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April- 20- 2026

Romnticize the Pulse Poetry Contest

Sponsor- Ink Empress

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In My Pulsing Heart

As I saw you for the first time
        Our eyes got locked in an instant
I don’t know what feelings flashed past me then
     All I knew, I was gripped by a strange restlessness 
  Was it a feeling of pleasant ache or rising mirth?

Standing befuddled, I forgot myself and stood lost.
    Coming back to the real world, you were gone
Why did my heart miss a beat all of a sudden
        As if I was denuded of a beautiful moment.

       The next time I met you
The world shrunk into a small ball
     Where only you and I existed.
Overwhelmed by the language in your eyes,
     A language so fluent in silence, I stood,
  Inhaling the sweet scent around you.

Your every expression suggested a love reciprocal.
     My eager eyes found their way up scanning you
From foot to crown when you stood close to me.
       On looking at you with a possessive glance, 
A wild desire unfurled in me like the petals of a rose.

As our meetings grew more frequent, 
     You arched like a lovely rainbow
In my blank grey sky, once devoid of all color.
       You came into my life not with sound,
But with the silence of a dew drop
     That sticks to the blade of a leaf, glistening.

When sun sets and the world wraps in darkness,
      When everyone withdraws to silent repose,
  I remain awake, sometimes the whole night
Dreaming of you trying to decode every expression
       That fleets past your sentient face. 

I wonder what thoughts play back in your head
       When you sit alone in your leisurely hours!
  Do you ever dream of me or of our lovely moments together?

How I wish to suck the nectar from your lips,
   As a bumble bee that digs deep into the corolla
Of a blood red aster and emerge jubilant
       With pollen stuck close to its hairy body!
Now as a tattoo I wear your handwriting
          On my palms for all the world to see.

When you are away, I miss you to the very core.
       In the silence of the night, when the stars, 
Amorously congregate around the waning moon,
    I burn with desire that grows unsatiated
              And I script my passions of romance 
On the heaving chest of a white paper, I hold.
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Kendrick Avatar
September 10, 2026 at 5:22 AM
A very romantic and passionate winning. Congratulations on being on the winners' list. Way to go, Valsa. 👏✍️🎉. Sara K.
Guptar Avatar
May 7, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Congratulations, Valsa on your high win in this contest with a superh romantic poem, which so expressively conveys your feels of deep ove. Wishing you a blissful day
Ray Choudhury Avatar
May 5, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Congratulations, Dear Valsa. Your poem is mesmerizing as the theme is - read a couple of times to imbibe the beauty of the images.
Empress Avatar
May 5, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Dear sweet valsa This is breathtaking, and heart-racingly moving, the way youv painted imagery and expressed such deep emotions and love, and how youv also written some sensual lines here along with the flow of your exquisite metaphors truly made this one of the poems that stands out alot amongst all! I really love the way i felt yearning and nostalgia too through this! Thank you for sharing this poem that is also a fave for me. Pleasure reading. Congratulations on your win. Sending you light
George Avatar
May 5, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Wow, I feel elated by the placement you gave and the wonderful comment you have written. I didn't expect this win. Thanks a lot dear Empress.
One Avatar
April 26, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Wow Valsa, what an amazing take on the contest.. I am sure, Ink will love this one.. It is like you have written my love story and truly touched my heart and brought back so many memories of a Goddess that once loved me... I love how your poem captures the intensity and vulnerability of falling deeply into someone’s presence, especially in those early, uncertain stages of attraction. I still remember her kiss like a bee... Best of luck in the contest.. sending you blessings my friend..
DiMino Avatar
April 22, 2026 at 2:11 AM
"When you are away, I miss you to the very core. In the silence of the night, when the stars, Amorously congregate around the waning moon, I burn with desire that grows unsatiated And I script my passions of romance On the heaving chest of a white paper, I hold." -- Wow, very lovely, very passionate! Whatever your are imbibing order me one. Blessings.
Etgen-Baker Avatar
April 21, 2026 at 5:39 PM
deeply romantice and speaks of soulful love. A truly great contest contender.
Dietrich Avatar
April 20, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Very beautiful for romanticism. Did you place in the contest. Will have to go and see.
Goldsmith Avatar
April 20, 2026 at 12:45 PM
I enjoyed reading your wonderful "In My Pulsing Heart" write. "Good Luck" Have a Lovely/Blessed Day..................
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