Lace Me In Lavender

Lace me in scents of lavender,
its silken fragrance calms storms
raging against a serene serenade
in shades of faded violets.

Sing me a song of eternity captured in
a raindrop falling from the heavens,
my upturned face is anxious for
the caress of the first spring shower.

Let my eyes breathe colors pure,
and then saturate me in
the vivid hues that lie 
along the borders of this rugged path.

Beneath this canopy of tranquility
petal soft sighs escape
while droplets of blood flow
onto hidden thorns.
Its crimson paled by
beauty's breath
keeps the madness
at bay.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this poem is tranquil...damn, there are just some on this site...you definitely being one of them, who can turn nature's beauty upside down and inside out with your stark images...breathless.

"raging against a serene serenade" my very favorite line in this one.

[icelandicblue]

I crave tranquility yet she eludes me. Thanks jacob, I really like what you took away from the poem.

[ChemicalMadness]

There are pieces of this I really enjoy...let my eyes breathe, petal soft sighs...I'm drawn to the life in those lines. Overall, I don't connect with this like I do with Leave Me In Anonymity....but I think you have discovered the edges of something here. There is something underneath. I don't think you've let this take you where it wants to yet....but I believe you will. I hope that makes sense and speaks to you with at least some value...

[icelandicblue]

Thanks ChemicalMadness- like all works it is in progress. The only unfinished poem is an abandoned one. I was tweaking this until the moment I hit the submit button. I do think I know what you mean but I'm not sure yet how to proceed.

[Sheila Kline]

Your words are delicate, exquisite and create a majestic image of beauty in my mind! I see the colors, feel the tranquility as I relate to how such snapshots may indeed keep the madness of one's life at bay! When our eyes breathe in such pure color the soul is soothed with a balm of healing.....ah, how divine!

[icelandicblue]

Color helps to keep the stark black of madness away- or at least I hope that's true. Thanks so much Sheila for your unfailingly kind reviews.