Beneath the Stars

Enchanted by the beauty of the night,
the wayward breeze of summer’s eve disturbed
emotions of the past. The waxen light
of moon espied, as flames of old reverbed.

A fading love revived on golden sands;
goodbyes, the only words we planned to heed,
were left unsaid as fate rejoined our hands,
and soft lips kissed, in search to sate their need.

Insatiable desires refused to quell
as skin to skin we bathed in salty waves
and loved in time to gentle tidal swell
forever now entwined as passion’s slaves,

though just my dreams beneath the stars above
bore witness to our steamy summer love.




** Steamy Summer Love sonnet
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Walters Avatar
August 20, 2010 at 8:15 AM
I just love your sonnets... I will be reading them all! This is fabulous, I love your line breaks, the passion and intelligence of your writing. Beautiful and a pleasure to read! Hugs, Kris~
K. Avatar
July 23, 2010 at 9:11 AM
Hi again Sharon :) haha had to choose this poem since it mentions stars ;) --- but haha so nice of you to relate it to something else-- you actually also read my mind about that ;)-- and hmm maybe I can send you an audio file of it one of these days?? I'll try-- as for that wish, hmm I honestly forgot now what I wished for haha so it means it wasn't answered?? ;) *sigh* -- oh well...hugs nikko :)
Culverhouse Avatar
July 19, 2010 at 11:43 AM
great summer love poem!!
Brown Avatar
July 19, 2010 at 7:26 AM
Congratulations Sharon on your well deserved win in A Rambling Poet's contest "Steamy Summer Love". Love, Carol
K. Avatar
July 18, 2010 at 10:44 PM
Super congrats on your wonderful win with this beautiful sonnet Sharon!! ^_^ Thanks for your comments about that eagle write of mine...:) hope you're having a great week! hugs--nikko :)
Dietrich Avatar
July 18, 2010 at 7:56 PM
congratulations for being on the top ten, where you so deserve to be. LUv, Andrea
Sweetheart Avatar
July 18, 2010 at 8:52 AM
Congrats Sharon on your winning poem in the ladies part of Steamy Summer Love with this beautiful write and big win.. enjoy with luv..
Sweetheart Avatar
July 18, 2010 at 8:10 AM
Good luck Sharon with this rare beauty.. amazing write for the contest being judged right now.. with luv..
Fraser Avatar
July 16, 2010 at 11:23 AM
Wow Sharon, lead me to this place beneath the stars. It's just beautiful > good luck in the contest >> James
K. Avatar
July 16, 2010 at 8:27 AM
hi again Sharon :) Thanks for your concern :) we are doing fine, and Ninna sends her hi & hugs as well :) We were even luckier than some in that we got our power back early--some took 2-3 days it downed power lines... & yup!! those stormy writes of ours sure were the freakiest thing to happen, I believe that was typhoon Frank! & thanks for your comments, haha yeah, irony sure seems to be a fact of life isn't it? enjoy your day & I hope you're having a much better week! super hugs- nikko :)
La France Avatar
July 16, 2010 at 7:58 AM
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Dietrich Avatar
July 15, 2010 at 9:01 PM
This has a great dreamy quality to it. What a wonderful sonnet, Sharon, and that third verse for me, was tremendous. yeah, I got lucky. She eased up on her requirements for the contest though I could have eventually come up with a sonnet. Just too lazy this week to try! Luv, Andrea
K. Avatar
July 14, 2010 at 5:06 PM
Hi Sharon! I really do think you have it made for the contest! This is beautiful-- too bad it's just a dream though-- it just came so alive for me, especially that part about golden sands-- really beautiful :) -- Another winner I'm sure! haha for this contest I sure wish I were a guy, I think I'd do better at writing rhyme over a sonnet, but I'll try ;) -- nikko :)
Bloomsfield Avatar
July 14, 2010 at 1:40 AM
This is passionate indeed,beautiful work. .and awesome title...It should be amongst the winners,Celene!
Dietrich Avatar
July 13, 2010 at 9:28 PM
well, this is gonna place REALLY high I think because it is precisely what the contest called for: a steamy summer love sonnet! Luv, Andrea
Rich Avatar
July 13, 2010 at 6:59 PM
Really enjoyed your write and will read more of it. If you have not checked it already please take a look my new poem titled criminals part 3- thank for the read and enjoy your day.
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July 13, 2010 at 6:57 PM
A beautiful sonnet, Sharon. I especially love the was a faded love is revived "on golden sands." Great entry for the contest and I wish you success! Love, Carolyn
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