Substance

 

Substance

 

To reside in the solitude of one’s thoughts

To touch

without physical

yearning with a fervent passion

reaching desperately for the heart’s desire

To ascend

within one’s belief

and capture the essence of another

lifting one up to the heights of splendor

To feel

with the hands of a stellar heart

caressing gently with celestial fingertips

trembling softly beneath another’s touch

To paint

a textured starlit vision

behind the craving eye of another

seeing the world through a lover’s eye

To float

on the breeze of a kiss

and land in the anchor of love

hovering near a flowing sigh

To be adrift

in a hazy swirl of emptiness

to be completely lost within one’s self

yet entirely found within another

To linger

On the fragrance of wild flowers

wafting through the veins of life

shivering from a fluid touch

To transcend

the entirety of the senses

and claim the devotion of another

in the solitary residence of one’s own thoughts

Reviews

[Dani California]

Beautiful!! Yep, it turned out perfect. This is actually one of your best, Amber. Truly...

To ascend
within one's belief
and capture the essence of another
lifting one up to the heights of splendor

To feel
with the hands of a stellar heart
caressing gently with celestial fingertips
trembling softly beneath another's touch

Incredible work girl....!

A definite fav!

[Periac]

i enjoyed this.....i had too read through it twice to try different ways.....i enjoyed the sfont on the titled words......read those through alone and thought it a remarkable poem all flowed into a nice bun of warmth

[An owl on the moon]

So beautifully done, Amber! I loved the significance of the words in bold setting the tone for the passage to follow. This is so perfect. I could see it being framed... (Consider using this one as well for your class! It's so moving!)

Craig

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Wow Amber your words always just blow me away, so amazing I don't even know what to say to it, you literally took my breath away with this piece. Blissful and extremely romantic piece, that don't do it justice but that's all I can get out right now... WOW!!

[Bonnie]

Oh, I like the way you tantalize the senses, using smell, touch, thoughts, and sights in this poem.

Well done! It flows nicely and evokes many sensory pleasures.

[Spat Queen]

This is very relaxing and weightless; interesting to the title. Excellent work.

[Astrid Hamilton]

p.s.

I like the picture very much...
I myself would love to get lost there, floating...

[Astrid Hamilton]

What is magnificent in the maturity of this poem is coming back at the end to find that one is oneself again,
but with different perspective now that one has touched, ascended, felt, painted, floated, being adrift, to linger and transcend, all over and over again; sitting by a windowsill, thinking of all these things and the steps of how many different motions and emotions one goes through along such an extraordinary journey.

There are so many words in the dictionary, so many words in other languages and cultures that may exist we do not know about or speak of, so we cannot relate; but you, perfect linguist, demonstrate what it truly means to ALWAYS choose the perfect words, seemingly never repeated, and bring them to life in a painting of a dream, ascending like an angel, you, your poetry transcending into the spirit inside of me.

[Forest Green]

Transcendence through longings born of life and fed by passion's fingertips. One of your best poems I think.

Nice work...!

Daniel