Notes to a Lover

https://artandthoughts.fr/2013/07/10/suleiman-the-magnificient-and-roxelane-hurrem/

You are my sugar, my salt, my bread

My Godhead, my watershed

My love, my life

My every poem born and dead

 

You are the Babel in me that needs

No words, the color of my doom

That sonic boom in me

Which goes forever unheard

 

You are my Osun, my Ganges

In you I take eternal, unholy dips

You are every absinthal cup

I dread but never fail to sip

 

You are my submission

My every reason, my perdition

My Dante’s Leopard

The perfect beast of my ruination

 

You are my rapture, my rupture

My fatal breath sweet

The renewal of all my glands

My every mortal defeat

 

You are my ruin, the skin

Of my sin, my Maat, My Min

My Gin, my every rabid grin

My every peeve and chagrin

 

You are my rite, my ritual

My crawl space spiritual

My every spasm, my paroxysm perpetual

You are my end always 

Unspoken and eventual... 

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References:

Maat: Daughter of Egyptian Sun God Re, personifies truth, order and wisdom.

Min: Egyptian god, embodiment of the masculine principle, represented with phallus erect, a flail in his raised right hand.

The Osun River, Nigeria: Named after the Goddess Osun of fertility in women 

Author's Note

Inspiration: https://artandthoughts.fr/2013/07/10/suleiman-the-magnificient-and-roxelane-hurrem/

Reviews

[Nima.Hope]

Wonderful,Wonderful. Full of mythology, my favorite literature.
So touching my dear friend, I've been looking for this type of poetry so much.
Best Wishes for you
Nima

[DIVYA]

Thank you so much for such kind words of appreciation, dear friend. I'm delighted by your visit. Many thanks. 🙋‍♀️💕

[Nima.Hope]

my pleasure:)

[Neville]

Ever the optimist, one can only live in hope .. My word, DIVYA I can only imagine there is one helluva proud and happy fella out there somewhere and probably still blushing if he knows of the existence of these finely stacked words .. I can also imagine there are plenty of wannabee's out there too .. (and I dont mean a posse of Australian marsupials by the way) .. What we have here is more than a mere love poem .. it is indeed a mighty one for sure, but it is also an education .. I thank you for both .. Neville

[DIVYA]

Thanks dear Neville. Your words fill me with joy as this is my most favorite love poem of me. :)
read moreThanks dear Neville. Your words fill me with joy as this is my most favorite love poem of me. :)
So I'm the happiest one here and smiling away. Many heartfelt thank yous!

[Neville]

.. my very sincerest of pleasure pleasures :)

[Kelly Scheppers]

The syntax of your words simply blow my mind! I'll leave you with a boisterous "bravo", then bow out gracefully! Girl!!!

[DIVYA]

I'm humbled, dear friend. Your words makes it so worth this effort! Thank you so much for this treasured review ❤

[T.S. Ulmus]

This is a brilliant piece, the likes of which I haven't read in a long time. You crafted something amazing here. The combination of positive with negative along with phrases that make the reader feel rather than comprehend. You tickled my intellect while twisting my soul.

[DIVYA]

Thank you so much on this lovely review, dear Ulmus! Sometimes we look for words and sometimes words just find us! Looking forward to reading you soon! 🙋‍♀️

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Oh, what an expressive note to a lover! Though mortal but the surrender of whole body, soul, holiness, and unholiness takes it to another level! It's sublime and beyond human imagination..... As you said rightly ' you are my end always/unspoken and eventual'... Such dedication. I love this poem so so much...

[DIVYA]

My heartfelt thanks to you for giving this poem your precious thoughts and such love, Dreamer Sima ⚘

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It was my pleasure to read such a beautiful poem Divya..

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

"You are my Osun, my Ganges
In you I take eternal, unholy dips
You are every absinthal cup
I dread but never fail to sip"
I am transported to another realm of consciousness in reading your magical and learned words dear DIVYA. Master Class poetry from beginning to end and so filled with kaleidoscopic images and ancient references that it makes my head spin-in a good way! I could never hope to be able to write like this even in my wildest dreams. Analogies, similes, metaphors galore, effective repetition and deft rhyming and cadence. Made my day. Brava and one million claps and bows for this masterpiece...

[DIVYA]

My dear Annette! How wonderful to see you here today! This morning brought me extra joy with your gracious visit! Your kindest words humble me, my friend and I am very grateful to you for lifting my spirit today with your love and encouragement. You were missed! Thank you so much! Stay blessed....

[Relic]

Wrote a comment and the site threw me off again. AHH!!!!

I'll just say this is an excellent poem, DIVYA. I could never be this good. :)

[DIVYA]

Thank you dear Relic! You made my day with such a kind comment. Will thrive on your words today :)

[Nix is typing...]

Beautifully written, DIVYA!!! The rhyme was on point and the analogies were so good!!! Wish I had more words to describe this masterpiece, but for now, while my brain is on vacay, all I can say is I loved it, okay?

100000000000000000000000/100

Nix ❤️️

[DIVYA]

A big, heartfelt thanks from me dear Nix! You made my day and I'm so truly humbled! I wish you amazing things with your poetry! Bless you my friend!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

oh my, what you came up with here for analogies...amazing.

this was like reading Langston Hughes on speed...
He is so great at similes as well...
in his Dream Deferred

"dry up like a raisin in the sun"
"stink like rotten meat"
or does it explode"

Really strong Poetry, DIVYA.
thanks for this read, today.
j.

[DIVYA]

I'll surely look him up soon. Thanks or the reference, my friend. Thank you for visiting today. Always a joy for me to see you, read you. Treasured absolutely!