'Mid twilight's tapestry, hearts intertwine,
A dance of spirits' grace, a love's embrace,
Romance revealed, an ageless tale divine,
In murmured oaths, they claim their rightful space.
Beneath the crescent moon's soft argent gleam,
Their fingertips meet, igniting hidden fires,
Like fireflies that in meadows cast a dream,
Their love's pure luminescence never tires.
Through whispered secrets traded 'neath high stars,
Their faith takes flight on hope's celestial breeze,
As constellations craft love's avatar,
Two souls set sail where only seraphs please.
In every touch, in glances deftly snatched,
Their romance blooms, by fate's own hand dispatched.
RAIN
showers
fluid joy.
You came through drizzle
tresses shined with pearl drops
charmed me with gleam of first love.
“Romance blooms in vase of nature”.
_____________
April 11, 2023
Syllable count checked with HMS
Contest : Pyramids 3---7 Lines
Sponsored by : Joseph May
My evening sky glints motifs gold
In orange vibes turned ruby bold
Glowing remnants of shining snow
Where pewter winds merrily blow
Swirling imprints of amber glaze
Bending hues of setting sun rays
Prairies sway season’s dreaded hold
Wailing in grief, as blossoms fold,
For fallen leaves and wintry woe
That shudders trees in frosted throe
While browning pastures cattle graze
Where foothills gleam in twilight haze
When fervor yawns in dreary mold
And garden sighs of parching cold
Pine trees, ebullient, dance in row
Enchanting hearts in nature’s show
While ogling the stars passions blaze
As romance blooms in moonlit gaze
On horizon mauve dreams unfold
Where blush of morn lovers behold
Greeting November's scarlet glow
That tawny dawn's sunbeams bestow
Glistening face of shortened days
Wooing warmth in autumn's malaise
Written: November 26, 2020
Submitted on October 26, 2022 to:
2022 Poetry Marathon Mile 18 Poetry Contest
Placed 1st: Lay November Poetry Contest
Sponsor: William Kekaula
Eight syllables per line (howmanysyllables.com)
Torrid sighs
scatter pearl-necked
doves as
romance blooms when
peep day hearts ruffle
purple
flowers
on forest
meadows
and wild life
mint cool streams
whose fragile amber rush
plumes
a rainbow’s end bliss
Date posted ; Second of June 2020 ~ 2/6/20
Title : Delirium
Sponsor : Edward Ibeh
The wet leaves of Autumn relish the ground
Where lovers hear thunder's sensual storm
When colored leaves fall and love can be found
Tender lips embrace a soft quiet warm
In this misty season where Summers wain
And the flourishing heart revels in cold
Their lover's breath welcomes a chill of rain
Where romance blooms and its love will unfold
The leaf stoked bonfires light in silhouette
As leaves are falling and Autumn winds blow
The chilled night of Autumn where warm hearts met
Will leave a burning shadow's afterglow
In this season of naked boughs, they kiss
And find comfort in the silence and bliss
9/22/17 Contest Autumn Romance
The island birds have done their work,
Fed their young, and now take roost
In swaying palms with the setting sun.
I too have filled my sunny day
With mundane chores, I've toiled away
Until this magical twilight hour...
When I drink my tea and wander
Over reams of creative poetry.
Your romantic words have inspired me...
Let me fly freely... through the galaxy.
Though evening news causes much disdain
Your brilliant words bring delight again.
Romance blooms from pen to paper
In such vivid and fragrant floral bouquets.
So many forms and varieties I am astounded,
I can't take my weary eyes away!
The night is virginal and humid
As Jasmine releases her sultry scent...
Romance me with your tales of love
Which I respect as heaven sent.
As I read poems half through the night
They color dreams in dawn's twilight.
© Connie Marcum Wong
February romance blooms with redolence
Filling the twilight sky with roses essence
Madly in love couple walk to the forest altar
Sealing union with the wink of a shooting star
January 4, 2017
Sweet summer, days long and romance blooms
Salty ocean or powerful rain, a choice of lovely perfumes
Rich green grass, landscape full of assorted hues
Sunrise mornings, feet wet from over night dews
Hummingbirds fill their bellies, right In front of your eyes
Clouds part and fog fades to expose the beautiful skies
Nothing as sweet as bare feet and sun kissed golden skin
Late nights, spent outdoors as the sunlight is growing thin
As with all things good, summer will end too soon
A chill will fill the air turning the leaves a beautiful but deadly maroon
Days will draw shorter, the dew will turn to ice
Part of the season's perfection is that your only served a slice
Valentine
By Elaine Roy
Be my Valentine, with a hug and kiss
It's that smile, that I can't resist
Speak though words, that move my heart
Wow, we can make this Valentine bright; when we share it from heart to heart!
We form our fingers together and make our hearts
We, text our love notes to one another
Romance, blooms like Spring in the air
Oh, sweet Valentine, you swept me off my feet
Very time I share other year with thee !
Bones I watch once a week
So that I can see.
Creepy crawlies everywhere
Plus a mystery.
I gained some luck just recently
And get to watch it seven.
They air it now every night
I think I must be in heaven.
Hot cops and scientists
Do not doubt their smarts.
They pull a apart every clue
It all tugs at your heart.
Bones found from years ago
Without a name or face.
People dead for oh so long
Looking for their race.
Romance blooms between the ones
That dig and search and find.
Stress gets to to the point
Where no one is too kind.
Why can't they just give in
To the lust between the two.
Partners that work side by side
They are lonely and are blue.
So instead of digging for love
They dig deep in the sand
For fragments small and large
Have to give them a hand.
In the end I must say
Bones is just my style.
Detectives solving mysteries
Always makes me smile.
I am a strong black woman
I see something I really want
But he's taken
Would I be changing faith
If I took him away
They say if it was meant to be
He will be available
So i'm wondering if this
Chase i'm getting involved in
Will really be worth it?
Am I right?
Or am I wrong?
For following my heart
For fighting for him and not giving up
Would I be chaging faith if he decided
To leave
and join me?
Would I be messing up the whole
Soul mate thing
They say
He's out there somewhere just be patient
He's already taken therefore he wasn't meant for you
Now I don't think that's absolutely true
Romance blooms
Emotions swoon
You can't help who you fall for
Or who gets the boot?
Now can you?
Would that be considered changing faith
If I happened to change how their ending would be?
I say your future is what you make it
and this situation should be left up to me
I'm trying to reassure myself
That I needn't feel guilty
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