A Poet's Prayer

In love
I keep coming back
to this place in the hope
I'll hear your voice,
feel your presence settle
the evening and draw closer
in the scented air.
Already spring has fired the furnaces
of desire and life trembles. Flowers
beckon bees and I too seem drawn
to this holy place.

And yet this throbbing world
seems veneered on a core of silence,
the most exquisite sounds arise
out of a hollow. My words echo
around its walls and go unanswered.
I keep coming back
still enamored with creation, lovesick,
holding these humble prayers
I pin to a closed door
hoping it will open.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Swan Avatar
October 17, 2024 at 3:47 AM
The light of life. Waiting is prayer. Saved. J :)
Lawless Avatar
October 1, 2024 at 7:50 PM
...sittin' here, mouth wide open, lost in the wonder of this one Paul. Masterfully composed, (IMNSHO), A definite FAVE as i believe it must be revisited, recited, and resurrected again
Willason Avatar
October 4, 2024 at 3:21 AM
Will wear your comments with pride my friend...thankyou for such a positive review. Made my day John...
M  Avatar
October 1, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Truly beautiful Paul! Debx
Willason Avatar
October 4, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Many thanks Deb for giving the poem your time...honored. Take care and blessings...
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