MIST ON A ROSE

reflections of love

MIST ON A ROSE

 

I always reflect on your stellar smile

Each time I see a pearl of mist on a rose

A sniff of gardenia

When the moon has a halo

A purple sunset

When I bury myself in our silken sheets

My face on your crumpled pillow

Each time our fiery skin flares

When you peek into my eyes

With your opaque blue gaze

And dark long eyelashes

I always reflect on your stellar smile

When you are devoid of my arms

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

A nice love note here, filled with images that remind of the bond between the lovers. Of all the reminders, the "stellar smile" stands out. Perhaps that's because a smile can say so much.
PS: This is just a suggestion, but you might consider changing the word order in the last line to "When my arms are devoid of you." That seems to me to make the speaker's yearning more personal.

[Shelley Warner]

There's nothing like being in the arms of the one you love and when the loved one is "devoid" of your arms, how nice that mist on a rose brings memories of a stellar smile and blue eyes.

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you Shelley for a fine review, much appreciated!
Warmly, B

[Akinlolu]

You haven't changed, Betty. You still manage to turn what multitudes regard as mundane into extraordinary experiences. Of course love always changes perspectives and values.
Here is a toast to true and lasting love.
Akinlolu

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you for that fine review!
Warmly, B

[DIVYA]

Love is like mist on the rose. I feel its glow in your words. This is a poem that is full of wonderment at the beauty of a beloved and a fiery passion for the loved one. It is a reflection of the bliss felt both in the presence and the absence of the beloved wherein the empty spaces are filled with reflections on the beloved's stellar smile and beautiful eyes. Dear Betty, I loved this so romantic poem and the beautiful imagery used to convey all the beauty and passion felt in love. It was awesome.

[Betty Hermelee]

WOW Divya, a very beautiful review... and spot on as well!
Warmly, B