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Incandescence

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Your incandescence drew me to your flame Moth-like, I gravitated to your light Then feigning nonchalance, I asked your name The music of your voice set me to flight And added several inches to my height When you inquired of my name I saw stars Stellar arrays beyond Venus or Mars Puncturing through the thick shroud of the mask I use to hide my stories and memoirs My lady! All you had to do was ask! written 18 Aug 2020

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 9/1/2020 7:32:00 PM

Dazzling, delightful, and DESERVING of its high #1 placement in Brian's contest, John! Congrats, Gershon

John Watt
Date: 10/14/2020 2:49:00 PM

Thank you deeply, my friend.

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 9/1/2020 6:28:00 PM

This dizain is so delightfully, charmingly romantic, John. I enjoyed it so much. Congratulations on your win. :-)

John Watt
Date: 9/1/2020 10:41:00 PM

Thank you for your endearing words, Evelyn. I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I appreciate your comment.

Greg Gaul

Date: 9/1/2020 5:55:00 PM

Such an introspective and romantic story well told John. Especially admire your clever word choices. They pulled me through line by line. Congratulations on your placement. Your work is always notable.

John Watt
Date: 9/1/2020 6:05:00 PM

Thank you, Greg. These are kind and thoughtful words from a poet I admire. I appreciate your stopping by for a little encouragement. Enjoy your day ~ John

Janice Canerdy

Date: 9/1/2020 4:50:00 PM

CONGRATS on your well-deserved win, John. This is lovely! Janice

John Watt
Date: 9/1/2020 5:19:00 PM

Thank you, dear Janice. Glad you enjoyed this little romantic adventure.

Sam Kauffman

Date: 9/1/2020 12:56:00 PM

Ah, the "incandescent" dance of a romancing flirt! Turned on the field lights for this winner. Congrats, John. You light up the lives of many with your words!

John Watt
Date: 9/1/2020 5:18:00 PM

Thank you my dear friend for such uplifting and supportive comments!

Ann Gilmour

Date: 9/1/2020 11:23:00 AM

John, your words are shimmering with romance and love, such beautiful sentiments, I love it! Many congratulations on your win my friend. With kindest thoughts Ann xx A fav for me...

John Watt
Date: 9/1/2020 5:12:00 PM

My darling Ann, what a lovely surprise to be honored with a fave and such sweet words. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Hugs ~ John

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 8/29/2020 10:18:00 AM

Your romantic poems are always so lovely, but I really like this one, especially 'the music of your voice' and the last line, so whimsical and joyful-

John Watt
Date: 8/29/2020 11:36:00 AM

Thanks for going back a ways to find this, Michelle. I appreciate you letting me know which lines you enjoyed.

Krish Radhakrishna

Date: 8/21/2020 12:53:00 PM

A beautiful romance! All she had to do was ask! Great, the reluctance to ask has been the common theme of lost love!

John Watt
Date: 8/21/2020 1:04:00 PM

Thank you for your kind visit and thoughtful insights, Krish.

Vladislav Raven

Date: 8/19/2020 12:20:00 PM

Hi John, I always love to read poems with gentle love flowing down the lines. Your words created the most soft visions within my mind, they drifted so softly into the heart. I loed the content of this excellent write. Has to ba a fav. Have a wonderful Thursday....Mike.

John Watt
Date: 8/19/2020 1:19:00 PM

Mike, thanks for the fav and another wonderful comment today. I'm glad you found this enjoyable and worthy of your time. Enjoy your day ~ John

Kenneth Cheney

Date: 8/19/2020 8:08:00 AM

Walking tall and infatuated or is it true love. I loved the poem.

John Watt
Date: 8/19/2020 8:39:00 AM

Thank you for the read and visit, Kenneth. Enjoy your day.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/18/2020 4:53:00 PM

ahhh such romance in this one. An utter delight from the princely knight!!

John Watt
Date: 8/18/2020 5:47:00 PM

A word farmer in shining armor, haha ~ Farmer John

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 8/18/2020 7:23:00 AM

A beautiful incandescence it is! Seems an allusion to Phantom of the Opera - a favorite! I hope you check out mine, by the same name :)

John Watt
Date: 8/18/2020 8:40:00 AM

Kim, I've never seen the Phantom of the Opera, but if/when I get around to it I will be sure to look for that similarity. I'm off to read your Incandescence now, thanks for the tip! ~ John

Jenna Logan

Date: 8/18/2020 1:21:00 AM

Well, John, that kind of romance would sweep me away. This is very well written, and I especially thought the last line was an excellent ending.

John Watt
Date: 8/18/2020 1:28:00 AM

Your thoughts are always encouraging to me, Jenna. Thank you for taking time to grace my day!