The Promise by Leslie Ann EisenbergAs I slumber all aflush,
hair a tumble in reverie,
the lonely hush of night creeps
hope from my bosom, hands
stand guard over a fragile heart
He came to me at midnight,
trailing his musk into my bed,
hovering over my head
with eyes of an ancient sea,
a cloudless green shining into me
His fingertips a divine tickle
rousing my bones, the heat
from his heart ran my blood hot,
Glory held his honeyed lips to mine,
and in that kiss, I heard everything:
I am with you
Asleep,
Awake,
I see you truly
I see only you
Comfort came as he sank
his weight around me,
skin on skin,
a cocoon of limbs
wrapping me in
08/19/2005 Posted on 08/19/2005 Copyright © 2025 Leslie Ann Eisenberg
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Posted by Ashok Sharda on 08/19/05 at 02:25 PM Yes, these are beautiful moments of oneness when the time stops and what prevails is just this awareness of togetherness. |
Posted by Rula Shin on 08/19/05 at 06:28 PM "Comfort came as he sank
his weight around me,
skin on skin,
a cocoon of limbs
wrapping me in" - beautiful. The merging of two as one in those intimate moments is close to divine, and you have so tenderly and genuinely brought us into this private world within a world and allowed us to rekindle and embrace that notion within us. Lovely piece :-)
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Posted by Kyle Anne Kish on 08/20/05 at 06:01 AM Leslie ... you were marvelously in tune with how to bring touch, love and emotion to a wonderful crescendo in this poem. Although, I must admit, my favorite is the second stanza also. |
Posted by Anita Mac on 08/23/05 at 08:14 PM It does have a very nice flow to it. The imagery and your phrasing is enticing. |
Posted by Alison McKenzie on 09/06/05 at 09:23 PM This is divine, and the imagery so easy to slip into, like silk pajamas. Beautifully delivered. |
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