Untitled (gift me a verse)
Sanaa -
May 31, 2017
Earlier PoemsPoetry

I stripped away what remained few fragments of fear,
as silence exchanged promise of wooing silvery moon.
Fraught with readiness, I lay down upon sleepy grass,
and observed as sky chased away passing clouds.

I know beneath night’s dark veil there lie deep secrets,
visible to those who dare to defy nothingness of sleep.
I reach and grab a handful of glittering, gloomy stars
laugh as few thoughts escaped to the woods and fields,

‘Gift me a verse so that the universe can heal.’

 

 

Photo credits: “Jeremy Mann – Artist Sensuality in Art”

Posted for ‘Poetics’ @ dVerse Poets Pub

Posted on Poetry Pantry @ Poets United

70 Responses

  1. angie says:
    May 31, 2017 at 5:34 am

    oh, this is stunning!

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  2. De Jackson says:
    May 31, 2017 at 6:06 am

    I love the idea of “gloomy stars.”

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  3. Grace says:
    May 31, 2017 at 6:16 am

    Love the positive turn at the end from: glittering, gloomy stars ~

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  4. Walter Marks says:
    May 31, 2017 at 8:13 am

    Interesting, “I lay down upon sleepy grass,
    and observed as sky chased away passing clouds.” How very descriptive of the enchantment of the moment, looking for purpose

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  5. Lynn says:
    May 31, 2017 at 11:09 am

    The gift of verse, is there any better? The imagery in this is stunning! Very well written.

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  6. Bjorn Rudberg says:
    May 31, 2017 at 12:27 pm

    Best gift you can ever get is a verse like that

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  7. Sumana Roy says:
    May 31, 2017 at 1:26 pm

    love this reaching and grabbing ‘those grains of light…nice…

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  8. Kim M. Russell says:
    May 31, 2017 at 2:20 pm

    Your poem is dreamlike, with its ‘promise of wooing silvery moon’ and ‘sleepy grass’, as if everything is suspended, Sanaa. The second stanzas is quite shadowy with ‘night’s dark well’ and its ‘deep secrets’. as well as the gloomy stars’ – and then there’s that wonderful twist at the end – hope in the gift of verse!

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  9. Bev says:
    May 31, 2017 at 8:51 pm

    What a lovely dreaming with a caveat of hope at the end.

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  10. Xenia says:
    May 31, 2017 at 10:54 pm

    A wonderful dream and wish Sanaa, beautifully penned :o) xxx

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  11. annell4 says:
    June 1, 2017 at 1:11 am

    Beautiful!

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  12. Frank says:
    June 1, 2017 at 1:50 am

    I liked the idea of daring to defy the “nothingness” of sleep.

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  13. Jane Dougherty says:
    June 1, 2017 at 3:28 am

    I love the images in this, and the last line just wraps it up beautifully.

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  14. Sarah Russell says:
    June 1, 2017 at 3:29 am

    “A handful of glittering, gloomy stars…”. Lovely!

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  15. katiemiafrederick says:
    June 1, 2017 at 6:56 am

    Birth oF poetic
    heART GifT oF
    hUman LiGht
    Breathe
    Beach
    shores
    exPaNDinG
    MoRe.. Emerald
    eYes waTer SinG
    GrAiNs oF saND aLL
    SPirALinG GuLL
    LiveS
    oN..
    wAvEs
    OceAN
    shores
    More Dunes
    HiGhER oF LIFe
    Sea oats sway oF LoVe..
    Breeze Dances eYes Freed..:)

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  16. Glenn Buttkus says:
    June 1, 2017 at 7:04 am

    Poetry & fellowship have become popular themes out here on the trail–& what lovely gifts we present to each other; smile

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  17. lynn says:
    June 1, 2017 at 11:14 am

    A gift to be desired…lovely writing!

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  18. Sreeja Harikrishnan says:
    June 1, 2017 at 3:34 pm

    Sanaa, this is gorgeous…this poem itself is a gift!

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  19. Mary says:
    June 25, 2017 at 8:06 pm

    Under the stars….lying on a bed of grass, how can there be fear!

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  20. Laura Bloomsbury says:
    June 25, 2017 at 8:53 pm

    “defy nothingness of sleep” – now that’s a memorable line indeed

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  21. Sumana Roy says:
    June 25, 2017 at 9:01 pm

    so lovely to read it for the second time….

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  22. Magaly Guerrero says:
    June 25, 2017 at 10:06 pm

    Gift me a verse, indeed! And let’s make this world dance and shine in dark and bright. 🙂

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  23. Anita says:
    June 25, 2017 at 10:27 pm

    Looking for such a magical verse. A verse with the power to heal the Universe is powerful, Sanaa!

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  24. totomai says:
    June 25, 2017 at 11:27 pm

    I really liked the last line – so powerful, Sanaa

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  25. Bev says:
    June 26, 2017 at 12:22 am

    Ah, would that a verse could heal the universe. Perhaps, just perhaps. Great write.

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  26. Kerry says:
    June 26, 2017 at 12:59 am

    Sanaa, I always marvel at the way your verse integrates so perfectly with the image you have chosen. This is perfectly serene.

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  27. Sherry Blue sky says:
    June 26, 2017 at 1:27 am

    This is so beautifully described, and the last line is brilliant!

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  28. gillena says:
    June 26, 2017 at 2:31 am

    Stunning!!!!!!

    much love

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  29. Stacy Mar says:
    June 26, 2017 at 4:17 am

    love the way you describe the moon.
    the whole poem is moving.

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  30. Elizabeth says:
    June 26, 2017 at 6:35 am

    Thankfully, there is no end to what we can do with a gift of verse. Lovely write,

    Elizabeth

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  31. Wendy Bourke says:
    June 26, 2017 at 7:25 am

    Another lovely piece of writing … stunning, really. ‘Gift me a verse so that the universe can heal.’ is beyond incredible. Truly I wish I’d written that line. It speaks – so eloquently – to my poetic muse. Brilliant!

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  32. Old Egg says:
    June 26, 2017 at 10:16 am

    I love the way your poetry stretches into unknown territory and entertains the reader with such wonderful pictures Sanaa.

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  33. CC says:
    June 26, 2017 at 11:30 am

    This idea of glittering stars being gloomy is so interesting to me……as though they are putting on a front to hide the gloom!

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  34. Julian says:
    June 27, 2017 at 4:41 am

    Another fine poem, most enjoyable

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  35. Rosemary Nissen-Wade says:
    June 28, 2017 at 10:50 am

    Inspirational. May all our verses be healing!

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