Guardian of Memories

I wrote this thinking that we are the Guardians of our memories... To share or not to share with others.

Guardian of Memories

Kaleidoscope colours crisscrossing skies;

wakeful kisses ~ dreams clung-to purest trust.

 Through heavenly clouds glowing sun surprise;

 divine thoughts still near, so full of shared lust.

Hugs became a song of deepest true love;

 still caressed by warmth, naked bodies knew ...

Grand serenades soar from angels above;

shared moments now one, forever so true.

 Time, but a guardian of memories ... 

fleeting quickly, as soft sea breezes rest.

 Sparkling, silver depths of blessed destinies …

always, recalling passion's words expressed.

  Blissful moments shared, entwined in love's arms;

 lost in memories of sweet tempting charms.

  

~.⏱.~

Author's Note

If you happen to read my words i would appreciate it if you would take the time to review. I always review what I read...

Reviews

[Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn..]

Lisa,

Whenever I need a moment's respite from this life of turmoil and utter chaos, I can always visit your pages and find something to hold as dear and true in a world filled with lies ... A most beautifully written romantic piece of Poetry ... Once again, I have visited and have not found myself disappointed ...

Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn de Graham

[Lisasview]

Wow, Marvin...What an extremely lovely thing to say!! I am blown away by your very kind review.
read moreWow, Marvin...What an extremely lovely thing to say!! I am blown away by your very kind review.
Thank you so much,
Lisa, late in Spain but sun is still shining.

[Betty Hermelee]

memories described with such delicacy, peace and harmony.... in addition to much passion, unity, depth; implicit trust in one's love for another; I like the phrase: "Time, but a guardian of memories", so true. memories are shared forever in the knot of true passion and dreams.
Lovely, Lisa.
Best, B

[Lisasview]

Hi Betty, what a lovely and welcomed review of my little piece... I think that when we are very young we believe that all memories that are shared and remembered are exactly the same...but of course they are not. I see my memory clear as day when I speak to for instance to my sister about an event we shared when we were children...but, not only doesn't she see what I see but she has a different memory of that exact same time..Photos help.. little..
Lisa, working on getting through my reviews..

[W. Barrett Munn]

A nice sonnet. I like the slant rhyme in the third quatrain.

[Lisasview]

Glad to know you like my poem..thank you for reviewing it.
Lisa

[Lisasview]

Actually, where are my slant rhymes.?

[W. Barrett Munn]

fleeting/breezes

[W. Barrett Munn]

depths/breaths/

[Lisasview]

Rather a confusing comment as Fleeting and breezes are not the final word on either line... so of course they do not rhyme...and, depths and breaths are on the same line and so of course are not meant to rhyme... slant or otherwise. Are you saying that within the same line I used a slant rhyme?

[W. Barrett Munn]

Yes. There is end-rhyme, which is the last of the line, and there can be other rhymes within a line. They types of rhymes, male, female, slant - many different names. But most modern poetry has abandoned male end rhyme (tin/gin) and structured pattern or rhyme schemes( ABAB) or (AABB) or any other.

This does not discount that there is great poetry written in this fashion - Wallace Stevens who won a Nobel Prize for poetry wrote some of his poems with a rhyme scheme.

My point is this: the poet and the poem determines if the poem should be set to a rhyme scheme; starting off by saying I am going to write a X, Y, Z rhyme scheme is not the optimal way to write. It has to so with where you want the reader to go emotionally and what words you want emphasized. An example?
As an example: here is a line of 4 iambs, thus iambic tetrameter.
I stand alone beside the sea.
But what word is critical to what you want to express. It can be written many ways:

I stand alone
beside the sea.
or
I stand alone beside
the sea
or
I
stand alone beside the sea.

Depends on where you want the emphasis felt. That, then, determines line structure.

I guess it is OK to start of saying to self I'm going to write a sonnet or a villanelle or some other structured poems. I've done it myself.

