Tintagel...

Tintagel...

Above the rugged coastline reigns the castle Tintagel,

Bathing in the legend of its own Arthurian spell.

We traced the path unto the sea

Past misty waterfalls...

And as the cloud-like waves did swell

With precious treasures to expel,

Upon our senses love befell,

And to our hearts it calls.

~

The remnants of a love bygone, these centuries have spanned,

And found within our aching souls bright embers to be fanned.

Pressed soft upon our every thought

Remembrance breathes again...

Sweet destiny did love remand

To once more bring our hearts to stand,

Toe touching toe upon the sand

Parted by nae a grain.

~

As lightening pierced the darkened skies and charged our spirits sing,

We stood in wonder, newly born, our bodies glistening.

Resplendent in the summer storm

Beneath the breath of rain...

Upon my lips the droplets cling

Like tiny pearls, trembling,

Awaiting thy sweet harvesting...

Anticipations pain.

~

Resounding claps of thunder startle us from reverie,

But not before thine eyes didst capture mine with passions plea.

The wind blew fiercely through the cove,

And with it brought the mist...

My hand in thine, I raced with thee

Traversing rocks most recklessly,

As every living thing did flee

The storms own frenzied fist.

~

Hidden deep within the cliffs, true sanctuary we find,

Whose essence hath recorded all the mysteries of mankind.

The most secret charm of making

In these caverns safely kept...

Upon these walls, legends enshrined

Each moment of their lives divined,

Where past and future lay entwined

And magic hath long slept.

~

Certain that each step fulfilled our fate on scripted pages,

We pass through sparkling veils of rain as timeless images.

The thunder rumbles softly here,

The lightning not so bright...

So briefly poised on separate stages

As the storm within us rages,

Wild hearts in tender cages

Ablaze with passions light.

~

I quiver in thy presence as desires are undressed,

Soft eagerness beneath thy touch, unable to protest.

Fragrant and sweet as brandied peach,

I feed thy hungry lips...

Uncertain how I came to rest

Upon the sand, against thy chest,

Whilst gentle hands softly caress

With questing fingertips.

~

I turn within thy warm embrace and nestle 'twixt thy thighs,

I press my cheek upon thy chest and listen to thy sighs.

My legs hath bound thee to my love

And make my need full known...

For I am stranger to disguise

Preferring truth to feigned surprise,

And if thou canst not see my eyes...

For thee, pleasure is shown.

~

The dragons breath hath found our bed and blankets all the night,

Concealing our sweet passions play, yet echoing delight.

Discovering the past afresh,

As one we share our breath...

Eternity hath claimed the right

To join our souls in blissful flight,

For never shall our hearts know blight...

Nae, even unto death.

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

A talented piece of writing. Beautiful description and the rhyme scheme is not an easy one to manage unless the writer knows exactly what she is doing. I know Tintagel well. Have visited Cornwall on many occasions and of course was brought up with the legends of King Arthur and The Knights of the Round Table. Well done.

Chris

[Ahnjolie McKenna]

Thank you, most sincerely, for such incredibly kind words.
Soft smiles for you...
Ahnjolie

[emipoemi]

.......are you quite certain you're of this age? From where do these gems of oevres arise!? As in another poem I read of yours, you use "didst" incorrectly (it should be "did"), and some words fall on the wrong sylLAble, but your writing is phenomenal. Your rhyme schemes are evocative of the Romantic era, and are so challenging, that I'm utterly in awe that you've managed to pull them off! Un-freaking-believable! You are a poet indeed, and I honour you for your ingenious weaving of words. Well done!

[Ahnjolie McKenna]

Smiling... you are so incredibly kind to me. I was born and brought up in St. Ives, Cornwall, England...and easily embraced the mythical and magical essence of my home. I fairly live and breathe it...and cannot imagine it otherwise. :) I am so happy that you find my writings to be pleasing...truly. :) Ahnjolie

[emipoemi]

It's indeed a pleasure to read. Keep at it!

[Misterr Remeat]

Wow! This is really cool! Great imagery! Great job!

[Ahnjolie McKenna]

Thank you, most sincerely for your incredibly kind words. Soft smiles for you... Ahnjolie