Teach Me To Whisper

Teach me to whisper like early-morn blush

against the cheek of the illumined sky,

like the green blades of grass beside the rush

of the river that is hastening by.

Teach me the love that is found in a rose

and written in crimson calligraphy

across the earth, making merry of woes,

in a swirl of fire and epiphany.

Teach me the touch of immortal extent,

wherein forever is found in a flash,

where shadows of thought are an aliment,

a source of life among ruin and ash.

Teach me the hope of the blossoming bud,

tremendously tender and spun sublime,

with her flesh on fire from euphoric blood

and flaming curves that are bedewed with time.

Teach me the truth of mist on the water,

the white shroud of silence that drapes the blue,

where shadows hush like a quiet daughter,

waiting for the winds of a warmer hue.

Teach me the love of a lifetime of bliss,

where warm shades of passion burn like a fire,

where foreplay flutters are born in the kiss

between lips of unquenchable desire.

Teach me the joy that I see in your eyes

whenever I see you looking at me,

in that intimate way you alchemize

and turn my soul into a rhapsody.

Teach me to whisper the words of my heart,

the lover's song that I'm aching to sing

and bridge the distance which keeps us apart

by teaching heart how to lift its redwing.

Author's Note

Reviews

[Forest Green]

Incredible...a sublime mix of hearthstone, open skies, and heartbeats.
'Teach me the love that is found in a rose
and written in crimson calligraphy
across the earth, making merry of woes,
in a swirl of fire and epiphany.'

Your touch in this poem beggars description. Where has your work been hiding?

Wonderfully complete and truly, truly original.

Daniel

[Randolf Ramos]

I really love this poem.

[Michael X]

how in the heavens did you do that?.. I l love asking that question when
I read something that parts the waters of poetry, and the answer
is subtle, some writers know how to perform miracles. loved this poem!

[RDOriginal]

This is a very powerful classic poem. It has romance and ageless charm and could have been written today or two hundred years ago.

The formal structure created by beginning each stanza with the words, "teach me" provides a springboard to launch a formal plea: whether it be to learn a type of love, hope or truth. These lessons are then described in the most romantic style, often drawing on natural themes - a 'rose', a 'bud' or 'mist on the water'.

There are some beautiful turns of phrase used in this poem. Your description of mist on water as, 'the white shroud of silence that drapes the blue' gives the most delicate impression of stillness and solitude. Whilst the 'blossoming bud... with her flesh on fire from euphoric blood' manages to capture all the potential energy and life of new growth.

Overall I'd say this poem has everything you could possibly want from a classical piece.

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I think this is a real well written write and ever so beuatiful. I like this. Amazing write!

[Awdures]

Very flowing poetry. I liked the abab structure that worked well for you here and added to the musicality of the piece. Your rhyme was sublime Linda, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading the narrators plea to be educated.

Thanks for sharing.

[vukcic]

Very refreshing to read a poem with form. Fantastic imagery, very dreamlike and ethereal yet forceful in emotion. Gotta love a poem that uses the word "alchemize" effectively.

[Molafvt]

Goodness gracious Linda. I don't even know where to start. This is truly magnificent in every way. Forgetting rhyme and meter,(whick is perect) and as pleasing as natures breath on a hot summer's day, the content was purely transcendental. This stanza ,to me, is a lithe, yet pointed description of your intent.....
"
Teach me the joy that I see in your eyes
whenever I see you looking at me,
in that intimate way you alchemize
and turn my soul into a rhapsody."
This line goes beyond being seen "by another",(to me), but speaks of "being seen" by Nature, or God herself. Like the rest of this magical piece you wrote, it is about alchemy and transubstantiation. This is about the magic of life as we know it, or can, should, would, know it. Your words have touched me deeply. Not only were they crafted with unimaginable sensitivity, but the message is one that all of us should strive for.
"Teach me to whisper like early-morn blush
against the cheek of the illumined sky,
like the green blades of grass beside the rush
of the river that is hastening by."
These are truly great words and the poem as a whole is a hymnal which should replace the national anthem....Really. Excuse my frankness, but this is a f*****g awesome conglomeration of metaphysics in action. It is a painting of life.

[Another Relic]

Awesome poem. You have such a colorful style to your words and phrases. Glad I read this. Excellent job.

[Undying Glory]

man, i just flipped when i saw this was shelved in 28 libraries. then i read, and i saw it definitely deserved to be. this is just superb work, i was just blown away. really, really sweet poem. all your stanzas are so epic. make that 29 libraries it's going to be shelved into!

[emily joe]

i really love this. sometimes long poems can drag on too long, and it just gets really cluttered and messy. but, you my friend just delivered an incredible poem ! nice work ! :D