Like Lavender (original poetry)
Like Lavender
like damp locks in tepid bathwater;
strands of angel hair drying over northern mountains -
the bare branches of coast bound trees
comb through the feathered clouds,
raking the cold into the city -
and I am stuck here
between a book and a park bench;
flitting through pages as
words lose tense
lose meaning
allowing this cult of word
like a black velvet robe
To be discarded at my ankles,
naked -
without pretense
the human body is incandescent
like the delicate translucence
of a honeybee wing in spring
and its poetry is a silent notion
estranged from speech -
like lavender,
you have to bruise the bud
to release the scent
like lavender,
roll the the petals between your thumb and index
to massage the oils
like lavender,
the soul a joyous bushel
to bury flushed faces in
like lavender,
the soul, as it dreams of other souls
is easily laid to sleep,
naked -
on a city park bench
blue mountains still snowless
prop themselves up on the November sky
like old lithograph prints ready to be hung,
standing up to leave
cold skin glowing in the sharp breeze
another came into the park
and I was inclined to confess
all of me
Zameena Zen
Poetry, like the moon, does not advertise anything.
Thank you for enjoying!
What the hell. That is seriously amazing. The like lavender beat is genius. Speechless.
You are way too kind to me! Thank you, I really appreciate your comments.
Love the cold skin glowing part.
I am so happy that one of the lines connected with you!
Sweet.
Your words are musical and seductive and your pictures so psychedelic. I enjoyed this, glad to have crossed paths with you :)
Thank you so much, your comment has me beaming! Glad to have crossed paths with you too!
Lovely poem. Absolutely splendid. Your creativity is remarkable. Thanks a lot for sharing. I truely enjoyed the poem.
Wow, your words are so kind! I am so happy to share my art with you. Thank you for enjoying, health and love
I fell in love with this words, and I definitely felt someplace else, a very beautiful one indeed. You have a beautiful way to write. Cheers.
Thank you so much for your comment, it means so much that you enjoyed it! Health and Love to you <3
love your poem!
Years ago while I lived in Canada, I visited friends in Quebec, and one of the sights we went to were the Lavender Fields near Montreal: https://www.mtlblog.com/lifestyle/quebecs-beautiful-lavender-fields-near-montreal-you-need-to-road-trip-to-this-summer
Stunning! I visited similar lavender fields when I lived in Japan at a place called Furano. Thank you so much for your comment :-)
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<3
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