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Lavender Licorice and Lemonade Lakes

Daniel Henry Rodgers

"Some loves taste like the night - sweet, dark, and endless, leaving traces of stardust on the tongue." - Poet

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You taste as if twilight were— lavender swirling like smoke from the earth licorice lingering with the full moon’s soft pull a sweetness both dark and divine. Your skin sparkles with starlight electric and soft as moth wings. We sip the pink sky lemonade lakes cascade through our fingers time unspools between our hands while the past drinks from our open palms. The air crackles with floating florets each breath a promise, unspoken but heard. If love were a color it'd be you— violet and velvet honey and slow-mountain dew the universe holds its breath; galaxies halt their ancient waltz as they struggle to name us. And if forever had a flavor it would stain my tongue— sweet, dark, endless— a love so vast even creation forgets what came before it. We are the first poem ever written and the last song left unsung our love the verse that never fades— Just like lavender licorice and lemonade lakes.

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Joanna Daniel

Date: 4/21/2025 12:36:00 AM

Very soothing, I love that last stanza, Daniel, brilliant:)

David Crandall

Date: 4/8/2025 8:03:00 PM

nice - "if love were a color, it would be you!"

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/9/2025 6:02:00 AM

Dear David, Thank you for your kind words. Spring Blessings, My Friend, Daniel

Sara Kendrick

Date: 4/8/2025 5:45:00 PM

A descriptive and expressive work you have penned in this one. Creative use of analogy and metaphor. Thanks for sharing your work with us. Sara K

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/9/2025 6:01:00 AM

Dear Sara, I am always highly appreciative of your notes and visits. Thank You! Sping Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 4/7/2025 1:42:00 AM

Brilliant poem, full of imagery and allusions. A poem to be read many times.

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/9/2025 6:00:00 AM

Dear Victor, What a joy to read your note this morning. Thank you so much and I feel blessed by your words. Spring Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel

Mike Bayles

Date: 4/6/2025 11:10:00 AM

Wow, so emotional and so deep. Your lines and images are wonderful.

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/9/2025 5:59:00 AM

Hello Mike, Thank you for your kind words and I am very appreciative of your visit. Spring Blessings, My Friend, Daniel

Valsa George

Date: 4/6/2025 6:36:00 AM

"We are the first poem ever written and the last song left unsung" Beautiful lines! Dear Daniel, Your love poems are a class above the average... unbeatable, passionate and persuasive. "If love were a color it'd be you— violet and velvet honey and slow-mountain dew" These lines go so well with the image. The quote without saying is excellent poetry!

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/9/2025 5:59:00 AM

Dear Valsa, I am so blessed to see your note this morning and it brought great joy to my heart. Thank you for being a wonderful PS friend. Spring Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel

Karen Jones

Date: 4/5/2025 10:21:00 PM

Fav! This is romantic and sexy with beautiful imagery! I love the quote and the colorful photo! Is this for contest? Great job!

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/9/2025 5:57:00 AM

Oh, Dear Karen, I feel blessed that you made this a favorite. It was such fun to write this. This is not for a contest but just a heartfelt write. Spring Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel

Joe Dimino

Date: 4/5/2025 6:28:00 AM

"If love were a color it'd be you— violet and velvet honey and slow-mountain dew" -- Love that! "And if forever had a flavor it would stain my tongue— sweet, dark, endless—" -- Brilliant poetry!

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/9/2025 5:56:00 AM

Hello Joe, Thank you so much my friend for dropping by and leaving your wonderful note. Spring Blessings, My Friend, Daniel

Laura Breidenthal

Date: 4/4/2025 7:30:00 PM

Gorgeous work! Love the implementation of the senses - your imagination is colorful and vivid! “galaxies halt their ancient waltz as they struggle to name us.” Love those lines!!! Always, Laura

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/9/2025 5:55:00 AM

Dear Laura, Oh, you made my day with your lovely comments and I am so thankful! Spring Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 4/4/2025 11:44:00 AM

WOW!!! What an amazing write you have here. Great Colorful Picture... Great Ending... I think you found the flavor of forever. Have a wonderful day/weekend writing away..........

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/9/2025 5:54:00 AM

Dear Paula, I was so happy to read your note this morning and very grateful. Thank YoU! Spring Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 4/3/2025 4:38:00 PM

Your beautiful metaphors sing of summer and love and enduring togetherness. It paints a fantastic picture.

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/9/2025 5:53:00 AM

Dear Hilda, Thank you for your kind and wonderful words and they are so appreciated. Spring Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel

Duke Beaufort

Date: 4/3/2025 8:46:00 AM

Daniel, I can definitely see you understand love between two people and its wonderful value. We are lucky to experience this. In retirement, one of the things I get to do is go to the library and see films they present as part of a series. It's amazing how unhappy many of the actors and actresses were in their off-screen lives. Fame and buildings (structures) seem to garner a lot of attention in our society...love not so much. But you know what's important and describe it so colorfully!! Smiles!

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/9/2025 5:52:00 AM

Hello Duke, I loved reading your note this morning because we are a society that does not understand what love is. We as poets speak to many issues in society and around the world to bring light to inquiring minds. But sometimes we are a candle blowing in the wind. My wife and three grown daughters make it easy to understand love from a greater perspective had they not been in my life. By the way, in another month I will be retired. Spring Blessings, My Friend, Daniel

John Read

Date: 4/3/2025 7:31:00 AM

Hi Daniel I enjoyed my trip through fantasy land, your poem and the picture took me back to the days of Sergeant Pepper and the sixties.

