Tuesday, January 25, 2011

On an Enchanted Morning

Window's Light by Jane Weis

You kissed me
and sent my body shimmering

like the light of the moon
drowning in night wind
like a tree, like a star
         
trembling in turbulent sky.

I kissed you
and sent your body murmuring

your lips showing one color

your gaze revealing another
like an angel, like a sorcerer
reveling in twisted illusion.

And the moon set inside your tender heart,
And the sun rose inside mine,
And our souls pealed in harmony,
And the thousand-and-one nights of yearning
dissolved.

And on an enchanted morning
I found myself
sleeping on the shoulder of Love.

44 comments:

Shadow said...

such tender love, united on one plain, together, forever...

gerry boyd said...

nice gentle metaphors, especially the moon and sun.

ConTemplate said...

Beautiful, Nevine. Just beautiful. The yearning for such love can seem to last more than a thousand and one nights; when it is achieved it is fleeting.

Akasha Savage. said...

You do this so well Nevine. I love reading your poetry xx

Blasphemous Aesthete said...

And all I can do is smile, ear to ear. :)
Beautiful lines.

:)
Blasphemous Aesthete

GYPSYWOMAN said...

breathtakingly beautiful, painting a soft lovecolor image we should all be so lucky to know -

aside from the beauty of your words, nevine, finding them here just now is so extraordinary because all morning my mind has been playing with the same scenario - the back and forth of love - i kissed you you kissed me and then - that whole thing - and voila' - i come here and you have taken my thoughts and painted an incredible story as only you can!!

Anonymous said...

tender but this set my heart on fire, something subtle makes my race off in all directions..

~thank you Nevine~

Unknown said...

Rather than try to find high falutin' phrases that speak to the beautiful mind I DON'T have, allow me to say, instead, that your poem inspired thoughts in my mind that will have me whispering sweet nothings in my love's ear. Tonight. 'Cause I ain't gonna be able to wait 'til Saturday.

Christopher said...

Well this makes me really want to go cuddle up. Just gives me a warm feeling inside, very good.

Opaque said...

Love, indeed! I love how everything gets summarised by your final lines...

S. Susan Deborah said...

Ah, I wish this was the condition every morning but then if it was everyday, it wouldn't be "enchanted." I loved this simple and tender piece. Makes me want to kiss and lounge in the arms of love.

Nevine, I like the way you manoeuvre through different emotions and moods. Complex or simple, your words weave lovely pictures. I can never tire of reading what you have to say.

Joy and more joy,
Susan

Martin said...

Nevine, this is utterly lovely.

Through The Lens said...

Magnificent poem. Very beautifully written :D
I'm a new follower :)

www.mycameraslens.blogspot.com

Judith Mercado said...

Shimmering, murmuring -- what apt words to describe your poetry in general.
Judy

Deb Kirkeeide said...

This brought tears to my eyes, Nevine. How beautiful.

Calli said...

This is incredible, Nevine. A most lovely write and funny, as I was writing this morning it was all about a tender love and I was unable to find the words but you have...eloquently so and I thank you.
...and sleeping on the shoulder of Love...*sigh inducing* and *brilliant* ;)

~Calli

Nevine Sultan said...

Shadow – The best… only kind of love!

Gerry – Thank you!

ConTemplate – I love that you mentioned that the yearning seems like it lasts longer than a thousand-and-one nights. I completely agree – it feels more like it lasts forever, doesn’t it? And yes, it is always fleeting. I suppose that’s what makes it “enchanted.” :-)

Nevine Sultan said...

Akasha – And I love writing it… because I love that you love to read it, Akasha! Thank you.

Blasphemous Aesthete – I’m so happy to have left you smiling. And I’m so happy that you enjoyed it. :-)

Jenean – It seems we are always thinking on the same… or similar… wavelengths. Maybe we are just both so fascinated with love and how it shapes us… and how we shape it… and how it just IS. Is there a more beautiful emotion one can be fascinated with? I really don’t think so. Ah, I have taken your thoughts, Jenean… and I can’t tell you how many times you have taken mine! :-)

Nevine Sultan said...

