The moon and the stars rise like lilies in the sky,
A white-labeled bottle spills sangria wine,
And I wait for your kiss in the night.
Meet me at the haunted Menger,
Just as in so many summer dreams--
Card players will deal the ace of spades
At the touch of your silver fingers.
You are the shadow on everything I do,
A mantilla of black across shoulders so slight--
I'll be there at the Menger with lilies and wine,
And wait for your kiss in the night.
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Beautiful. Oh, what images you
ReplyDeletecreated such a sensual place,
inside the heart, as well as
the beautiful pieces of natural
art.
Shay,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem AND image to celebrate Dia de Bloglandia....
thank you!!!
x..x
steph
I love the poem and the art is just beautiful. Thx for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAmazing! "The touch of your silver fingers". Your are so adept at weaving images into your poems.
ReplyDeleteGlad to have found you through the
ReplyDeleteDia de bloglandia celebration hugs Juliet.
I often write poetry but am to shy to post it on my blog :D
Gorgeous poem.
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This is a really sensual piece. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteDarkly thrilling and sensually spooky, so well crafted, a delight to read.
ReplyDeletesuch a lovely poem and image - savoring each word...
ReplyDeletexox - eb.
Stunning combo of words and image! Is that a painting or a photo? Yours? I love the idea of waiting for the kiss with lilies in hand. I imagine I'd feel much like that if my beloved dies before moi.
ReplyDeleteAnd I love that your nickname is Cookie! :) Is there a particular reason? We just returned from my goddaughter's wedding where the oldest Italian ladies in the family had made like 3,000 cookies or something insane! I was the cookie monster that day :) Had been years since I had real Italian cookies baked at the hands of my mimi and her sisters!
Miracles to you!
k-
just beautiful!
ReplyDeletelovely, lovely, words that will stay on mind today and a great photo as well. I love the idea of a word garden, my friend Becky, who died 3 years ago today would have adored that idea. She was a poet, writer, author and always came up with the best combination of words...like you
ReplyDeletebeautiful!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful words interwoven with a lovely image to match. Stunning !
ReplyDeleteThe image AND the poem are hauntingly beautiful!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is BEAUTIFUL!!! Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteBoth your words and the image are absolutely beautiful. There's a melancholy to them. Did you create this photograph? It's sooooo beeeeaaauuuutiful. I absolutely love it.
ReplyDeleteYou have created a beautiful and sad story in my mind. I will remember your poem for a long time.
ReplyDeleteOh, beautiful and haunting -- I love both the images (gorgeous lilies, and that El Dia face ....) and words ("mantilla of the night"). Blessings and thank you!
ReplyDeleteYour many beautiful phrases, and the images created, are such a joy to read. Thank you! I'm so happy to find your blog and want to come back again soon to see more. Thanks, also, for your visit to my blog.
ReplyDeleteMarilyn:)
what a beautiful poem and that image is stunning. thank you &
ReplyDeleteHappy Dia de los Muertos!
Dear Shay,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your beautiful poem.
your are a talented writer!
Happy Dia de los Muertos!
xox
Constance
OMGOSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Shay!!! Your poem is sooo exquisit,I can't even spell,lol, my mind has just been blown away with your poem, and the art!!!! Did u paint this piece??? You must have, it goes with your poem to such an exactness. Is that even a word? lol, Thank you for dropping by my site, I'm happy u got a laugh! Hope u will visit again, I for sure will be here again my friend, take care,
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Wow, THANK YOU to each and every one of you who stopped to read and comment. I've visited many of your blogs today, and while I'm sure I must have missed some, I tried to see them all and comment. I've been sincerely moved by this marvelous Dia de Bloglandia project that Susanna and Stephanie have created and that so many have taken part in. So, thank you to both my regular readers and to all the new visitors. I hope that all of you will come back and see me again, soon!
ReplyDeleteJust to answer some questions that were asked...I found the picture at photobucket. It couldn't have been more perfect, as white lilies are my favorite flower as well as the entire thing being ideal for Dia de los Muertos. I wishe I knew more background about the picture but i don't.
Yes, lol, my nickname is "Cookie" and that is because of my famous fondness for baked sweets, especially if they involve chocolate. Perhaps oddly, I am not much for candy; but if it is found in a bakery, I probably love it! Good job that i exercise a lot!
Again, thanks from my heart both for reading and for all of YOUR beautiful blogs today, as well!
This image is simply magical. I can't stop staring....and the words....I wish I could use words like this.
ReplyDeleteYour poem feels steeped in nostalgia, which is such a part of grief and healing. I'll definitely be back to read more of your work. Thank you for capturing this day so eloquently!
ReplyDelete--Mary xxx
I love the poem you created for this special day. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteFanfreakintastic! That image is amazing!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour poem is a lovely tribute to the day. Great pic too.
ReplyDeleteMy Dear Shay, I guess Google was being a bad boy yesterday as I see my comment here did not get posted.
ReplyDeleteHow can I now recreate said comment and the dust of the long sleepless night that settled in the Menger on the sleeves of your dark turtleneck sweater? This unreasonable facimile will have to do on your lovely shadows and lilies and light.
I'm late making the rounds but wanted to say how much I appreciated your poem. I felt as though I was floating on your words. And the image was a perfect illustration!
ReplyDelete-- JeriAnn
How lovely. Great image.
ReplyDeleteHi you won the draw on my blog, 2nd prize ,you don't have to publish this I cant see a contact button anywhere on your blog so I used this :D
ReplyDeleteHugs Juliet
Beautiful and haunting. Words that linger like the kiss. What a wonderful contribution to this celebration. best wishes amanda
ReplyDeleteWOW, I wish I had known what this was all about -- gorgeous imagery, both with the pic and mainly w/the pictures of your words. =)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful piece!!
ReplyDeleteSo eloquent,
so powerful!
Wow!
Winx, Jinxi