Windswept

inspired by this picture of my friend, Jess

she feels alive
[today]

perhaps it's in the way
he smiles against her neck
and she deliriously / deliciously
breathes in his scent.

these moments are merely lent to us...
a voice inside her whispers
as she slips off her slippers
and falls into the sea.

but [today] she feels alive
and all such a feeling implies.
it tickles inside her fingers
and lingers
at the tip of her tongue.

she's happy today
[happy to be young]

she's alive like the wind,
amd the way it kisses her skin.

she's alive with the memory
of these moments
with him.

Reviews

[H]

this poem made me smile :) nicely written.

[Torre]

Very nice. The words you used allowed me to be able to picture these feelings. Sometimes all we have are our memories. Good job.

[Nihad Dweidary]

Beautiful bliss in the company of the one you love. I am both delighted and grateful for such a beautiful image. Brilliant.

Favorite lines:

"she's alive like the wind,
and the way it kisses her skin."

Love,

Nihad

[Leah Simone]

This is a touching poem. I liked the part about "lint' and felt you captured the energy of the smile in the photo. Great job.-Leah

[Juliette Cross]

This is so beautiful. Well, there are a lot of things that I like about it. I love that you included the picture. It's like we get to see a tiny speck into the life of a stranger. I love "as she slips off her slippers
and falls into the sea"
I love that there is subtle rhyming here.
I love that you rhymed fingers and lingers.