Time froze, moments after, we first met
as though dew drops unto bourbon rose.
I sigh as words lie suspended in mid-air;
as hour passed deluded by your winning
smile.
I gaze as love traced lines upon admiral
skies, mesmerized with glimmer of your
steadfast walnut eyes. Know one cannot
be wary – before you even time draws in
its breath.
Photo credits: High Resolution Pictures
Posted for Poetics @ dVerse Poets Pub
Posted on Poetry Pantry @ Poets United
52 Responses
Wow this is so moving! You’ve really captured that rapture. Walnut eyes!
Thank you so much, Eric 😀 so glad you liked it❤️
Very sensitive and alluring
Thank you kindly, Pleasant Street❤️
So beautiful and romantic Sanaa, I love the ‘glimmer of your steadfast walnut eyes’ ☺
Thank you so much, Xenia❤️ so glad you liked it 😀
“Before you even time draws in its breath.” – fantastic way of describing those moments when time seems to stand still!
Definitely❤️ thanks for stopping by, Bryan 😀
Beautiful imagery here….especially those walnut eyes. I included dew drops in mine today too 🙂
Thank you so much, Lillian 😀 so glad you liked it❤️
The lines evoke so much of emotions 🙂 Lovely poem.
Aw! Thank you so much, Maliny 😀 so good to see you❤️
“before you, even time draws in it’s breath”. That has such an absorbing quality to it, a great way to end a wonderful verse.
Thank you so much, Walter 😀 so glad you liked it❤️
Beautiful poem ‘before you even time draws in its breath’ : wonderful close 🙂
Thank you so much, Janice 😀 so glad you liked it❤️
So sweet. sensual & romantic–a wonderful dose of sentiment when we need it most. I love the line /as though dew drops unto bourbon rose/. A lovely take on the prompt–makes me smile as I head off to the dentist.
Aw! Thank you so much, Glenn 😀 so glad you liked it❤️
Hope everything goes smoothly at the dentist 🙂
How time can freeze, there is so much anticipation here… but also expectation of a coming thaw.
Definitely❤️ thanks for stopping by, Bjorn 😀
I hope romance has been as good to you, Sanaa, as you with your words have been to it.
Thank you so much, Victoria ❤️ so glad you liked it 🙂
I love the first sight of love with walnut eyes and admiral skies ~ Such a memorable time to capture ~
Definitely❤️ thanks for stopping by, Grace 😀
A lot of emotion in this short piece. Well done 🙂
Thank you kindly, Arcadia 🙂 so good to see you❤️
love bourbon rose!!
Thank you so much, Rajani 🙂 good to see you!❤️
Such love expressed in this poem!!
Thank you so much, Mary 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
That’s a true power! Powerfully expressed.
Thank you so much, Susan 😀 so good to see you ❤️
What a beautiful love poem! I especially like those walnut eyes. And time drawing in its breath.
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
This is such a breathtaking (no pun intended….haha) image: “before you even time draws in
its breath.” Really clever and effective 🙂
Thank you so much, C.C 😀 so good to see you!❤️
To worry before we even start is to lose ourselves. And when we lose ourselves, we can’t live. So, we better breathe as if we already won.
Definitely ❤️ thanks for stopping by, Magaly 😀
Good grief girl! Next time you want to fall in love pick ME! Me, me, me 🙂
Another beautiful love note.
Lol!❤️ Thank you so much, ZQ 😀 so glad you liked it! 🙂
You find such original imagery!
Thank you so much, Rosemary 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Bourbon and “steadfast walnut eyes” — sounds like a yummy combo. 🙂
Thank you so much, Iris 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
I hope you are indeed feeling this way as love affects us so deeply that the world changes before our eyes, beauty is everywhere and we feel differently inside. What a beautiful poem Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Robin 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
This lover is indeed mesmerized by the other. I can’t imagine a more passionate compliment.
Thank you so much, Myrna 😀 so good to see you! ❤️
the hush that lingers after the last line of this piece is spoken … is palpable.
Thank you so much, Wendy 😀 so nice to see you ❤️
He must be some looker, Sanaa!
Definitely ❤️ thanks for stopping by, Bekkie 🙂