To Wish and Dream

~ a love poem ~

 

art ~ Lauri Blank

 

 

~~~

To wish and dream as I have done

on moonlit nights ‘til morning sun

embraces us with dew kissed skies

and finds us new as a sunrise

 

As new my love as springs delight

of blushing pink and purest white

of winds that curl the tallest trees…

Come closer love and catch the bees

 

hiding their hive in summer’s heat

when days are long and slow and sweet

a honey tongue, a kiss of wine

and passion fruit upon the vine

 

Ripe to the lips, soft to the sight

graciously to love invite

the shades of fall ‘til winter snow

finds nights as long as summer’s slow

 

And I will lift the tender veil

of darkest joys and those as pale

as the soft breast that holds you near

when days of new turn old my dear

 

For in my veins life streams again

these cherished days and nights of when

I wished and dreamed as I had done

and found love new, like morning sun

 

Stay with me love or it will seem

that all I’ve done is wish and dream

~~~

Author's Note

deleted in error and reposted

Reviews

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Julie... my favorite line is
"Come closer love and catch the bees...
hiding their hive in summer's heat
when days are long and slow and sweet"...
You have given us a lantern of hope
in colors of dreams... to sip the
sweet honey of summer's love. truly... Pat

[MsJewel]

Thank you my dear friend. It's so nice when you visit. I miss you! Hugs, Julie

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Julie... you are the cat's whiskers...
of romantic poetry... hugs... Pat

[Aethereal]

This is a mesmerizing love poem where each of your logically stated quatrain couplets seem to be in perfect meter and rhyme. I found no errors. The writer's mood is clearly transferred to the reader. I was inspired to write this follow up to your first line which you may keep as a gift:

Dream

“To wish and dream as I have done,”
to stand before Moon, stars and Sun
with full attention, all-or-none
is how we grasp the one true One.

[MsJewel]

Your comment and your poem are lovely! thank you! :) Julie

[Aethereal]

You're welcome!

[Vidya Bacchus]

Another brilliant pen my dear Jules.Truly a gorgeous piece :)

[MsJewel]

You are very sweet - thank you for your wonderful comment. :) Julie

[Vidya Bacchus]

You are welcome it was my absolute pleasure :)

[Raymond Federle]

A wonderfully splendiferous write! it's funny now that I think about how poems tend to run the fine line of love and food. hmmmmm...methinks there's something to that!?!? :)

[MsJewel]

Hmmm....perhaps you love food???? I'm thrilled you enjoyed this one.. :) Julie

[wordman]

well Julie all 6 stanzas is my favorite another beautiful love poem

[MsJewel]

thank you Ron :) Julie

[wordman]

you are welcome Julie dream on girl