Landscape

To one who's name is written in the faint perfume upon my neck
Your hands gently tend my landscape with their caress
Each and every flower, you gracefully bedeck
In the richest warmth of your undress

You move your morning breezes into the darkness of my night
Until I no longer know the season or present year
Time is of no essence within my sight
Of warmth or cold, I have no fear

To one who's name is written on every single line of my heart
In your ink flowing from the radiance of our eternal sun
Your hands tend my landscape in a world apart
Marked on a calendar of none

The cares of life, waft into silent pieces as they come to light
When your morning breeze moves upon my flowers
Each one you tend with your hand's sight
Forgets these cares of ours

To one who's name is written in my eyes as my master gardener
My flowers will always seek the ink flowing from our sun
My landscape will be your garden harbor
From your breezes, I will never run

Author's Note

Image by artist Laurie Blank

A reading of this can be heard here :

Reviews

[Ruth]

Neva, you have a way with sensualness that is awe inspiring love! This is truly epic! No faults, no tide I could not swim to read this! That is how beautiful your work is to me love!
The person who has bestowed such emotion would only dream of reading such sentiment back!
Not only is there immersion in that here but the metaphor used for it is simply divine!
xx

[Umar Hassan]

I approach spoken word poetry differently than literary poetry. The media difference is profound. This poem works well in both media but clearly it is superior as a spoken word piece. The tone of your voice, the sincerity of the mood carries us along. From the evident love, the words are more easily digested. Thank you!

[Allen Smuckler]

You're unbelievable...I am in awe at how you just produce one after another great poem.
Neva you are a true artist...
and have an uncanny way of using language and expressing what we have all felt or thought...
Your artwork is always right on...I look forward to reading the next...
allen

[Rene Velez]

wow your poems breathe beauty, eloquent and caring, loving to the utmost degrees, impressive Neva...

[kdpgrahi]

As exquisite landscape you have painted Neva.

[Liza]

a divine seed fallen from love's embrace....stunning piece

[Jibin]

Great work, romantic.
love this.

[Axolotl1]

Romantiko:)

[Arthur Henn]

Beautiful!

[Fairytale]

Beautiful imagery. The opening line is especially captivating. This poem is delightfully sensual. I enjoyed it. And the artwork is beautiful.

[Hayley]

Wow this flows perfectly! All of your work is gorgeous, but this poem really is beautifully and gently written. The rhymes are exquisite and this is so expressive. I love it!