Rose-Colored Passion

it's raining again,
been this way for days;
swirls of graying clouds
hiding the blue of skies
and my eyes

my lips 
seem wetter
than everything else
that rises
without sun,

the river's rising again,
perhaps higher than my own ego
as i lose myself
in the pockets of current.

current, and past events
build this dam 
against what it is
that i love,

damn her
and them the same.

i lay, head down,
drowning 
in the only breath i know

your chest 
rising
and falling
between the sighs
that bridges
together
reality and dreams,

and i'm not giving up my last breath
through any of these storms
that fall from winded words,

instead, i'll keep breathing
deeper and deeper
attuned with your own breath,
as we make love, reality
from dreams

last night,
i saw a rainbow
through your eyes
and i settled myself 
deeper in your heart
long before
you ever drifted off to sleep

this morning,
your gentle touch,
the arousal
of my dreams,
becomes the sun
through rose-colored passion,
and love again blossoms
blending all that is real
from little pockets of rain.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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February 24, 2020 at 8:25 AM
Like soft watercolors when you write romance the most beautiful picture appears. Congrats on your won my friend
Adams Avatar
February 24, 2020 at 11:23 AM
Thank you Chris... not often my muse pens of romance but sometimes she does... hugs
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February 22, 2020 at 4:51 PM
A very romantic verse Sandra, congrats on your win Tom
Adams Avatar
February 22, 2020 at 8:32 PM
Thank you so much Tom... hugs
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February 18, 2016 at 10:13 PM
So tender, so thought provoking. Your words are written with such, that one is forced to pause to consider the meaning ... one can't rush it. What you did in this one section was just so clever ... "in the pockets of current ... current, and past events" ... it's very inventive how you bring out both those meanings. I loved this, Sandra! You really drew me in...
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February 7, 2016 at 5:06 PM
This is really good! Loved this piece.
Adams Avatar
February 7, 2016 at 7:14 PM
thank you so much Carol...nice to meet you!
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August 6, 2014 at 8:01 PM
Hello, Sandra... I am fairly new on the soup. Andrea Dietrich told me about your poetry and said she thought I would like it. I do. I have read several and hope to read more. I see you have not posted anything for a while. Are you are writing? I didn't for quite some years, but have been at it again recently. You are still appreciated.
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May 6, 2014 at 12:14 PM
I'm sunk happily in the love storm. Awed by how you express the synchronized breath of a couple's affection Sandra, WOW! A gorgeous fighting spirit. A FAV. J.A.B.
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April 20, 2014 at 4:38 AM
Romantic...sensual...passionate...all in one go. Immensely enjoyed. cu // paul
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February 11, 2014 at 8:07 PM
Lovely win Sandra... . Hugs* SKAT
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January 31, 2014 at 6:33 AM
A rose that grows in the heart will bloom forever . Lovely poem . Thank you.
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January 21, 2014 at 9:59 PM
A beautiful passionate write, that was such a pleasure to read.
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January 11, 2014 at 7:45 AM
Good morning Sandra, I have missed your visits.
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January 8, 2014 at 12:42 PM
beautifully pictured rose piece
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January 7, 2014 at 11:50 PM
Hey, sandy, hope you had a great day. Just stopping by to say hi.
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January 7, 2014 at 8:17 PM
i loved reading this last night so i came back to read it again great job on this write and congrads on your winning poem. cheri also i am glad to recieve your comment on the trail of the gypies, i think we all have a gypies in all of us. cheri
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January 7, 2014 at 7:24 PM
splendid write Sandra..congrats on your win
Adams Avatar
January 7, 2014 at 7:33 PM
thank you my friend....hugs
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January 7, 2014 at 9:58 AM
Good morning Sandra, .. Congratulations:) thank you for supporting my contest...... xOx ~LINDA
Adams Avatar
January 7, 2014 at 7:31 PM
Thank you, what a pleasant surprise :) hugs
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January 5, 2014 at 4:09 PM
A romantic and passionate write, great visual very appealing, great job here. cheri sorry my comment is short but i am not well right now. cheri
Adams Avatar
January 7, 2014 at 7:33 PM
Thank you Cherl, hope you are feeling better soon! hugs
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January 5, 2014 at 12:59 PM
Sandra, Out of the damp came forth sweetness, very good….David
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January 7, 2014 at 7:32 PM
thank you so much David... hugs
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January 5, 2014 at 11:31 AM
Just stopping by to say hello and see if you had a new write.. Regards, Ken
Adams Avatar
January 7, 2014 at 7:31 PM
Hello Ken and thank you...hope to have time to write soon :) hugs
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January 4, 2014 at 1:41 PM
This is so romantic! Just stunning and feels so real.
Adams Avatar
January 4, 2014 at 9:14 PM
Thank you Richard! Hugs
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January 3, 2014 at 2:41 PM
i like the way you subtly dovetailed the rain with heave of passion... so well quilled, sara.. one for the boos!. huggs
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January 4, 2014 at 9:14 PM
Thank you Nette Hugs
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January 2, 2014 at 4:22 PM
Wonderful write, so visual. well done. take care. Pete.
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January 4, 2014 at 9:13 PM
Thank you Pete! :)
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January 2, 2014 at 2:54 PM
I am taken away by your poetry, Sandra....amazingly sensual, but also rather melancholy, sad, as if the love may be fleeting, and not for keeping..... you write beautifully!
Adams Avatar
January 4, 2014 at 9:13 PM
Thank you Carrie...Happy New Year! Hugs
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January 2, 2014 at 8:41 AM
A subtle sensual poem woven in poetic metaphor! I likd d allusion to d river. Kudos. Nice to read u again. Warmest new yr greetings.
Adams Avatar
January 4, 2014 at 9:12 PM
Thank you...Happy New Year my friend! Hugs
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January 2, 2014 at 2:47 AM
- Beautiful and romantic written Sandra - Love it!! - Happe New Year! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
Adams Avatar
January 4, 2014 at 9:12 PM
Thank you...Happy New Year! hugs
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