Sally Eslinger Poet Free verse

Devotion Poem Paradise

Devotion Poem, Paradise.    
  (For Jim)

Dare I say —
We feel marvelously sculpted to fit,
Our hugs mold their moments
Into wishing to last forever.

Dare I say — my silent hopes
Rise into the liquid
Moonlit blue above our kisses,
Wanting to make millions of dozens.

Dare I tell the truth of how
My heart speaks out to you 
 Whenever we separate?  That somehow
Physics moves you into two: to the elsewhere
     You travel,yet still always here by me.

Dare I utter the new quantum rules of love?
How starlit galaxies hide in your eyes
To all except for me.  How our waltz moves on
Through the juggled dimensions we cling to.

May I sing for others what our hearts
Keep in whispers?  How to sense paradise
In the gift of your devoted spirit
Always awaiting close, holding the secret
    Blessings of divine starlight in your pockets.

Dare I share the  jewels of this love,
That they may be found and more easily kept?  Or,
Might the vast variations of paradise await
Their own finding and defining, like rainbows 
    With their hidden  treasures.


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(c) sally young eslinger 8/22-25/22

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Joseph P. DiMino September 18, 2022 at 7:39 AM Masterpiece! You get a Fav.! One of the best ever on Soup!

James Inman September 9, 2022 at 10:57 AM Love the touch of science in your write, but mostly the touching subject. Well done Sally. Sally Eslinger November 17, 2022 at 7:11 PM James, nice to have you come by to read and relate,, , my Jim is a scientist, so the mysteries of quantum theory are sometimes tossed about here and May roll across the room to link onto s poem. Life happens… many thanks,

Timothy Ray September 4, 2022 at 2:00 PM my praise would not be worthy of this....it is simply, endearing and breathtaking...such a beautiful capture of love in its most tender of ways....your devoted fan.... Sally Eslinger November 17, 2022 at 7:20 PM Timothy! Dear brother poet! I just reread this for 1st time since posting. Made the tears stream down my cheeks. Our love so blessed, almost unbelievably deep after all these 41 years! God’s design, I guess, and in the hard times, faith and prayer do work. So touched by your words. xox