Poetic Promises

Blushing hopes whisper Caressing my mind, my feelings With echoes of smiles Brilliant and vibrant Illuminating my life with laughter Kindness so wise and strong It blends joy and faith With a dusting of love Starlight twinkles lavender Healing all sorrows and loss With words both warm And eternally glowing Softening the darkness With a sense of wispy energy Music longing for the moment When all hearts sing and dance With pleasure that lasts Hues of a tangerine sun Melt the dreams hesitations With miracles in everlasting verse Poems so alive they vibrate Drinking liquid words through straws Created from the afterbirth Of joy and passion, inspirations Sparkling so they brighten the heart Healing, fulfilling, freeing Teaching through living that affection Enlightens and thrills, compels The breath of a shattered tear To linger on the flesh Rippling with gestures of grace These visions prompt my thoughts To listen to the voice of God Who knows my depths, my soul In ways that I can only fathom Directing me, dissecting me Coloring me in shadow and light Prayers so aware they caress me With songs in scarlet and cobalt Sighs so gentle they soothe Even the flickers of sorrow or regret Captivating the nature of rhymes Held in the clutches of a art So heartening it betrays the crusty Clutching of a massive moon Who wants to awaken the truth Found inside one who knows Affection flows from the dewy Petals of a rose who blooms Promises and praises, prayers Spent within the empty pages Of a lonely pen who is mending Even the haunting nightmares Of one who listens and stills Their thoughts for a moment When the Poet’s hands are tied June 2, 2021