“Even before I fully wake,” from poetic masterpiece “Blessing for Sound,” by David Whyte
Even before I fully wake,
even before the rays hit the window sill
am met with the slightest sound of chest heaving
up and down;
simple needs and wants that tethers the souls
and bounds them as one.
Shall I tell you my secrets?
Mention the blue that ebbs and flows,
you see, sound is synonymous to remembering,
feeling the softness of days despite opportunities
lost and gained—
I am an unfinished poem
caught between caution and compulsion, just waiting
for missing words
to conclude all that has long remained pending.
No light escapes nor outline of hours passing
dull the sense of you,
sometimes the one you admire is the one who sits
on the sidelines looking out for you;
he has the kind of depth that would bring a
woman to her knees,
evoke hues otherwise unknown to the clouds
and sun,
in utter and absolute adoration—
I thank you for the smallest of acts,
for ineffable moments that take my breath away,
if it keeps your restless heart aching to touch
from afar
then know that we are joined by the stars,
by the falling rain, by the drops on wild skin,
our curiosity of the world ever stretching
and slow stirring.
And lastly, that I was not taught
nor trained in the way senses respond to you
rather it was only in shadows
that I realized true worth—I thank you,
I thank you,
dusk intimate today and forever chasing
away life’s qualms and doubts;
I thank you light and sound for the surprises
when they come, I am smiling.
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a Kwansaba poem or a response poem to David Whyte’s Blessing
for Light and Blessing for Sound poems. Come join us! 💝
Posted for Poetry Form: Kwansaba and Blessings @dVerse Poets Pub
Light and sounds, I feel the beautiful verses flowing from you. I also feel your excitement for the surprises of the coming day. How great to be inspired by someone when you are an unfinished poem, just waiting for the missing words.
Thank you so much, Grace 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
(and thank you for the glorious prompt) 🌹
I love the end conclusion, that light coming back, I can see how the poem of light inspired you.
Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
There is a genuine sincerity in this that brings sorrow that these two remain apart.
Thank you so much, Lisa 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
This piece really stirs the skein of loneliness, and paints a portrait of longing and blessings intertwined. Excellent emotional portrait. You had me with “the drops on wild skin”, as you allow eros to flash its breasts.
Thank you so much, Glenn 🙂 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
love have you can even make light and sound so sensuous, that’s real talent Sanaa!
That is such high praise! Thank you so much, Kate 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
So many great lines in this one! I especially liked, “I am an unfinished poem caught between caution and compulsion, just waiting for missing words” totally resonate with it! ❣
Thank you so much, my dearest Tricia 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
Wow! Gorgeous, sensuous, sumptuous write. And that photo… swoon… You never disappoint. Happiest of holidays to you and yours my friend, and every blessing in the new year Sanaa! 🙂
Thank you so much, Rob 😀 so glad you liked it! Wishing you Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year 2022 💄❤️
Love the sensuality in this poem. I think that’s how we should greet the day– as if it was Christmas every day and we are prompted to ‘open our present(now)’ with reverence and anticipation. Thanks for sharing, Sanaa. Superb!
Thank you so much, Selma 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, Sanaa! Love how you took inspiration and totally owned it. Happy holidays and take care. ❤️❤️
Thank you so much, Punam 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you! Happy Holidays, you too, take care! 💄❤️
So much to behold, and so much to take in here — Loved it all.
Thank you so much, Ron 😀 so good to see you 💄❤️
No one writes poetry that speaks to the power of love .. like you, Ms. Sanaa! Sending wishes for peace and joy this Season!
Awww gosh! Thank you so much, Helen 😀 so glad you enjoyed it! Sending love! Happy Holidays 💄❤️
May the joy of the season fill your heart here at the closing if the year 2021, and may peace abide in 2022. This is a most difficult time for our planet earth, and a time of turmoil for its peoples. May 2022 begin the way back! ✌🏼❤️🌎
Amen! ❤️❤️❤️
I read this as though apart, you to an unknown other, and then a second time, as you to the community of poets. And found that this beautiful thank you gift is so personal, and yet so universal.
Thank you so much, Alexandra 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️