Around Me

artwork by Sabzi "Comfortable Moment"

There’s a rhythm
to my thoughts tonight
as constant as ocean waves
and just as enveloping.
No cutting or clever words
will suit my mood
on this balmy sultry night - -
the sort of night
that soothes a woman
into believing in dreams

In those dreams
a magnificent
spectrum of conjoined colors
bursts forth
from the mundane of life
humming a susurrus
designed to lure
my fugitive brain cells
to Shangri-la

It is in those dreams
that I smile
knowing I love you
not for who you are
or for what you do
but for who I am when
you wrap your arms
and thoughts around me

 

 

Reviews

[barleygirl]

I love your message that the best friendships & loves are with those who bring out the best in us! You've expressed this with your usual richness of imagery & flowing word choices. I had to look up "susurrus" & it's the perfect rare word for this spot, humming with assonance. Always a pleasure to read you!

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you so much. I appreciate your review! Lydi**

[Alfred Kukitz]

lydia i can say the similar with just your words wrapped around me.

regards,
al

[Lydia Shutter]

What a lovely thing to say, Al. Thank you. Lydi**

[Saruwa]

Love this. Beautiful poem!

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks for going back a few months to find this one. I appreciate it. Lydi**

[David Scott]

This is so honest. We do love more because of how being connected makes us feel... This is true in almost every situation even outside of romantic love. I do not think we generate love, but rather conduct it to those in our lives...

A very tender poem; delicately delivered with the grace of the feminine soul.

[Lydia Shutter]

Your reviews are so appreciated, David. Thank you. I really like your new icon! What a serene scene that is! Lydi**

[Weeping willow]

So very beautiful are the expression of your words in this write,love it;-]

[Lydia Shutter]

I appreciate your review, Willow. Lydi**

[Jimmy Yetts]

Intensely romantic, Lydi.
Got every male reader wishing he were your guy--if only in his dreams.
Stimulating read!

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, Jimmy. Lydi**

[Willard Wells]

Lydia, I love this piece. As a romantic you have so eloquently expressed love. Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, Willard. Lydi**

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Lydi, you are a connoisseur of words.
I adore the art that wraps the colors of the
comforter around the reader. The susurrus of
the ocean waves like the wind before thunder peals
and lightening, a great rustle of excitement.
Your poetry leaves me prepared for romance on the high seas.
truly, Pat

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you so much, Pat. I always appreciate your wonderful reviews. Lydi**

[Gaurav]

It is one of the most beautiful poems i came across in recent times. Love has such a charming notion, i never could understood so far. You really delved in the ocean of feelings to write such awesome poem. Thankyou for sharing it. Nice.

[Lydia Shutter]

I appreciate your kind review, Gaurav. Thank you. Lydi**

[Ken Simm.]

There are lines here that are poems on their own. But still the whole becomes soft and magical.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you very much, Ken. Lydi**