we have no reflection in the mirror,
it lowers its eyes
discreetly.
Honey,
there are times when I grow so homesick
for your hair,
your eyes,
your skin,
that my fingertips go still and sleep,
so that they can find, by touch, their dreams of you.
You are the only one I love,
but this is not the only poem that carries my love--
I will fold them,
and lay them,
in Wiccan patterns on my wooden floor to guide you.
Find them in the silver slant of moonlight.
Follow the night-bloom scent of jasmine.
Look for my room, softly lit and waiting.
_____
emmy! :)
ReplyDeletei loved these lines: that my fingertips go still and sleep,
so that they can find, by touch, their dreams of you.
Some lovely lines in this--I'm fond of the first stanza especially. And the third--leaving the best you can create as homage and trail to follow.
ReplyDelete"that my fingertips go still and sleep,
ReplyDeleteso that they can find, by touch, their dreams of you."
Awesome line that really stuck in my head.
Perfect. Every word. Love spells always work, right? :)
ReplyDeleteI want that bedroom. It's beautiful in a precious purple/black magic sort of way.
My favorites:
"it lowers its eyes
discreetly"
"I grow so homesick
for your hair,
your eyes,
your skin" (maybe there's at least some sort of inner growth taking place while you wait; you've gotta do something with your time)
"so that they can find, by touch, their dreams of you"
The last stanza is lovely, and I can almost smell the flowers and see the light-flickers on the wall (but not in the mirror).
That first stanza just took my breath away!
ReplyDeleteThe first stanza IS one that makes the reader stop for a moment, and pause.
ReplyDeleteeach line is parquet of perfection to my heart.
ReplyDeleteWishing You a Sweet Week
with Aloha from Waikiki
Comfort Spiral
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Divine, Shay.
ReplyDeletexoxo
Love it Shay ~
ReplyDeletei love the idea of the mirror lowering its eyes discreetly! and that your fingertips "can find, by touch, their dreams of you." and in the "silver slant of moonlight."
ReplyDeleteoh, i just love the entire poem!
♥