Midnight Garden

Have you ever made love in a cemetery?

 

Midnight Garden

 

In the hours after dark,

just as the clock strikes twelve,

we meet in front of the iron gates

leading to our midnight garden

You smile at me and grasp my hands

I am your yesterday and you are my tomorrow

 

But, when we close our eyes to sleep,

our nights become one under the full moon

Walking hand in hand down the brick paths,

which lead us through aged stones of forgotten names

to a place of passion and secret desires,

where we lay on the earth among them

 

The blue glow of the moonlight on your skin

casts silver shadows on your breast

and reflects the hunger in your eyes

The taste of your sweet flesh

awakens something deep inside my core

And I lose myself in you

 

Giving in to the moment, like ravenous dogs

devouring the beat of our rhythmic breath,

we will disturb the quiet essence of this place

There will be no rest for the interred this night

until ecstasy washes over us

and leaves us exhausted in its wake

 

Under watchful eyes of silent voyeurs,

longing for this human touch

for which they are now eternally denied,

we walk hand in hand back down the brick paths

Just before dawn, we exit our midnight garden, we part

Me to my yesterday, you to your tomorrow

 

July 2013

 

Reviews

[Shannon O'Gara]

Elegance mixed with romance, chilling suspense and I find myself completely immersed in the story being told. A lovely piece!

[Damien Thibodeaux]

Thank you! I am honored by your review. I am so glad you enjoyed the write. Thank you for reading and leaving your kind comments.

[I Am Svetlana]

I love the elegance in this piece! It told such a powerful, romantic and longing story. A secret lovers meeting place...I'm sure we all wish to have one. It read like a dream, so smooth.

[Damien Thibodeaux]

Thank you so much for your kind words, Svetlana! I am glad you stopped by.

[Redboy]

I like this. I thought it was about magic being compared to love at first but i think i get it now. And i love the way you ended it. Perfect.

[Melliflower]

"reflects the hunger in your eyes"... once i read this line... i become completely hung on your words. They're so tragically beautiful... so full of dark, elemental ecstasy and passion. A beautiful write! x

[Damien Thibodeaux]

Thank you so much. I am deeply honored by your review. You've made me very happy tonight.

[Vanesa Markovic]

True romantic.
"Under watchful eyes of silent voyeurs"...that line gave me chills, it paints such an exquisite scene.
Another great piece of work, sir.

[Damien Thibodeaux]

Thank you so much for your kind words. Since you are an Aussie, I will share a secret about the line, "I am your yesterday and you are my tomorrow." I wrote this for a girl who lives in Brisbane. Since I live in the US, when it's Tuesday here, it's Wednesday there. So I am always in the time zone of yesterday to her and she was in the time zone of tomorrow for me.

[Fran Marie]

The blue glow of the moonlight on your skin
casts silver shadows on your breast
and reflects the hunger in your eyes
The taste of your sweet flesh
awakens something deep inside my core
And I lose myself in you



Well I lost myself in this poem'!!
Congratulations!! on winning the 'Midnight Magic' contest with this amazing piece
of poetic art....romanticism in tones of darkness ..so beautifully penned!!

[Damien Thibodeaux]

Thank you so much, Fran. I am so honored by your kind words and review. I am so pleased you liked it. I was really in a good and happy place in my heart when I wrote this one. Thank you.

[Tina Kline]

Very dark and romantic. It has a sort of beauty to it. Impressive poem without being morbid, gross or obscene. I enjoyed reading your work.

[Damien Thibodeaux]

Tina, I am honored by your review. Thank you so much for your kind words. It means a lot coming from another dark soul.

[Tina Kline]

You're very welcome.

[Rocans]

Nice poem...one after my own heart of course, dark and gothic yet romantic.quite easy to read yet complex in its delivery.Liked this a lot

[Damien Thibodeaux]

Thank you Rocans! I am always honored and pleased whenever you stop by and offer your comments. We have so much in common. I shall visit you soon.

[char]

Elegant use of words, my friend. Very romantic without being obscene. I like the closing words too.

[Damien Thibodeaux]

Hi Anna! Thanks for stopping by to read. I haven't been writing too much lately, too busy at work. You were right though when you told me recently the life shouldn't be about work, that I could take it easy sometimes. I plan on taking your advice and slow down some. I am glad you stopped by. Thank you so much for reading. And welcome back! It's going to be great to have your stories to read again.

[char]

You're always so busy. I'm glad to hear that you're going to slow it down some. I'm currently trying to revive my creativity and I think I'll start with rewrites.