Teach Me To Whisper

Teach me to whisper like early-morn blush

against the cheek of the illumined sky,

like the green blades of grass beside the rush

of the river that is hastening by.

Teach me the love that is found in a rose

and written in crimson calligraphy

across the earth, making merry of woes,

in a swirl of fire and epiphany.

Teach me the touch of immortal extent,

wherein forever is found in a flash,

where shadows of thought are an aliment,

a source of life among ruin and ash.

Teach me the hope of the blossoming bud,

tremendously tender and spun sublime,

with her flesh on fire from euphoric blood

and flaming curves that are bedewed with time.

Teach me the truth of mist on the water,

the white shroud of silence that drapes the blue,

where shadows hush like a quiet daughter,

waiting for the winds of a warmer hue.

Teach me the love of a lifetime of bliss,

where warm shades of passion burn like a fire,

where foreplay flutters are born in the kiss

between lips of unquenchable desire.

Teach me the joy that I see in your eyes

whenever I see you looking at me,

in that intimate way you alchemize

and turn my soul into a rhapsody.

Teach me to whisper the words of my heart,

the lover's song that I'm aching to sing

and bridge the distance which keeps us apart

by teaching heart how to lift its redwing.

Author's Note

Reviews

[Forest Green]

Incredible...a sublime mix of hearthstone, open skies, and heartbeats.
'Teach me the love that is found in a rose
and written in crimson calligraphy
across the earth, making merry of woes,
in a swirl of fire and epiphany.'

Your touch in this poem beggars description. Where has your work been hiding?

Wonderfully complete and truly, truly original.

Daniel

[Daniel Sala]

What a tender, delicate poem, it seems like a sweet ode to wanting to open up to another in love, but I wonder if it isn't far deeper than just that. And then it has this air of sadness of one who feels shut off from all these things they wish to know/feel. On a deeper level it gives a lot to think about.
A poem which is easy to read from beginning to end, in a positive sense, and flows with a pleasant constant through the use of repetition at the beginning of each verse.

[Jay Steitler]

Such subtlety...I can't even exclaim lest I ruin it. Its like eggshells, the human heart or both. Greatness in this poem.

[Tom Brosman]

This poem is so humble and so beautiful. Great work.

Your pretty line, "The lover's song that I'm aching to sing" reminds me of an amazing song with a line
"She's a melody, waiting to be sung". Glorious. Great work.
Tom

[Robert Tusitala O'Neill]

You are clearly a master. Therefore let me make my review befitting of your expertise. I will pay you the compliment of my honesty: To my taste I would cry out, "More matter, less art," in that I feel you have such an incredible grasp of the beauty and cadence of language that you can depict four or more beautiful scenes per stanza, but for me I can't always see the relationship between the scenes clearly. They flow together but not perhaps as meaningfully for me as for you. What I did indeed LOVE about your poem is that it expresses a very specific and difficult to expose emotion. For myself I don't mean to imply I don't appreciate the romance of the swirls of poetic scenery you have created, but with great artistry comes greater room for stylistic preference. In my case (as you may have noticed) my poetry tends to be more blunt. I think if I can help though, it is to say there is not the connectedness between the scenes I would like to see in this completely beautiful and evocative poem.

[Larry Dyson]

Hmm im wondering why I did not see this prose before?..."Teach me to whisper like early-morn blush
against the cheek of the illumined sky,
like the green blades of grass beside the rush
of the river that is hastening by." 5 yrs ago....what a beautiful piece to bring back out...Laury

[Trace]

What an absolutely wonderful poem. I love the cadence and rhyme pattern but more so the message in this piece. Very nice. Trace.

[soliloquy]

This is emotional and sweet! I loved reading it.

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

This is a lot to bite off in terms of a start to finish thought process of poetry, and I think you've pulled it off quite well. There is some great imagery here, and some thoughtful connections made that tugged at my heart and gave me something deeper to think about within myself...and isn't that really what great poetry is all about? :)

[Elizabeth Marie O'neil-..]

Teach me the love of a lifetime of bliss,
where warm shades of passion burn like a fire,
where foreplay flutters are born in the kiss
between lips of unquenchable desire.

This made me shiver just from the images I conjured in my own mind. Perfect. Very divine. Thank you for sharing!

[Pete Langley]

Sublime.....simply and gently sublime. I am humbled by your skill, Linda Marie, and look forward to reading more. P.