I have tasted sweet life

 

I have tasted sweet life

 

I have tasted sweet life,

of all that lives and breathes,

you fill my heart with summer blends,

cool and calm,

tempting as any

dream could create…

nothing else does matter

 

Days seem adrift

along lonely seas

when by my side you do not stand

As if the world,

my world, disappears

into the mist lingering as it waits

for but your sweet kiss…

to return on the coming tide to me

 

When night falls

and showers darkness,

I see a light, shimmering deep within my heart,

for this is where your love

forever shall reside,

within reach of my wanting fingertips

crying for your skin…

to rest upon my own

 

Fragrance sweet, aromatic

flavored by delicate smiles,

genuine laughter,

touches softer than is possible

upon me, over me…on me,

for my days of fear

shall never find me again…

 

I have tasted sweet life, (and it is you)

 

 

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Reviews

[ANTO]

"When night falls
and showers darkness..." - that is clever Jack and the whole work is very moving indeed.

[Jack...]

Thank you so much.

[InsanityWriter]

Perfectly lovely. Excellent work. :)

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much.

[Zahra]

Exquisite. Really tender and full of poetic aroma. Really very beautiful.

[Jack...]

As your words are to me. Thank you my friend.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A very gentle poem of love and one I can relate to. The second stanza in particular as I do not feel alive without my love nearby.

[Jack...]

Thanks so much John. I appreciate you stopping by.

[Ravyne Hawke]

This is a beautiful love poem. I like the free verse; you did well with it. My favorite lines:

I see a light, shimmering deep within my heart,
for this is where your love
forever shall reside,
within reach of my wanting fingertips
crying for your skin…
to rest upon my own

So beautiful and filled with loneliness, longing and love. This is definitely a favorite =)

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much Lori.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A turn from your usual style here Jack, I find you always have an innate ability to wind a story round to help the reader discover hidden layers, well done.

[Jack...]

Thanks, I have been trying to move outside of my comfort zone of rhyming poetry. Been learnig from Frieda and others.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Well keep up the good work.

[s y e]

Jack you are a wonderful poet, you're writes have been scattered lately but that makes you even more amazing, you go from heart wrenching to honest and sweet then to your romantic side! Jack, it's amazing. This piece was absolutely amazing, so romantic and it sent shivers down my spine.

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much my cherished friend. I am always happier when you stop by for a visit.

[TL Boehm]

Fragrance sweet, aromatic
flavored by delicate smiles,

Splendiferous. There is usually a line or a verse in your poetry that just makes me sit up and go I LOVE THAT. Today its the line above.

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much Tammy for your kind words.

[Clockwork]

This is a very wonderful tribute for someone who is clearly a very dear part of your life. I like the idea that she, in essence, is sweet life. One can tell from your very lively descriptions that she is full of life and light. I really liked these lines quite a lot:


Fragrance sweet, aromatic
flavored by delicate smiles,
genuine laughter,
touches softer than is possible

They really hint at what her spirit is like, and in line with your theme, what the true nature of sweet life is.

[Jack...]

Thank you so much my friend for your kind words. I truly appreciate your visit.

[Clockwork]

You're welcome, thank you for sharing!

[eglantine]

"breathes" and "breeze" are awfully similar sounding... I know you enjoy the rhyming, and you do it beautifully, but I recommend switching one of those two words. Nice use of ellipses.

[Jack...]

I wondered about that as well, along with the 3rd verse, "when night falls and darkness calls" Thanks so much my friend. I will revisit it and see what might feel and flow a bit better.

[Jack...]

How does it look now?

[eglantine]

yeeeeeeeeeees! I love that, "summer blends" reminds me of potpourri