Sotto Voce

Sotto voce a whisper sweet  
if by chance we should come to meet 
down in the valley where flowers bloom 
shall we enter a two way street? 

And if by chance this journey's fleet 
with passion's effloresce complete 
becomes our season's hope renew,      
then would we love this vigil treat?   

Inside that meadow of bright hues 
will you wrap around my curlicues
and climb the tendrils of my vine  
kiss me sweetly by heaven's  blues?

Will my colors be rich as wine 
when you hold me time after time 
like the daisies tallish and wild 
do you aim to always be mine  

Long after sun has hotly smiled 
Long after stars ablaze are riled 
will you whisper to my petals, 
sotto voce and undefiled .  

June 5, 2022
Sponsor	Sotto Poet
Contest Name	Rubaiyat Contest

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022



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Date: 6/14/2022 9:47:00 AM
Back with "Congratulations" on this win. A wonderful write. Today, be blessed with your win........................
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Date: 6/13/2022 8:14:00 PM
Great yearning and long expressed through beautiful questions. Beautiful work. Congratulations!
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Date: 6/13/2022 5:41:00 PM
Congratulations on your win in the contest, Vie! How sweet “SottoVoce”….i can hear the whispers of every vine. XO P
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Date: 6/13/2022 5:03:00 PM
Congratulations on your win in my contest Rose, you did a wonderful job in this poem. Best regards
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Date: 6/12/2022 1:16:00 PM
What a "Wonderful" Rubaiyat write. I really enjoyed it. Have a blessed day.................
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Date: 6/7/2022 8:25:00 AM
i am enamored by the neuropathways that command this quill....well done, loved the lines "Will my colors be rich as wine when you hold me time after time"...thank you from an elderly gentleman joyous that romance still breathes as i prepare for the long voyage home
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Date: 6/6/2022 11:01:00 AM
Enjoyed, though it reminded me of the Queen Anne vine that dots the Mediterranean. . . Aloha!
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Mystic Rose Rose
Date: 6/6/2022 6:15:00 PM
Glad I softened your heart with my poem, Rico
Date: 6/6/2022 5:00:00 AM
A lovely write my friend. Sensual and delightful rumination.
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Mystic Rose Rose
Date: 6/6/2022 6:15:00 PM
Thank you for reading kindly dear Vijay
Date: 6/6/2022 2:47:00 AM
Love and emotions combine in this wonderful meeting. Was it a cull de sac?
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Mystic Rose Rose
Date: 6/6/2022 6:15:00 PM
Love should always be a two way street, Victor, smile
Date: 6/5/2022 9:40:00 PM
A delightful write in tribute to Sotto’s wonderful poetic voce… Belle
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Mystic Rose Rose
Date: 6/6/2022 6:14:00 PM
Thank you Belle for stopping by
Date: 6/5/2022 8:25:00 PM
"Inside that meadow of bright hues will you wrap around my curlicues and climb the tendrils of my vine kiss me sweetly by heaven's blues?" Delightful! Beautiful! There is a reason why many of the great romantic operas are in Italian, the words themselves making ones lips pucker and thirst for companionship. Brava! Sotto voce.... A fav!
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Date: 6/6/2022 6:14:00 PM
I so love romance and all its charms, can you tell ?
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