Grasps and Flings

Grasps and Flings   by Sami Khalil

(Happy Valentines)

A snapshot moment

A ventured glance

A stiffened resolve

Your sight compels

Your mystery tells

Your quest swells

Your final signature bears witness to the marching seasons

The relentless reassurance of Native ceremonial dances

The ageless twilight away, in brief declaration of rays scattered

Of clasps and toggles holding jewels in flourished wealth

Owning status, claiming history, founding ideals,

Indelible lessons of a worthy glory, endless love cascades

Caressing grasps and flings, of poets’ wordless ecstasy,

Pilots’ lingering shudders, patients’ slow withdrawals into solitary ambiances

I become orchestrated, neatly enjoined, beauty groomed in the present and presence

When duty calls to portend the unbridled drift into fantasy.

A snapshot moment, of royal pleasures, of endless summons.

I dare not budge. You fill all question marks, the dormant languishing of doubt, the soft lapping of rugged gasps!

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

I did enjoy this poem Sami.
"Indelible lessons of a worthy glory, endless love cascades
Caressing grasps and flings, of poets’ wordless ecstasy,"
I liked the above lines. Us poets, we do love "love". Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry my friend.
Coyote

[Sami Khalil]

Wheee! Thank you so much Coyote Poetry for this amazing review and self. We sure do sir. Glad you like it...

[Coyote Poetry]

I did enjoy and you are welcome my friend.

[Sami Khalil]

Gracie Mille my friend......

[redzone]

ditto Lydia's sentiments on this poem Sami.... if they answer all your questions then the only thing left to do is reciprocate, enjoy and give back equally..... Sami you are a romantic and romantic poet... now go give them a big kiss... er... ;0)

[Sami Khalil]

Haha! You are so kind. Thank you so much dear poet and friend for this wonderful review. You are too...

[Lydia Shutter]

"You fill all question marks" when a lover can answer your innermost questions in a way that pleases you, you know you are in the right place. Filled with desire and passion, but elegantly portrayed, Sami. I liked it. Lydi**

[Sami Khalil]

Whoa! So true and well expressed. Thank you so much Lydia for all. Richer blessings are on the way...

[andrew mitchell]

I feel like the jester again reading your fine writes King Sami!

[Sami Khalil]

Hahaha! You are so kind. You are equal in my book sir Mitchell. Thank you so much for taking the time and effort. Happy Valentines.

[Chris Shaw]

"You fill all question marks, the dormant languishing of doubt, the soft lapping of rugged gasps". Now how good is that? Very good I tell myself. Your poetic expression in this Valentine's write is superb Samil. Great reading.

Chris

[Sami Khalil]

Whoa! Thank you so much Christine for this wonderful review and appreciation. You know you are appreciated and valued.

[Patricia Wedel]

dearest Sami... an orchestrated Opus No. one... having begun a season of swimming upstream in a dream of dancing waters rippling into blissful moments. You are an Artist of persuasion when Hearts become entwined in Cupid’s fantasy. truly, Pat

[Sami Khalil]

Whoa! Thank you so much Patricia Wedel for this poetic review and lovely sharing. Love can bring all kinds of magical moments and musical orchestrations. Thank you kindly.

[Patricia Wedel]

You, Sami, are as welcome as a day with breezes and sunshine sips of raspberry wine. dearly, Pat

[Sami Khalil]

::::::::))))))))))

[emmajoy]

' I dare not budge. You fill all question marks, the dormant languishing of doubt, the soft lapping of rugged gasps! '

From start to finish you create a mood, a growing emotion that takes the reader, and I suspect, the writer, into another place. There truly is a richness in your phrasing. an undeniable feeling that what is felt is absolute. A wonderfully creative St Valentine's poem, Sami.

[Sami Khalil]

Whoa! Thank you so much Emma Joy for this rich review and kind visit. My humble gratitude as you celebrate this lovely holiday.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

"the soft lapping of rugged gasps"
your words make me gasp.....you use such perfect vocabulary in your poems...words that speak volumes and are so poetic...not totally obscure that we need a dictionary to read every line...
just a great balance....and love the journey...and the "unbridaled drift"---
j.

[Sami Khalil]

Whoa! Coming from a great poet is an honor and an inspiration. I humbly thank you for still being the beacon guiding poetic ships. God bless sir Jacob.

[Sami Khalil]

Note: I needed to put your poems in my library but I'm away on the cellphone.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I appreciate your kind words, Sami...but i am just another ship's captain trying to negotiate the reefs.
j.

[Sami Khalil]

I love that.....m

[barleygirl]

I kinda went on an astral trip as I read this. I've been furiously writing a book for 6 weeks (immersed) & I see so many of my own themes in your poem (blows me away, the parallels) -- native influences, the miracle of flight & ideals -- seeing "love" in terms of all the history, all the symbols, all the universal truth surrounding a love situation, not just the more typical and focused idea of describing love in terms of a human. I'm very blown away by how this reminds me of how I've been trying to portray "love" in my book! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! I love that. We must be on the same wavelength I guess. So glad you shared that. Thank you so much and best wishes on your book. Good to see you leaving a legacy.