Sir Thomas – I’m a proponent of the idea that subtlety births the most flagrant fires of both thought and emotion!

Lou – Happy to hear you won’t be waiting ‘till Saturday. Your love will surely delight in your whisperings, Lou. I’m certain of it. Oh, what joy it gives me to know I have helped elicit such longings… ;-)

Christopher – Thank you. Enjoy the warm fuzziness!

Nevine Sultan said...

Opaque – Welcome, and yes… Love. Those last three lines were the toughest to pump out. I wasn’t quite sure how I wanted to capture that feeling in words… so I’m happy to hear it “clicked” for you! Thank you. I’ll be swinging by soon…

Susan – How right you are that if we woke up every morning feeling this way, the moment… the morning… would hardly be “enchanted” anymore. Regularity breeds feelings of normalcy, doesn’t it? And weaving through moods… my Dear Susan… that is what my life is all about… so my writing is a reflection of that. We all weave through moods, and that is what keeps life so interesting for us… otherwise life would be too predictable. Joy back to you a thousandfold, my dear!

Nevine Sultan said...

Martin – Thank you for the high praise!

Through the Lens – Welcome, and thank you! I’ll be stopping in for a visit soon…

Judy – You are always so kind, and I do appreciate that. Thank you so much!

Deb – What a sensitive spirit you are! Thank you, Deb. :-)

Calli – And now I’m sighing… at the sweetness of your words. Sometimes I can’t find the words, too, and I’ll visit one of my blogging friends and there are the words… tangled and stuck inside me… expressed by another. I know the feeling… and it’s not a secret that I’ve experienced it at your place before. Thank you, Calli! :-)

Eva said...

This is so lovely it makes me sad. It has been so long since I've felt love like this. And the longer it is, the more it makes me questions if I've ever really felt it. Maybe I'm still waiting. All I can say is I hope for the kind of love you write about.

Dulçe ♥ said...

Well if that is not love and longing ...what would be!?
This is the most wonderful way anyone can enjoy their first hour in the morning, for sure you KNOW well about that- after the moonshining night- joining the bright morning sun-
Just lovely and so,so sweet, my dearest.

Hugs
:)
D.

PS Verification Word : MISSER (lol)

Cildemer said...

Divine! The union of the Moon and the Sun!
And now I've got a beautiful song by Nina Simone in my head:
"Here comes the Sun,
little darling!
Here comes the sun,
I say,
it's all right,
it's all righ."

Love your poem and love that song too;o)

***
Gros gros BISOUS, ma belle*
et belle nuit dans les bras de ton chéri***

laughingwolf said...

some wag said: apple pie without cheese, is like a kiss without a squeeze...

Rick said...

Nevine, these poems you write do so much to make the world a beautiful place.

Trish and Rob MacGregor said...

Such profound yearning here.

Felicitas said...

Ah, the bliss of such enchantment... so worth the wait!

Cildemer said...

Coucou ma belle!
Je suis triste pour ce qui se passe actuellement dans ta mère patrie.
J'espère que les choses vont vite rentrer dans l'ordre et que ton peuple pourra vivre dans un pays pacifique et avec le dirigeant qu'ils auront choisi.

***
Avec toute ma tendresse, gros bisous****
****

Cildemer said...

Oh Nevine, je viens de lire sur "the naked light" au sujet de ta famille et je suis vraiment désolée.
Je ne sais que dire. C'est affreux.
Je compatis à ta peine et j'espère de fond du cœur que tu pourras rapidement reprendre contact avec les tiens.
Que toutes les étoiles du firmament deviennent tes alliées dans cette rude épreuve et protègent ta famille.

***
Tu as toute mon affection. Bisous et à tout bientôt****

Man Named Kim said...

Nevine:

I don't know how you do it, but you so often speak directly to my very deepest and primal needs. these wonderful words, so perfectly placed - conjure up both pain and passion - thank you.

"joy and sorrow flow mingled down"

Cildemer said...

***Coucou ma belle!
En ce qui concerne ton pays et la connexion internet, j'ai trouvé ceci:

http://www.lepoint.fr/high-tech-internet/interview-ce-petit-fai-francais-qui-depanne-les-egyptiens-29-01-2011-1289231_47.php

en espérant que cela puisse t'aider****

***
Courage et gros bisous très affectueux****

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Owen said...

May suns continue to rise in your heart forever Nevine...

And may your country, your mother, your place of birth be safe, be sound, walk again in tranquility and peace, may this giving of birth or whatever it is that is happening not be too bloody... sometimes c-sections are needed if normal delivery isn't working...

Craftsman of light said...

Hi Nevine,
i've been seening the upsetting recent events on the TV, and thought very much about you, about your family, and your country....
wishing very deeply that everything will find its quietness,safety and freedom!

May peace and understanding multiply in the hearts of Men.

Sending you a lot of love!
col.

GYPSYWOMAN said...

dearest nevine - a beautiful post you have done on your homeland - we all send much love - there is so little that one on the outside can do but i did a small post of my own hoping to spread the many caring thoughts even a little - much love - jenean

Cildemer said...

Couldn't help but cry while reading your two last posts in 'the naked light', my dear friend.
Hope everything will soon come to a happy end in your country.

****/\****
**<***>**
***\/\/***

Je pense à toi et à ta famille.

***
Gros bisous très affectueux, ma belle****

Nevine Sultan said...

A warm thank you to all my dear friends for your support. It means so much to me... I really can't begin to tell you how much.

Nevine

Rick said...

hmmmmm
in the changing colours and twisted illusion you nearly made this telling dark, but not quite. The shoulder of love came to the rescue
~rick

GYPSYWOMAN said...

thinking of you, nevine, and your beloved egypt - the beloved egypt of so many of us - and am keeping caring thoughts in my gypsywomanworld sidebar - it's little that can be done but i know what a difference our thoughts make - and we send many caring thoughts to the magnificent land of the pyramids and desert sands! ;)

Jai Joshi said...

I wanted to comment on your latest post about Egypt, Nevine but the comments were disabled. When I heard about the protests and the action the people were taking to regain their freedom, I was inspired. I thought of you too and wondered if your family were safe.

Best wishes to you and your motherland, Nevine. I think people all over the world are standing with the people of Egypt right now.

Jai

Khaled KEM said...

Hi Nevine...

I hope that you and your family in Egypt are doing fine. I know that it has been a very difficult time the last two weeks for every Egyptian. Hopefully things get better in the coming weeks for all of us. We all have the same goal to see Egypt always great as ever. Hopefully we can get one day a discussion about it.

Take care
Khaled

Nevine Sultan said...

Rick - The shoulder always comes to the rescue...

Jenean - Thank you for your kind and thoughtful words. It has been a difficult time these past couple of weeks, but I hope things will look up and work out well. Thanks again, Jenean.

Jai - Thank you for asking and yes, my family is fine. I always knew Egypt had it in her to advocate for herself. It was a matter of time... Thank you for your support, Jai.

Khaled - Family is fine, and I hope yours is well, too. My wish is the same as yours... that things get better, but also for the long term. There's a deeper kind of better that needs to happen. Egypt is a great country, she always has been. But we can always be better, can't we? Thank you for sharing your thought, Khaled. I appreciate it.

Betty Manousos said...

What a tender love poem, my dearest!
Beautiful metaphors here.
A great tribute to love!
What magical moments of true love you just shared with us.
Love it!!

BIG HUGS!
B xxX

Nevine Sultan said...

Betty - It's great to see you here. You've been gone so long, it seems. And I've been away from blogging as a while, myself. But thank you so much for the lovely words. I hope you enjoyed a beautiful trip, and welcome back! Big hugs back!!!