Love, Yet Unseen

This is one of the few poems I've ever written on a brighter subject; what I would say to my soulmate if we were to ever meet and fall in love...

Your gentle touch, soft, caressing my

heart ever so delicately, protecting

it's porcelain shell from the hail

which plummets to the ground, is the

only touch I embrace without reservation.

Your lips, invite me to partake of the sweet

honeysuckle which is in your kiss, and of

the soft, subtle nourishment it provides

the very essence of my soul, for when our

lips touch, I fear not the dark shadows of

the night, nor demons which plot to devour

the delicate roses our love hath bloomed

amongst the thorns.

Your eyes, like a beacon in a storm, guide

me through the thickest haze, reassuring

me through the brightness of their lamps

that the way is clear, and I shall not founder

upon a rocky shoal, but shall dwell within

the warming comfort of your love.

Your voice, so gentle, serene, sings an

angelic tune unto my ears, beckoning

me, fear not the future, bury the past,

for the time of our love is at hand.

Take heed, wrap your arms about my

very soul, partake of my love with all

your heart and forsake not my trust

in you, for that trust is but a crystal

goblet of water upon an unsteady

mantel.

Tip it not, lest some of the water

should trickle upon a dusty floor.

Break it not, lest it no longer sparkles

within thy heart.

But above all else, cherish it with all

thy heart and soul, for my trust and love

are but bitterness not enraged, and you

shall have them always, lest you forget

these endearing words and fade unto

darkness.............

© Nichole Letitia Byrom

Reviews

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Lyrical and classically beautiful style. Vivid imagery and metaphor use. We feel the passionate love expressed and the warning so well-expressed-"my trust and love are but bitterness not enraged". Great.

[George Coombs]

Briliantly sensitive and aware use of imagery amd language-a spiritual celebration of love and of who one is, excellent work

[Laura Lynn Close]

wow, I am really impressed, wished I had written that!