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look at me like
that,
as if I’ve
hung the paper heart moon
with
artistic hands,
a lavender
morning mists softly
against my
skin, each cell brightening,
stretching
toward a living,
growing new
day.
All I want
is to breathe,
to breathe
in this sky of moment, deeper,
to feel each
evolving hue as it rises
like milk
and sugared tea on my tongue;
to hum my birdsong
notes
back to you,
and your
arms
of encircling
sun.
©
2013 Jennifer Wagner
“Birds
sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever
sunlight remains to them?” -Rose Kennedy
Jen, o-o--h, I LOVE this, sweet, sultry, sexy! I was esp. drawn to this stanza
ReplyDelete' as if I’ve hung the paper heart moon
with artistic hands,
This poem stirs all the senses!
Beautiful words, Jennifer. So many lovely lines.
ReplyDelete"to feel each evolving hue as it rises
like milk and sugared tea on my tongue;"
Perfect and exquisitely memorable.
absolutely beautiful...love the feel of the colors on the tongue...the turn to song...and all because the way they look at you...smiles...the way they look at us adds so much to our lives...and who we see as well when we look at us...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful & well written.
ReplyDeleteOh, Jennifer, this is so beautifully expressed and filled with such love. "Milk and sugared tea on my tongue" -- Nice!
ReplyDeletelove how you touch all the senses in this...the humming, circling..breathing..the paper heart moon...beautiful...
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful write--
ReplyDeleteAll I want is to breathe,
to breathe in this sky of moment, deeper,
I think for me this piece speaks to the fullness of that momemt
All I want is to breathe,
ReplyDeleteto breathe in this sky of moment, deeper....I love this!
A beautiful poem indeed.
ReplyDelete"to breathe in this sky of moment, deeper"
ReplyDeletea wonderful trope
As others have said, this is beautiful. I love the metaphor too - after the storm comes the calm - sometimes in more ways than one.
ReplyDelete"stretching toward a living,
ReplyDeletegrowing new day.
All I want is to breathe,
to breathe in this sky of moment, deeper," Gorgeous... the whole poem...but these lines touched me deepest.
wow, you got some killer lines in there - such radiating beauty!
ReplyDelete"as if I’ve hung the paper heart moon
with artistic hands,"
perfect.
Beautiful, Jennifer! I love the quote too!
ReplyDeletegiving in unapologetically. Oh, and so impressed with your reading habits. Love to chew about what's on your shelves.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, K! I especially like:
ReplyDeleteto feel each evolving hue as it rises
like milk and sugared tea on my tongue
Sorry, I meant Jennifer.
DeleteBeautiful and tender write, Jennifer.
ReplyDeletePamela
lovely write and the line that swept me away..
ReplyDeletea lavender morning mists softly
I can feel Mary Oliver's influence in this beautiful poem...and that collection of yours on the sidebar is (shhhh) my bathroom reading favorite. That and volume two. And Jane Kenyon (3 BR home ha!)
ReplyDeletebeautiful! I love the flavors, scents, sounds & colors sewn throughout. it is quite easy to get lost in this peace/piece.
ReplyDeletesuch a beautiful poem - love the lines ..well..too many I would just quote the entire poem - K
ReplyDeleteGravitate toward the light...always gravitate toward the light...
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ReplyDeleteas it rises
like milk and sugared tea on my tongue;
to hum my birdsong notes
back to you
beautiful poem! and great blog.
Beautiful soft and tender - you make someone special very happy :-)
ReplyDelete...i really like this Jennifer... the gentleness & positive vibe you spread here are very well directed to us readers... you make the horrifying effect of last night's tragedy sound like haven... excellent... one of my favorites today... smiles...
ReplyDeleteThe first two stanzas explode with imagery and it just vividly rocks from there! Wowzers, this is a great write.
ReplyDeleteyes, what everyone else said. that was so pretty...
ReplyDeleteabsolutely beautiful. love the colors in this.
ReplyDeleteI miss your posts!! Where've you been? :)
ReplyDeleteJennifer, incredibly beautiful. I especially love "to breathe in this sky of moment"........and "to hum my birdsong notes back to you." Lovely morning poem!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
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