Tender is the Night

 

I feel the caress of a warm summer breeze

as it slips through my window.

 With sleepy eyes and long deep sighs

I bask in the full moon’s glow.

 

My thoughts keep drifting to another time

when together we lay as one

and I yearn for the touch that I loved so much

when our love had just begun.

 

I can feel your presence, your scent still lingering

on the sheets where we first made love

but alas it seems we must meet in dreams

as you watch me from above.

Author's Note

This write was inspired by a collection of memories I have stored up overtime. The image is courtesy of [email protected].

Reviews

[Indra Neil]

beautiful and poignant write with elegantly crafted rhyme flow! evokes a sense of sadness and nostalgia in the reader! well done!!

[Dara]

Thank you so much for these kind words. It often helps to put emotions into writing, filing them away to be taken out and revisited under different circumstances.

[Indra Neil]

u r most welcome!

[Misery]

Beautiful, dear Dara.
Saturated with the whispering strokes of your gentle words. Fortunate was your good man to be held in your arms, and fortunate still to be held in your collection of memories.

[Dara]

Thank you my sweet friend. Your words wash over me like a warm spring rain. They definitely have a healing power to them and I am so grateful.

[Misery]

You are welcome and you are cherished.

[Dara]

And now I feel the sun!

[Lydia Shutter]

The romantic longing in this poem is so strong, Dara. Bittersweet loveliness. The rhyming is flawless. Wonderful work. Lydi**

[Dara]

Memories can be both a blessing and a curse but to be cherished for it is all we have left. Your words warm my heart :-)

[Bare trees]

Being separated is not easy but memories like these are what keep people in our hearts. The poem and picture are superb.

[Dara]

Thank for these words of kindness. Always such a pleasure to hear and I am so happy you enjoyed the read as well!

[sereenaoutloud]

Fabulous imagery you paint in this write !
So beautifully sad Dara to miss a loved on so .. Still be able to feel and smell them !
Brillaint write!

[Dara]

Thank you so much my friend! I feel like so many of my poems lately are a bit on the heavy side but I guess I write what I feel and it is quite therapeutic. Hearing words such as yours have a definite healing power to them. Thank you :-)

[sereenaoutloud]

Sometimes we write what we feel.. It helps to get it all out on the page!
Sorry that you feeling this way but your writes are beautiful reguardless. Dara!

[Dara]

Your words touch my heart. Many many thanks dear friend.

[Robert]

Dara,

This is a touching and tender piece you have penned here. The sorrow of losing someone you loved so deeply but the memories that help with the pain. Such a lovely and vivid piece that is expressed so well. I enjoyed reading this so very much.

Please send me read requests from you as I don't see them. I always look forward to your reviews as they are so thoughtful and insightful.

[Dara]

I am just so delighted that my poem touched you in this way. Your comment means the world to me. FYI we must have esp, I was just about to click on your latest poem to read :-) Thank you so much.

[~]

Ohhh.. what nostalgic verses dear Dara. The imagery is tangible and the sensory details shine profusely. The reader can almost touch your memories together with you, and get lost in your dreams.

[Dara]

Thank you my friend. The memories sometimes have a mind of their own and putting them to verse is a sweet release. So nice to see you here!

[....................]

It;s the kind of love that never really leaves us... always there to be captured in moments when the senses are fully stimulated by a breeze or moonlight glow... you create vivid images here that leave one feeling sad yet smiling at the love that has been left behind... a tender write, Dara... simply beautiful!

[Dara]

Thank you so much FT. Sometimes the nostalgia hits me in waves and poetry definitely helps. It is always so nice to see you here!

[....................]

You are welcome, my friend...and yes, that is how is is, waves... and I am always glad to drop by