Desperate Hope

For the contest "This or That" set by Edward Ibeh



These charming chimes of chaste memoirs
of "us" tinkle,
making me recall the moment
your river of periwinkle passion permeated
through arterial arrays of my outcast heart.
It had been stuck in slumbering cobwebs
of dreamless decades of desperate hope,
and now I am awakened anew as azure sky,
at dazzles dawning through healing touch
of your winter sun soul.
How effortlessly you tamed the demons
of my maddening madness with your silver lining love.
Your coffee colored eyes poured me,
the deep intense affection just rightly as I craved,
while these intoxicated heartbeats
hum your name in intricate nightingale refrains.
Do you know how my wisping veins
are orbiting now in paths unknown
carved upon lines of your warm hands,
and my artless lips yearn to memorize
their soft lavender touch.
I wish to ask you -
what took you so long my bemused beloved?
I have been waiting for you
to cease the thunders and come up my way.
Since you came my world has changed its axis,
I can just live by the lustrous light
your pearlescent presence has reflected in me,
inhaling and exhaling to see you breathe life
more and more each day within me.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023


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Date: 1/10/2024 9:21:00 PM
"what took you so long my bemused beloved? I have been waiting for you" - Yearning-filled, longing-filled, nostalgic. Beautiful work. Congratulations!
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Ayesha Iqbal
Date: 1/14/2024 8:37:00 AM
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback and wishing!
Date: 1/10/2024 1:03:00 PM
Stunning write, Ayesha. So nice to discover and follow you. Congratulations on your top win in my contest!
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Ayesha Iqbal
Date: 1/14/2024 8:36:00 AM
Wow that's such an honour for me.. thank you so much for placing me in first place. That's a pleasant surprise for me. Thank you for following too.
Date: 12/27/2023 11:23:00 AM
Ayesha, your poem, poetically navigates through the contrasting elements of slumbering cobwebs and the awakening as an 'azure sky,' highlighting the transformative nature of love. The imagery of 'winter sun soul' and 'silver lining love' adds a touch of warmth to the portrayal of the speaker's emotional landscape... some love and beloveds can be delayed, mainly by distance and being virtual world apart.. but some are lucky to finally meet and remain forever.. lovely poem..
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Ayesha Iqbal
Date: 1/14/2024 8:38:00 AM
Thank you so much for your in-depth wonderful analysis my brother.. truly appreciate you reading my work always!
Date: 12/25/2023 11:46:00 PM
Very romantic. Who is this making your madness seem tolerable. Hah well i feel the same, ever since my chocolate coffee eyed muse entered my life, Madness seems nicer and brighter. Looks tolerable. Pity him tho. Jokes apart, your poem flows with such exquisite words and metaphors and descriptive diction and imagery that truly is alluring to the eyes and souls of a reader. I love the flow of this and your experimenting with colors too to depict love and longing, pleasure always reading your work.
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Ayesha Iqbal
Date: 12/26/2023 12:32:00 AM
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment and kind support always dear.. I hope you have been doing well and not mad much on your muse lol.. been reading your poems too whenever I get a chance, it's a pleasure always
Date: 12/25/2023 1:37:00 PM
Pretty poetry Ayesha. Do I see shades of Inky and Hiya in these verses? It's okay. Emulating one another is a form of flattery. You're all wonderful poets in your own right
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Ayesha Iqbal
Date: 12/26/2023 12:27:00 AM
Ah I remember that collab Ink haha.. I was too nervous. Thank you so much for offering me a chance to write with you. I've really learned a lot from you and Silent One.. both of you will always be my mentors in poetry : ) And I'll check I have that collab still or not..
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Ink Empress
Date: 12/25/2023 11:47:00 PM
Awwn thank you tomszz for the compliment . Ayesh, Do you still have our old collab ? You should maybe post :D
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Ayesha Iqbal
Date: 12/25/2023 10:00:00 PM
Aww thanks much Tom.. you have been reading my poetry since Instagram times, so you know I also like to play around metaphors like Ink at times. She is an inspiration of course.
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