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PHOTOGRAPH: Not the only one, just this one
(My first Sonnet, about a love separated by distance)
You've gifted me so much as I have you,
A lover's words fair overwhelm'd am I.
The thought of being yours is honour due,
To lay it down my sword for heart to fly.
No longer disbelieve if this be done,
For in a life there is a path to take.
Without a touch when one will join the one,
You dreamed it so, though wary for my sake.
No other but yours I'd anticipate,
Then came today an image sent by thee.
'Twixt hand & breath my heart did palpitate,
A talisman hath risen from the sea.
To ask of more too soon might prove too vast,
To feel those arms that would enfold me fast.
Published 28th Feb 2016
| Edited 14th Feb 2017
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28th Feb 2016 7:28am
wonderful verses.
I've seen photographs that were poems in an unwritten language...
I've seen photographs that were poems in an unwritten language...
28th Feb 2016 7:35am
Thank you, dear John... as I have also. This poem was my way of trying to put the photo I was given in a language others might understand. If only I could've posted the image of it here.
28th Feb 2016 10:59am
29th Feb 2016 1:03pm
Thank you very much, Grace, for your kindness. I'm so glad you like my first Sonnet. :-)
28th Feb 2016 11:54am
Excellent work.. I would quote, but the poem is an entity... I would have to quote it all... rather, it is now in my reading list...
geoff
《smiling like a Cheshire 》
geoff
《smiling like a Cheshire 》
29th Feb 2016 1:05pm
Aw gosh Geoff, thank you so much. And you know, you're the one who encouraged me, by your own examples, to try a Sonnet, and what better way to break into the form at long last but in celebration of a special moment.
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28th Feb 2016 4:50pm
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Why thank you so much, Taryn sweet, for sharing your appreciation & encouragement with me . Honored.
Love in Friendship,
Jadey💟
Love in Friendship,
Jadey💟
28th Feb 2016 5:25pm
well done with this, Jade. Love the dreaminess of the ink. thank you for this
My appreciation, Ed, in honored thanks. And you're most welcome. The "feel" you experience is from my very self, so strongly did I feel it as I wrote. --Jade🌾
1st Mar 2016 8:55pm
I've seen photographs like that; they were paintings and poems that had not yet been conceived.
And, actually gave birth to my first sonnet too.
Beautifully done, Jade.
And, actually gave birth to my first sonnet too.
Beautifully done, Jade.
2nd Mar 2016 1:40am
Ahavati, not only do I thank you as a humble poet, but am intrigued and also anxious to see and read your premiere sonnet! (can't hide her excitement)
--Jade💟
--Jade💟
It was a double, actually. Traditional Shakespearean form with an extended twist. Hope you enjoy as much as I did your first.
http://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/208141-the-gift/
http://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/208141-the-gift/
3rd Mar 2016 3:14pm
