Many an April has ignited the muse
permeated into the skin,
as water
that seeks to mould the intentions of salt,
of sugar and sand
which is the most muted shade of gold,
in twilight the water is darker
as muse adopts its characteristic pattern
and when April ends,
I sigh
as though a lover waiting to be kissed again.
Photo credits: Rebloggy
Posted for Poems in April @ Real Toads
I tried NaPoWriMo once a few years ago, very exhausting. Nicer to let the muse come at her own pace and will.
🙂 It’s as Carine Roitfeld states; “Once you start being a muse, you can not stop being a muse.” Thanks for stopping by, Rajani ❤️
I have no doubt you will be kissed again, and again. It is clear that your muse loves you, and loves to be with you. 🙂
Awww gosh! ❤️ Thank you so much, Rosemary 😀 it’s been an amazing month of poetry writing! ❤️
What a perfectly brilliant poem with which to end the April month long poetry bonanza. We have had so much fun!
We certainly have! ❤️ Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you liked it! ❤️
Yes April is a welcome muse. If it didn’t ever leave, though, we wouldn’t’ be able truly to appreciate it
Definitely 😀 thanks for stopping by, Larry ❤️
Lovely! I agree with Kerry — this is a perfect poem for the last day of this creative month. Love this: “in twilight the water is darker/as muse adopts its characteristic pattern”.
Wonderful writing (throughout the month), Sanaa! 🙂
Awww gosh! ❤️ Thank you so much, Anmol 😀 so glad you liked it! ❤️
I already miss April like a lover! But I think of April as a fling whereas May could be the real thing!
Thank you so much, Colleen 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
We sadly broke up mid-April … ha ha but we are talking again now. Perfect poem to end the NaPoWriMo!
Thank you so much, Margaret 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
A perfect end of April poem. LOVE those closing lines…….
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Our muses have danced with the partners we set before them. And we were lucky enough to record their twirling steps. But the party is over now, and rest has been earned.
Absolutely 😀 thanks for stopping by, Rommy ❤️
Have never done that April binge writing thing. And while I don’t have reams and reams of poetry of uneven quality to show for the month of April, I also am not spent and exhausted and will continue to go at my own pace and level of inspiration. But your poem is a wistful reflection on the whole process, and it is lovely.
Thank you so much, Timoteo 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
A nice piem for the end of April. I always feel this way abiut October
Thank you so much, Toni 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
What a lovely ending to a fantastic month of writing! Sanaa- I always love your words, and your images you choose to enhance them. Congratulations on completing NaPoWriMo!
Awww gosh! ❤️ Thank you so much, Linda 😀 a hearty congratulations to you too! ❤️
I have only been trying half April …. but now it’s back to normal schedule of one poem per day.
Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so good to see you ❤️
What a lovely way to say goodbye to April, Sanaa! April is a damp month here in the UK, so your poem rings especially true for me. I don’t think you’ll be waiting long for that kiss.
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
I love April for so many reasons–the most selfish being that is my birthday month. I love it because it carries spring and sings of summer, because it makes things grow, because I yearn so much for it when winter is its whitest… I won’t miss April’s kiss just yet, but I know that I will again… when November comes home to chill.
Thank you so much, Magaly 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you ❤️