A lifetime of chipped mugs ago,
I held onto hope rising through
the snow, which had fallen like
swan feathers.
I knew not that sleep descends
with the promise of you waiting
as a poem dipped into darkest
sighs while time and world slip
away into abyss of desire.
Poem credits: ‘Somewhere Down‘ by runaway sentence.
Posted for Poems in April @ Real Toads
44 Responses
Absolutely loved this wistful engimatic poem. A mood spinner evoked by the music and pic. A lifetime of chipped coffee mugs ago is an inspired phrase. A keeper. The pic? UK?
Thank you so much, Cressida 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
PS: It’s Utrecht! ❤️
Ah yes, I recall that line. I like what you’ve done with it.
Thank you so much, Rosemary 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
A powerful vignette Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Paul 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
“A lifetime of chipped mugs ago”
that is pure gold.
Thank you so much, Eric 😀 so good to see you ❤️
What a beginning! Too good… I am gonna take it with me 🙂
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chipped mugs and swan feathers like snow…. magnificent
Thank you so much, Margaret 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
A wonderful wistful write Sanaa, dreamlike its quality.
Chipped mugs and swan feathers – magnificent indeed.
Anna :o]
Thank you so much, Anna 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
The snow falling like swan feathers is so beautiful.
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so good to see you ❤️
This is a metaphorical beauty. Just loved it 🙂
Thank you so much, Amrit 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Very clever, “A lifetime of chipped mugs.”
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To me, poignant, and as others have quoted, so many beautiful phrases. As Anna said, there is a dreamlike quality to the whole. 🙂 Love it,,
Thank you so much, Ellecee 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
A wonderful beginning and the end is breathtaking! I love this Sanaa!!
Thank you so much, Carrie 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
A lifetime of chipped mugs ago…I love this line.
Thank you so much, Toni 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
The longing rips like claws in this one. And the imagery of the first stanza, starting with Marian’s lines, and ending with yours, are heartbreaking.
Thank you so much, Magaly 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Desire raises through the snow but fulfilment is lagging behind. Nice, Sanaa, it reminds me of the Rolling Stones song “You can’t always get what you want but if you try sometime you find you get what you need.” ..
Thank you so much, Jim 🙂 so good to see you ❤️
“a poem dipped into darkest sighs”
WOW!!!
Much love…
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Loved it. The longing for someone and sleep with a promise that one day it will manifest, is simply amazing.
Thank you so much, Neeraj 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
A short poem for you, Sanaa, but full of memorable lines. I love:
‘A lifetime of chipped mugs ago’
and
‘with the promise of you waiting
as a poem dipped into darkest
sighs’.
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so good to see you ❤️
‘a lifetime of chipped mugs’. That sticks in my mind. I love it. Great poem, Sanaa!
Thank you so much, Sara 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
A lifetime of chipped mugs ago… like that!
Thank you so much, Rajani 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
I love that “lifetime of chipped mugs ago”. That’s terrific.
Thank you so much, Rommy 😀 so good to see you ❤️
This is a stunning poem, Sanaa. The sense of longing permeates every line.
Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️