Sparkling water trips over stones
Whispering breeze rustles leaves
Heart whisper
Soul breath
Transparent eyes
A dream strayed into daylight
Delicate petals
Sweet scent
A Rose
Exquisite intoxication
Lavender delirium
Columbine spell
A dream strayed into daylight
Extravagant brilliance of sunset
Spectacular resplendence of fall
Delicious agony
Orgasm of pain
A dream strayed into daylight
Breathless silence
Blanket of snow
Icy flakes on bare skin
Violent exhilaration
Thunderstorm, rain
A dream strayed into daylight
Raspberries
Fragrant exotic delight
Cabernet
Mysterious and warm
Chocolate
Decadent, bitter and dark
A dream strayed into daylight
Elegant threshold
Ecstatic response
Transcendence
Abandon
Bliss
Pieces of Heaven
Diverted to Earth
A dream strayed into daylight
~SM~
*I owe a great debt to C.S. Lewis for the title line. While reading Til We Have Faces, the phrase "a dream strayed into daylight" lodged itself in my mind. It actually has a negative connotation in the book. But for me, it was magic. It made me think of all those experiences, all those moments when, perhaps only for the space of a breath, I have touched the otherworldly. Lewis called it "joy". This poem has rolled round in my head, in bits and pieces, ever since. I have been blessed with a great many transcendent moments. The words and phrases above commemorate some of them.
**Originally published 19 May 2008. One of my earliest experiments with poetry, an art form that continues to seduce me.
Absolutely beautiful imagery.. A window into your soul.
Posted by: Mike | 19 May 2008 at 11:00 AM
I only had to get a few lines in before I realized this was your own heart put into words. Talking about chocolate and raspberries will give you away every time! Beautiful!
Posted by: Jen | 20 May 2008 at 09:14 PM
Awww. What a deep breath in this was :)
Posted by: Sue | 21 May 2008 at 11:01 PM
Breath taking imagery.
A fellow poet.
Posted by: Maria | 16 June 2008 at 05:42 PM
I totally felt your voice (heart) right away, too! Lovely! :)
Posted by: Julie B | 01 March 2011 at 12:38 PM
Again. Extraordinary visuals conveyed by words.
Posted by: Maria | 01 March 2011 at 03:06 PM
Thank you so much, dear friends!
Posted by: Shelia | 01 March 2011 at 03:18 PM