 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Endless and beautiful words
Thank you so much, Martin 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
The title and phrase ‘time and again’ is an enchanting repetition, conferring a ‘timeless’ quality to a poem based on ‘Pride and Prejudice’ – the main theme of which is: everlasting love. Lovely writing!
Thank you so much, Wendy 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Beautiful a deep love expressed here
Thank you so much, Marja 😀 so good to see you ❤️
And long after day has come to a close
till hours of sweet, descending moon
to you I return love, time and again
The feeling of love is resounding out loud. It is good it is sustained time and again!
Hank
Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, Hank ❤️
Beautiful and deep sense of love here!
Thank you so much, Audrey 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
So damn good!
Thank you so much, Kunal 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Beautifully penned…..loved it!!
Thank you so much, Sreeja 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
OH how lovely, Sanaa! Jane would love it.
Thank you so much, Sara 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Ah, the words always touch us, esp. if we give them power.. Always fresh lines, Sanaa. Much Love!
Thank you so much, Humbird 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Much love…