Romancing poetry ... A, B, C’s of a poet’s prayer.
(An abecedarian/acrostic.)
All that I am, all I would be,
Bring forth from the deepest part of me.
Caught in your spell command my effort.
Draw fervor, language of passion
Everlasting in translation, trigger tongue’s rapport.
Form portraits sculpted from wordless feelings,
Give eloquence exquisite frame and meaning.
Help me hold you to heart, show you without,
Image you, dearest love’s face.
Joyous in celebration, compel your coming out.
Know that I care, work hard to prepare,
Love what I do, as only dare you compare.
Mark my commitment to this, our passage,
Now aligned purpose in tandem,
Oblivious in isolation, script heart’s message.
Present stories sketched from limitless emotions,
Quest essence luminous of memory and notions,
Record worth of life’s lessons in discovering you.
Sentence me, I promise fulfillment!
Tender in contemplation, trace pilgrimage true .
Underscore who I am, what We mean,
Verbal garden adventures depict ardor’s scene.
Words weave their spells, fingers find keys,
'X'-cite me! Interpretations I’ll fashion,
Yearn in anticipations, render soul’s release.
All that's been said, and more! This is absolute exquisite.
"Verbal garden adventures depict ardor’s scene.
Words weave their spells, fingers find keys,
'X'-cite me! Interpretations I’ll fashion,
Yearn in anticipations, render soul’s release"
Love these closing lines.
Carmen :-)
Reviewed by Tracey L. O' Very (Reader)
Reviewed on December 17, 2004
Height of Imagination and such a loving way to display that of yours This is wonderful. SO needed by so many of the true meaning of Love and all that it holds. This is great! Thank You
Merriest of Christmas' many Blessed years
Tracey
Reviewed by ***** ********* (Reader)
Reviewed on December 17, 2004
Helga, this is TOP-FLIGHT work, just EXCELLENT writing, and that's hard to pull from me since I generally do not like abecedarian/acrostic stylizations (precocious little conceits and too "in-jokish", amusement for poets by poets)... but your scholarship and artistry elevatE this styling far above the norm! BRAVO!
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"Verbal garden adventures depict ardor’s scene.
Words weave their spells, fingers find keys,
'X'-cite me! Interpretations I’ll fashion,
Yearn in anticipations, render soul’s release"
Love these closing lines.
Carmen :-)
Merriest of Christmas' many Blessed years
Tracey
Sublime write - absolutely marvelous how you used the alphabet in creating this superbly crafted and highly entertaining poem ... wonderful!!
Best wishes,
Robert
IN "A, and Z".
An enjoyable and wise reading from a true poetical writing.
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
...Michael
As usual you do everything well and with flair!