But what I consider my best work has all been free verse.
For What It's Worth. :-}

PS: I know that I can come across as preachy - I don't mean to be. It is up to each writer to determine satisfaction, not me.
W.

[Lisasview]

I have loads of free verse poetry... rather easy for me to write... Wondering if you have read any of mine?
I am at a point now in my writing to try and discover other more challenging forms and i have a fabulous teacher who has taken me from not knowing anything in January to where I am now. I have absolutely no education in poetry writing although I have been writing since I was 10 years old.
I appreciate your advice,
Lisa

[W. Barrett Munn]

I write for myself but I also write to try to get published so I am quite critical of my own writing and try to learn daily how to get better. I don't mean to impose my methods but only to share what I have learned and continue to learn.

[Lisasview]

It is always good to keep honing our craft.
Lisa, traveling in Northern Spain now on Holiday.

[Vertigo Cat1111]

Your poetry is always such a peaceful sanctuary of words. Your words are always so authentic and full of passion and just pure love. A blissful shiny love. You seem to know each and every word that will work and expand the depth of the poetry. ‘Lost in memories of sweet tempting charms,’ a gorgeous way to end off a gorgeous poem. Thank you for sharing!

[Lisasview]

Wow, Cat...another wonderful review from you. Your words are quite inspiring.
Life got in my way and I have not written anything for a couple of weeks...
Thank you,
Lisa, busy in Spain

[Ruth Martz]

It makes me weep. Very well done.🙏💐

[Lisasview]

Hi Ruth,
I am so happy to see that you are reading and reviewing my poems. And, that this one made you weep!!
I really appreciate that you took the time!!
Lisa, getting late here in Spain

[SM]

Lovely.... blissful and fulfilling. very content to read this poem!

[Lisasview]

Hello again SM,
Thank you for reviewing another one of my poems...so kind of you!
Lisa, still on my computer, in Spain

[Coyote Poetry]

Kind, warm and generous words shared dear Lisa.
"Hugs became a song of deepest true love;
still caressed by warmth, naked bodies knew ...
Grand serenades soar from angels above;
shared moments now one, forever so true."
The above lines are true. In old age, I remember the hugs and the kisses now. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Lisasview]

Old age ...really... but sweet memories no matter wattage are always so good.
Thank you for reading a reviewing my poem.. I really appreciate it..
Lisa getting late here in Spain...

[Coyote Poetry]

Hello dear Lisa and you are welcome. I agree.

[Neville]

I think this is quite possibly my favourite Lisa doing whatever poems to date .. there is indeed something very special about memories and for lots of reasons of course .. many of which, I have already unfortunately forgot ..

Neville, must be something to do with these bloomin apples :)

[Lisasview]

Wow, your favourite... Well that does say alot...
Thank you so much... One of my favourites... and I do have a few is Innocence ..oh well, and a second one is Nymph..
Good ness what apples????
Lisa, Back on the computer...red wine glass by my side... Just finished lunch and had a good work out..inspite of all the spider bites I got the other night while sleeping... Horrible... my hand tripled in size..and the pain and itching... Now on Steroids which seem to be helping...alittle..Yikes

[Neville]

........... ouch, mind you, I do like a woman with big hands :)

[Lisasview]

Oh gosh no, I play piano
swelling hand is a bother....
Lisa, still busy

[Donna]

Beautiful poem. You have a way with words! Very nice!

[Lisasview]

Thank you so very much for your kind review Dona,
Lisa, early now in Spain

[lightsong]

You are getting better dear Lisa, You allow your imagination to be open and compose the words swiftly and effortlessly from there. This is lovely and wistful. wonderful one my Sweet💓

[Lisasview]

Thank you my dear friend for reading and reviewing... I have so many unwritten thoughts about memories...kept to ourselves and sometimes shared...once shared the person may continue the memories..but now it is theirs.. So weird isn't it...
Lisa, home