Get Your Premium Membership

If Ever

if i stood
on the ledge
of darkness
aglow in the light
of moonbeams
flickering
like a lost star
beneath clouds
of life's doubt
would you 
step out of shadows
and let yourself
be known

my soul 
has searched
the deepest caverns
scoured hills
and valleys below
looking for yours
but only finds you
masked in dreams
still unknown
as a mystery
that may never be

i've walked
the shores
of eastern seas
counted the grains
of timeless sand
as days until we meet
then felt the lash
of storms
push me back
into the starkness
of reality
as salted sprays
kissed my lips
instead of yours

yet i still yearned
to feel your breath
arousing me
in the winds
that wrapped me
in a blanket of thoughts

i still imagine
the feel
of your touch
against bare flesh
as each day closes
against the darkness
in endless dreams

time is moving
more quickly 
these days
as the years
are fading
of hope

yet still
i await
the spark
of your soul
to light mine
in the flames
of passion
if ever we were
to meet
then arise
like dawn
against
horizons
in an endless
glow

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020




Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

12
Date: 4/14/2020 11:37:00 PM
So beautiful, Sandra - such lovely poetic expressions. I missed this POTD but understand why it was selected. Congratulations on your win!
Login to Reply
Date: 1/30/2020 5:43:00 AM
Somehow I missed this one! It is beautiful in every way! Congratulations on POTD.
Login to Reply
Date: 1/18/2020 8:17:00 AM
Amazing poetry. But waiting sometimes pays off. I found my soulmate after a long time of loneliness. Thank you for sharing, Kai
Login to Reply
Date: 1/10/2020 11:35:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTD. So beautiful. Have a wonderful day writing....
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/10/2020 12:06:00 PM
Thank you so much Paula ...have a great day yourself
Date: 1/10/2020 10:58:00 AM
Here's to finding and igniting that spark, Sandra! Congrats on a great write for POTD. Warm wishes, Gershon
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/10/2020 11:19:00 AM
Thank you Gershon.... :) hugs
Date: 1/9/2020 9:58:00 AM
Sandy please forgive me, your poetry is always outstanding, and i do read almost all your writes. How I missed this wonderful honor bestowed on you I don't know! Congratulations and may your year be blessed. Jennifer.
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/9/2020 6:56:00 PM
No forgiveness needed my friend...we all have lives to live and sometimes can't do everything we wish to do as time does not allow... thank you for reading it now my friend and for the congratulations... hugs :)
Date: 1/6/2020 8:45:00 PM
Congrats on POTD!
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/6/2020 8:50:00 PM
Thank you Kim :) hugs
Date: 1/6/2020 7:48:00 PM
Hi Sandra, Really special. Congratulations! I love the interaction with the reader through your poignant questions.
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/6/2020 7:52:00 PM
Thank you so much Sam... this was one of those writes that my muse kept haunting me with that day until i gave in and wrote it... hugs
Date: 1/6/2020 7:09:00 PM
Sandra, congratulations on your win in Brian's contest. Hugs Eve
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/6/2020 7:51:00 PM
Thank you so much Eve... :) hugs
Date: 1/6/2020 8:24:00 AM
Sandy congratulations on your top win!;)
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/6/2020 10:16:00 AM
Thank you so much Brenda... :)
Date: 1/6/2020 7:45:00 AM
Deep desire flows through this masterpiece of a poem, the ache of longing seems to hover above every word as the emotions leave me breathless. Wow and POTD at the same time... Congrats my friend, such a deserved reward for such magical ink.
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/6/2020 10:16:00 AM
Thank you so much Chris...i awoke to it as potd yesterday and today as a first place winner in a contest...my muse begged to write this one...i am glad i listened to her... hugs :)
Date: 1/6/2020 6:48:00 AM
Back with congrats on your win in Brian's contest. I enjoyed reading this beautiful piece a second time. Hugs, John
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/6/2020 10:14:00 AM
Thank you so much John... hugs
Date: 1/5/2020 8:53:00 PM
Such magnificence in this timeless write of yearning...wanting...needing but never achieving... never finding that ...one true love, this is a classic write Sandy, one for the ages, congrats on a worthy POTD!
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 9:16:00 PM
Thank you so much John....:) hugs
Date: 1/5/2020 6:17:00 PM
many congrats on POTD Sandra!:-) hugs Jan xx
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 8:27:00 PM
Thank you so much Jan... hugs
Date: 1/5/2020 6:08:00 PM
This is filled with so many emotions. That tender ache lingers within. You always write so beautifully and from the heart. Congratulations Sandra, on Poem of the Day. ~ Brandy
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 8:27:00 PM
Thank you so very much Brandy...my muse is good at pulling out emotions...your kind words brought a smile tonight :) hugs
Date: 1/5/2020 6:03:00 PM
Very nicely penned Sandra, Congrats on POTD
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 8:26:00 PM
Thank you so much Joseph :) hugs
Date: 1/5/2020 4:11:00 PM
WoW! Sandra, I felt such “longing” in each and every word. Your content and imagery was on point. I found it to be romantic as well. Congratulations on getting the poem of day. It was well deserved. Have a great day. This is going straight into my favs:-) Alexis
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 5:44:00 PM
wow... thank you so much Alexis...i am honored that this one made it into your favorites... have a wonderful evening... hugs :)
Date: 1/5/2020 2:14:00 PM
what an excellent choice for POTD.... Congrats.
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 2:54:00 PM
Thank you so much my friend.... coming from you that's a high compliment :) hugs
Date: 1/5/2020 1:23:00 PM
- Dear Sandra, congratulations on your beautiful p.o.t.d. :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 2:00:00 PM
Thank you so much Anne-Lise... i hope you have a beautiful sunday... hugs :)
Date: 1/5/2020 12:08:00 PM
Hello Sandra this is a lovely poem you created. Filled with love for someone. Have a nice day my friend.
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 1:59:00 PM
Thank you so much Darlene... enjoy your day as well... hugs
Date: 1/5/2020 12:03:00 PM
congratulations on POTD
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 1:57:00 PM
Thank you so much Eve.... hugs :)
Date: 1/5/2020 11:34:00 AM
Sandra, so beautifully penned with heartbreaking emotion that just dripped from your words, well done and congratulations on POTD with this write !
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 1:57:00 PM
Thank you so very much Constance...my muse begged to write this...glad i listened :) hugs
Date: 1/5/2020 11:23:00 AM
A deep rendering of the soul and the closed wings it needs to open so it can soar on the warm winds of a beautiful love...a really nice poem Sandra
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 1:56:00 PM
Thank you so much Frederic for such a wonderful comment :) hugs
Date: 1/5/2020 11:23:00 AM
I am so pleased to see this Fave of mine being honored with POTD Sandra. Big Congratulations my friend! It is very deserving of the honor, xxoo ; )
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 1:54:00 PM
Thank you so much my friend...your comments are always so touching :) Have a wonderful sunday... hugs and blessings! XoXo
Date: 1/5/2020 9:01:00 AM
Your 'blanket of thoughts' calls out to another lonely heart. There is such a yearning in this write; one that aches with need for much more than love. Well written and as potd, surely to garner more attention.
Login to Reply
Adams Avatar
Sandra Adams
Date: 1/5/2020 1:52:00 PM
Thank you Lin...one of those out of no where haunting writes from my muse... hugs :)
12

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry