Sapphire Seas

~ a sensual love poem ~

photograph by annie leibovitz

 

 

 

His eyes are never as blue as in the morning

sapphire blue as the sea

darkened by the night

deeper with the dawn

 

I seize the moment and melt away

flowing like a river with oceans to explore

 

I taste the salt on his skin

on the tide

lulled with the wind

leaving secrets in the clouds…

 

diving deep

he surrounds me

and I am like the waves crashing to shore

 

a dance

lost in the deepest shadows of tangled sheets

                  and sapphire seas

 

drenched

...I melt away

 

 

Reviews

[Neville]

Hey you have the most incredible gift of being able to craft some of the most delightfully subtle and compelling love poetry out there Julie and your 'Sapphire Seas' is the most recent example that I have been fortunate to stumble on thus far.... Not the last though..........All Good Things, N

[MsJewel]

I'm thrilled you enjoye my love scribbles Neville. Thak you for the kind words :) Julie

[Trace]

What a beautiful free verse.
Soft and tender
Words melt into a wonderful expression of love.

Nobody does these better.

HUGGS. Trace

[MsJewel]

Thank you Trace :) Julie

[Ana B.]

As ever, dear Julie, you paint sheer beauty on a piece of canvas. More please! :)

[MsJewel]

Thank you lovely lady :) Julie

[Sami Khalil]

You drench us in the beauty of your words. The sentiments are just as lovely...:)................

[MsJewel]

Thank you for your always encouraging comments Sami :) Julie

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...:)................

[dan]

Julia, Sigh.....such sun-dappled imagery (I actually wasn't sure what sapphire looked like until I read the first stanza) almost echoing the sound of waves crashing into the rocks, retreating from the beach. One line in particular? How about: "...flowing like a river with oceans to explore." That is almost musical in its beauty. Another romantic getaway courtesy of MsJewel. take care...dan

[MsJewel]

Thank you for your kind words Dan :) Julie

[Elisa]

I loved the imagery of the sapphire seas, the tangled sheets, and you tasting the salt on his skin. This poem covers all of the five senses with some sort of imagery. Wonderful job Julie!

[MsJewel]

Thank you Elisa! :) Julie

[wordman]

tangled sheets ,and sapphire seas summed it all up for me
a beautiful place to be in your write

[MsJewel]

Thank you Ron :) Julie

[WILDERNESS]

Your poems always leave me wondering, of the world that exists in your poems.......... or some planet out in some galaxy. lovely as always...........

[MsJewel]

Thank you my sweet friend :) Julie

[Isabel25]

Your choice of words reflect so much longing and ecstasy....it reveals how when in love it is like being caught in the flow of the river, u cannot control you senses or body anymore, you just go with the flow, praying that it wouldn't drown you.
Wonderful use of imagery Julie- rivers and oceans and clouds and salt on the skin....truly sensuous...wonderful :)

P.S : in the pic the sea looks a darker shade of Turquoise :P but yeah, that doesn't really matter :D

[MsJewel]

Thank you for your lovely comment and compliment Annie. I appreciate it very much :) Julie
p.s. - couldn't find sapphire, but oh well.. :)

[Brittany Zedalis]

Blue sapphire is my birthstone :D & blue happens to be my favorite color.

Random facts aside, I could practically see this persons eyes while reading this. The bluest of blue, haha. To no surprise, I enjoyed this. :)

[MsJewel]

Thanks so much Luna :) Julie

[Jamestown]

You and your amazing words are a waltz all of there own!
Fabulous write, sensual, romantic and fluent as the ocean tide:)
Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[MsJewel]

Thank you James :) Julie