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written for " Afterglow" sponsored by Kai  Michael N"

Ambrosial Afterglow

T i m e ~ you are the spark
  that tips the scales 
             of lovestruck heartbeats,
  ricocheting glyphs of fairness,
             etched with gold and silver.
Yet seasons of smoke fail to 
trace the unexpressed emotions
woven with ultraviolet beams.
Perhaps the ticking truth of intoxicated haze, 
is a resonance of pained pulses: 
    a poem without a title, 
    a sonnet without a rhyme,
    a melody without a rhythm,
    a palette without a dream,
cosmically tied, yet torn by space,
pondering:
what if these implicit metaphors 
heal the beautifully bruised,
paint the scars with flares of serenity,
turn bleeding wounds into sterling specks,
  and draw hope with swirling sunflowers?

As I am a wordless wanderer,
facing the heat of sultry skin within starlight,
tasting the milky flickers of quartz
as they seep into the warm arms
    of blushing twilight.
These fingers curate chronicles
       from archaic archives,
                scintillating souvenirs,
like a forest library with shimmering shelves
touched by sunlit rays
 and mauve memories merging 
              with evening mists.

For I am the mistress
of your amethyst afterglow,
engrossed in the ambrosial luminescence
of soft-spoken verses,
as alluring auroras emanate
burning thistles of thirsting galaxies~
the delicate dews of dancing diamonds
caressing the silk of stars to drizzle
    one last drop of your pining poetry, 
while I await the return of 
Romeo’s rhapsody,
    like Juliet on the tantalizing tip of throes, 
counting Cupid's jewels of nightfall,
     wishing upon the dusk of craving.
For in your absence,
I am but a poet with no abstract speech,
but doleful desires,
longing to kiss the final phase of Luna’s sigh
catching crooning comets,
lost in the hypnotic moon-gaze
                          of immortal love...
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Beaufort Avatar
April 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
IE, it's funny to describe something like time as seeing itself as a wordless wanderer in prose. It's an expression of your humility which I greatly appreciate. You're also asking questions about healing and whether time can heal wounds. We have the expression "time heals all wounds," but I think it takes more than just time. Perhaps time gives us a chance to reflect, learn, and put things in perspective. If anyone embodies a celestial spirit and can inspire us to think about this concept, you are the one. Really, the way you ask these questions and point out the unknowns and possibilities opens my mind in a very pleasant way. Smiles!!
George Avatar
April 6, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Dear Empress, you are never wordless, but words flow from you in forceful cascades. Your metaphors are so unique and they never get exhausted. That's quite amazing. They come so handy to you. Alliterations like 'the tantalizing tip of throes,' the delicate dews of dancing diamonds' 'crooning comets,' 'mauve memories matching with evening mists....all are matchless. They are not simply alliterative, but birth beautiful images too. Another gem which is the afterglow of the pain you had to endure and the trials you overcame in life. All the Best.
Onclaud Avatar
April 6, 2025 at 1:47 AM
more brilliant is this afterglow of a poem, more enticing than ' crooning comets ' or 'immortal love...yes, ink, you glow with this one!
Gifford Avatar
April 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Hello IE, as always I am spellbound when I read your work, this is beautiful. A fav for sure. Have a wonderful day my friend.
Buehler Avatar
April 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Romeo's rhapsody, indeed! How beautiful, Ink! I loved every line. This is a fave. :)
Singh Avatar
April 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Paint the scared with flares of serenity turn bleeding wounds into sterling specks, -beautiful and inspiring.Wish the best.
Bordner Avatar
April 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Only love can redefine the possible...the afterglow of satisfaction looms like love alive in your fervent eyes Poetess...J.A.B.
HAYNES Avatar
April 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
you craft words metaphors like no other poet i have come across/ i enjoyed this
Dietrich Avatar
April 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Immortal love! It was cool how you referenced Romeo and Juliet in such an imaginative way.. loved the painting of afterglow as amethyst and the other beautiful images of romance. This is sure to be a winner, Ink
Peranteau Avatar
April 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
2notes dear poet...uno; "wordless"?, hm, you are underfructuating your content ') thuh wordz you birth for us all to indulge..2: "no abstract speech"?..um...'tiz thuh reason I visit your writes...I don't comment much and thuh Soup doesn't allow me to send or receive much, 'cauze i'm not a made(I mean) paid member, yet I indulge...you rarely leave me hang'n ,)...much love
Onpaper Avatar
April 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
you are the spark that tips the scales of lovestruck heartbeats,.. mmmm loook at that opening !!! trace the unexpressed emotions woven with ultraviolet beams.. oooooo the absolute gorgeousness in that line!!! paint the scars with flares of serenity, turn bleeding wounds into sterling specks, and draw hope with swirling sunflowers.. mmmm that imagary love how the elements flow in such grace .. These fingers curate chronicles from archaic archives, scintillating souvenirs,. Oooo come thru alliterations!!! the delicate dews of dancing diamonds caressing the silk of stars to drizzle one last drop of your pining poetry,.. oooo that sexaaaay papiii!!! Love that! This piece is an amazing beauty !!!
Empress Avatar
April 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Awwn haha papi! You are the best! Lol
Andresen Avatar
April 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
- Dear Ink, I don't think you'll be wordless... your words flow better than the Titanic... :) - A deep and beautiful poem :) - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs
Empress Avatar
April 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Hahah you are so cute thank you dear anne lise always
Liguori Avatar
April 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
‘ immortal love’…. !!!! It must be nice to be able to love forever!
Empress Avatar
April 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Love never dies, always is immortal, no matter what. Thank you dear robert. Sending you light
Rhymes Avatar
April 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
As always ! A great write
Empress Avatar
April 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Hope you read it well dahlin
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