Undoubtedly You
Sanaa -
February 15, 2021
Prosery

I often wonder if there’s anything more left to express. If the sighs emanating from my chest are validation enough.  Decades to decades, mankind continues to make the same mistakes; strewing salt on the ebony night sky when in truth it is the sun that’s all deserving: of mindfulness, of ardor, of all things constant.

Like hydrangea on a wedgewood plate I offer love; I knew, from the moment I set eyes upon that you are mine. I want you, of course! How could I not? One cannot help but glow knowing someone, somewhere smiles tenderly. February has commenced with the wisdom of rolling clouds, a thousand greys from deep to pale. The kind of preamble where a kiss could linger.

I went out to the hazel wood because a fire was in my head, approached it like topiary and clipped it into art.

 

 

 

Photo credits: Red and blue hydrangea, Unsplash

Kim is our hostess at dVerse where she invites us to write
using a line from a poem by William Butler Yeats. I chose
to be in sync with Valentine’s Day. Come join us! 💝

Posted for Prosery: ‘The Song of Wandering Aengus,’ @ dVerse Poets Pub

40 Responses

  1. Ingrid says:
    February 16, 2021 at 4:15 am

    ‘One cannot help but glow knowing someone, somewhere smiles tenderly.’ How resonant these lines are to me! And the ending is just perfect, because that is exactly what you did with the prompt.

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  2. Lillian says:
    February 16, 2021 at 4:33 am

    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, you are the QUEEN of romance! Beautiful. I just sighed at the end. These words
    “Like hydrangea on a wedgewood plate I offer love;” so beautifully descriptive…so delicate and fragile….and then “a thousand greys from deep to pale” what amazing description. Just beautiful Sanaa!

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  3. Bjorn Rudberg says:
    February 16, 2021 at 4:35 am

    This is so filled with longing… so I can understand that sometimes you just have to get out and transform what you have into art.

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  4. Merril D Smith says:
    February 16, 2021 at 4:38 am

    Oh, this is so lovely–and that ending is wonderful. Perfect!

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  5. Dwight L. Roth says:
    February 16, 2021 at 4:45 am

    Like hydrangea on a wedgewood plate I offer love.

    Love your story and your images! Well done!

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  6. Kim M. Russell says:
    February 16, 2021 at 5:04 am

    You are the first to end with the prompt lines, Sanaa, and I love the thought of approaching the hazel wood like a topiary and clipping it into art! I also love the image of ‘strewing salt on the ebony night sky’, and the romance of this piece.

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    • Sanaa says:
      February 16, 2021 at 5:08 am

      Thank you so much, my dearest Kim 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️

      (and thank you for the glorious prompt) 🌹

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  7. Dora says:
    February 16, 2021 at 5:28 am

    “February has commenced with the wisdom of rolling clouds, a thousand greys from deep to pale.” I can so identify with this, but I see also in your tale a promise of creativity that won’t be crushed but, like love, waits for its fruition.

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  8. Glenn Buttkus says:
    February 16, 2021 at 5:49 am

    Back to the stanchion of eros, back to sultry, dusky emotion. The light-hearted feel to it sustains our interest. A wonderful way of using the prompt lines as well.

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  9. Lucy says:
    February 16, 2021 at 5:51 am

    So, so beautiful!

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  10. Gillena Cox says:
    February 16, 2021 at 6:23 am

    You surely are a romance writer. Another slice of romance sweetly served up
    Happy Monday

    Much💗love

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  11. RedCat says:
    February 16, 2021 at 6:27 am

    I will echo Lillian and name you queen of romance, you do it so very well! This line is heartfelt full of longing “One cannot help but glow knowing someone, somewhere smiles tenderly.”

    The way you used the line in the ending is marvelous, I can only hope my opening with it is as good.

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  12. Ron. Lavalette says:
    February 16, 2021 at 6:38 am

    Tres Romantique, SR

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  13. Kerfe says:
    February 16, 2021 at 6:44 am

    Like hydrangea on a wedgewood plate –what a wonderful image Sanaa. So rich and evocative. A new way to look at love.

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  14. rog leach says:
    February 16, 2021 at 6:47 am

    love the imagery of hydrangea on a wedgewood plate.
    thank you for a touch of brightness in a dark time

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  15. Beverly Crawford says:
    February 16, 2021 at 7:13 am

    ….and that should please the hazelwood. I read it does well when coppiced.

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  16. robtkistner says:
    February 16, 2021 at 9:27 am

    Loved this, especially the closing thought. Well written Sanaa.

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  17. David Bogomolny says:
    February 16, 2021 at 3:50 pm

    Sanaa, honestly, this is unreal. Even your prose reads like poetry to me. Simply beautiful.

    Yours,
    David

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  18. Erica says:
    February 16, 2021 at 10:59 pm

    So many visuals. I love your command of words.

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  19. Susan says:
    February 17, 2021 at 12:25 am

    Beautiful writing. Your use of imagery is spot-on. Well done!

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  20. Helen says:
    February 17, 2021 at 1:51 am

    A most delightful way to end a thoroughly delightful Prosery piece. The art you chose is amazing …….

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