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/9/2025 5:26:00 AM

Hello John, You and I are a part of that Baby Boomer world; we have a lot of exposure to the music and art of the 60s, which brings forth a lot of psychedelic ideas. Do you remember Peter Max and Wes Wilson? They were the artists of that era. Spring Blessings, My Friend, Daniel

Maria Williams

Date: 4/3/2025 5:52:00 AM

Dear Daniel, This is absolutely mesmerizing! The way you blend taste, color, and cosmic imagery makes it feel like love itself is unfolding in a dream. "We are the first poem ever written and the last song left unsung"—just breathtaking! It’s romantic, otherworldly, and deeply intoxicating, like a love that lingers on the soul....Hugs Maria

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/9/2025 5:20:00 AM

Dear Maria, I am so appreciative of your comments. I think because I have always explored my personal emotions and feel I am a traditional romanticist with an imaginative mind, I get great joy out of writing these types of poems. THank you and it is always a pleasure. Spring Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel

Ink Empress

Date: 4/3/2025 1:16:00 AM

Dear Daniel, The quote and the poem here is so touching, evocative and soul stirring really! How you’ve expressed and described love in such a timeless manner truly resonates and is so very impressive! I especially love the lines “We are the first poem ever written and the last song left unsung our love the verse that never fades— Just like lavender licorice and lemonade lakes.” What an exquisite ending to your well written poem! If love were a color it would be you! Wow that line! A fave this is ! Sending you light always

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/9/2025 5:17:00 AM

Dear Empress, I really loved writing this one and it was somewhat challenging until one day Lavender Licorice popped into my head, which stuck. I played around a lot with the idea and then the rest just came forth. Thank you for always being one of my PS favorites. Spring Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel

Gershon Wolf

Date: 4/2/2025 10:21:00 PM

Sweet. A feast for the senses, Daniel. ~ Gershon

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/9/2025 5:15:00 AM

Hello Gershon, Thank you and yes, I am glad that you found the feast and grateful for your comments. Spring Blessings, My Friend, Daniel

Nette Onclaud

Date: 4/2/2025 10:07:00 PM

nothing less than sensual and enticing... spill ink of tasty flavor, daniel!

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/9/2025 5:14:00 AM

Dear Nette, Ahhh thank you for your sweet comments and I am so grateful. Spring Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel

CayCay Jennings

Date: 4/2/2025 1:06:00 PM

From the title, alliteration, imagery, content and feel, a wonderous, enjoyable, thought-provoking poem is left to romantically linger with me. Divine ... CayCay

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/9/2025 5:13:00 AM

Dear CayCay, THank you so much and I guess I am a traditional romantic with visions of love. Spring Blessings, my Dear Friend, Daniel

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 4/2/2025 6:01:00 AM

What a beauty! Tastes delicious on the tongue, colors tantalize in this sweet fantasy! Fave!

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/9/2025 5:12:00 AM

Dear Kim, thank you and this was such a fun write and I almost felt people would think it is about drugs, like Lucy in the Sky... but it truly is about love. Spring Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel

Sotto Poet

Date: 4/1/2025 4:57:00 PM

Dear friend Daniel, you have a gift for vivid, poetic images. It makes me feel awestruck. Such wonderful imagery in this poetry, you're not enjoying a cookout; rather, you're indulging in a visual and tactile treat with one another. Whispering "I love you with a look" is the most charming thing you can express. Your exquisite poetry is like a passionate picnic by the lakeside, with fragrant lavender, licorice, and lemonade. Thanks to your beautiful words, on my poem, my friend.

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/2/2025 5:01:00 AM

Hello Sotto, Thank you my friend for taking the time to see the messages embedded deep within. Spring Blessings, My Friend, Daniel

Tom Woody

Date: 4/1/2025 3:11:00 PM

Love it Daniel and awesome that your photo portrays people of color. So much bias in the world. Love is for everyone

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/2/2025 4:59:00 AM

Hello Tom, Thank you my friend! My wife and I have a blended family. My oldest daughter is married to a Puerto Rican and my middle daughter is married to a Jamaican. My youngest daughter is married to Norweigan man. All three are very men of God! Now I have 3 granddaughters and two more on the way who are and will be a beautiful mix of the three couples. Spring Blessings, My Friend, Daniel

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/1/2025 1:21:00 PM

wowowow. an amazing poetry with such beautiful imagery. Is this for Ink's contest. For me, a fave.

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/2/2025 4:56:00 AM

Dear Andrea, Thank you and no this was just a romantic write from a lover's heart. I appreciate your friendship! Spring Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel

Jay Narain

Date: 4/1/2025 10:47:00 AM

Suerb romantic poem, Daniel.

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/2/2025 4:55:00 AM

Hello Jay, thank you and I felt romance in me when I wrote this. Spring Blessings, My Friend, Daniel

Lin Lane

Date: 4/1/2025 9:44:00 AM

Dear Daniel, you're not having a picnic; you're feasting on each other with looks, and touches... what could be more romantic than saying, "I love you with a look" and "each breath a promise." My forever flavor would be the taste of my love's lips. What's in that picnic basket? I want some.

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/2/2025 4:54:00 AM

Dear Lin, Yes, I am so glad you see the message. Love is so much more than just food and picnics; it is a heavenly experience to its fullest. The food comes in handy when we get hungry. LOL! Spring Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel

Michael Tor

Date: 4/1/2025 12:41:00 AM

Romance is in the air I can read it and I can feel it with your lovely words my friend. Enjoyed reading Daniel a more Mundane side of you in this one which I loved reading. Looking forward for the next one. God bless you...

Daniel Henry Rodgers
Date: 4/1/2025 8:24:00 AM

Hello Michael, it is always a pleasure to see your wonderful notes of support and I am very appreciative. Yes, I thought kicking off the month of April should be more in the spirit of love. Spring Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel