The Dazzling



I have not known a straightforward love
I guess I have not been fearless enough

I have not been touched
the Extraordinary

and I have not laughed
in the spotlessness of Joy

I have not felt the true warmth
the sun passing through me
and I have not lived
...converting into Great

I have not collected

The Dazzling
those flawless little fireflies
I have not yet drawn you in

But I have had dreams
They inform me that you are authentic

I wait along the Watchtower
No portions of regret

Oh for just the chance to see you there

Pleading for all these hours and years
I hold

Between your alabaster peonies
and my crimson red wet lips
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Submitted on May 02, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XX XA XX XAXX X XXX XX AX X XX XX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 603
Words 118
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 4, 1, 3, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2

Cheryl Newton

I have been seriously writing poetry since I was in my early twenties. I am 38 now. I write in my down time. By day I am a busy oncology nurse. At night I turn into a delicious poetress."Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.” ~AristotleThis is only a very small selection of my poems. I have written over 100 (and counting) Love that there is such a great venue as this for those of us who are so creative. =) POETS ROCK! more…

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