Dancing Inside the Stillness of My Soul

There were days
I fell into a whirlwind
where sunlight glittered
then escaped.
I was proud
to count each move made
as a gift.
Sometimes, underneath my eyes
I could see a kiss
deep inside an ocean
of a thousand stars
looking up
at my lips.

Often, I wished
to be still
inside my soul
find a shelter
where I could dance
just one more time,
to verses I wrote
just for you.
Thinking,
perhaps then,
I could fade hypnotically
into your thoughts,
find the sweetest truth.

For endless days now,
I have stared at empty paper
trying to remember
your voice
and capture how much I love you
inside a metaphor.
I found I only fell back
into a whirlwind
where sunlight glittered
then escaped
my heart
only loved you more.

Last night, underneath my eyes
I once again
saw a kiss
deep inside an ocean
of a thousand stars
filled with your face
and my own.
There, I danced
inside the stillness of my soul
within the shelter
of your arms,
found in your eyes,
my home.

Author's Note

Artist Jia Lu - Painting Equilibrium

Reviews

[Tarry Franck]

This is beautiful work!!! You have become my favorite poet in a short while! It's hard for me to write about my present situation at the moment but eventually I will - but it's like you're reading my mind and write the way I've been feeling!!!! It amazes me!!!
You're an amazing artist!!!

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Stunning!

[Kenneth The Poet]

One lovely write. Love the whirlwind especially.

[J. J. Nightingale]

Ok .. This is beautiful .. It has heart .. And a smooth touch .. ..
"There I danced inside the stillness of my soul" .. wow ..

Soft .. Real ... Jasmine

[Loney tunes]

the exact love piece that i have been looking for

[Gomer LePoet]

Dancing to the verses I wrote for you would be the thoughts that would fill my day with the imagery that I would all long for eternity.

[Extant]

To me this expresses the calm and acceptance you feel when you're with someone special, and how when that happens every pleasure is magnified by a thousand.

[Aella.lives]

Truly beautiful. I always enjoy your work. My favorite lines were
"For endless days now,
I have stared at empty paper
trying to remember
your voice
and capture how much I love you
inside a metaphor. "

I feel I can relate to this. Again, lovely!!

[Nobody.]

Pure love.
Pure beauty.
And, the longing that sets the soul aflame.

love it.
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[Zachary_James]

Loved it as always....