La vie en rose

~Life through rose-tinted glasses~

Staring at your cotton-candy walls,
we fall asleep to the scents of
snuffed-out candles and long-stemmed roses.
Waking up, just before dawn,
to watch the curtains that glow bubblegum pink.
For the nights that we spend together, tangle in
my mind-- like sheets wrought in
scents of roses and absinthe-
voyeurs of our ruby-woo kisses, a labyrinth
of cherry marks trailing across your chest;
sheets that descry intertwined fingers and legs.
If it is friction that lights a match,
I can see why your hands ignite my pulse ablaze.
Wonder if you stitched yourself into my skin,
with your sweet words and a tongue so mean.
Mornings sing with the sound of raindrops,
fossilizing into puddles; I am all but washed
in the tide of your breathing.

Author's Note

"La vie en rose" translates to "Life in happy hues", "Life seen through happy lenses", "Life in rosy hues"; its literal meaning is "Life in Pink".

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

I think it is just great to see the world through rose tinted specs every now and then. I'd like to buy my specs where you by yours from. This is a wonderful piece of writing with some truly poetic and memorable lines. Take a bow, I am applauding.

Chris

[Moonie]

Thank you for such an uplifting review! ♡

[Fabian G. Franklin]

What a sweet romantic scene scented with roses and painted the color of the dawn. All love should be so filled with rapture. Delightful.

[Moonie]

Thank you for the review and the read! :)

[An owl on the moon]

What extravagantly-colored words and wishes. It seems so like a soft, sweet dream... something one's heart would long to experience, if only once. Sighing in the sumptuousness of the scent of every rose. I have only ever heard the French version of the song... this was wondrous too.

[Moonie]

Thank you for this pretty review! I just added a rendition of the original french version too in the author's note.

[An owl on the moon]

Oh, thank you! Both are so glorious, and bring light to every color of your inspiration.

[Coyote Poetry]

Wow. Amazing use of words. I could feel the passion and the joy in the words. Thank you my friend for sharing the amazing poetry. I enjoyed this one.
Coyote

[Moonie]

Thank you so much, Coyote!

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome my friend.

[Relic]

The music gives the poem a sultry feel to it. This is a beautiful job you did with this one. Great writing.

[Moonie]

Thank you and i am glad you liked the song!