taken aback by a soft whisper
the sweetest he heard since years
as he wakes up from his weary sleep
blur in his eye disappears
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Who was she, Satan in drag? An absorbing read. You have a very imaginative mind. Well done.
she holds his hand, they both lay close her touch dearer than a golden crown and love in his eyes arose kanav, before i looked back at the title and figured out what 'she' was, i wondered if something else might aRISE between them! sneaky b++ch! ! and it took reading the great comment by Sunpricess to get me to understand blighted lips, but your title also would explain that. the night lay silent like a coffin deep ........i really liked this line and now i believe it might have been you cleverly foreshadowing what was to follow. thanks for sharing. goes to MyPoemList! :) bri
Beautiful imagery of words....Quiet interesting to read your poem. Very romantic, dark and deep...Loved it.
Death bribing is a new theme indeed. Your poem is stunningly appealing here on meritorious theme that has a novel approach in poetry.
A poem of absorbing interest...... Very romantic with an undercurrent of dark images! Enjoyed much!
A wonderful imagery Kanav, you drew a lovely poem to go on continuing reading it which is like a story telling.... just loved it.
I am flabbergasted again! I am proud of you my friend! I am happy to be here reading your poems! I love tales of Dark satire, pain and agony....This one combines agony and ecstasy so well! I am awestruck by your command over rhyme and English! I have no words to narrate my experience, and this isn't flattery, but truth! This is your best poems so far....so dark, deep and allegorical, I am just in this one! I wonder when these asleep moderators will wake up to update the top 500 poems list, this deserves to be a part of it! You are no wonder my poet icon.....Just a thousand likes for this write!
i'll stick this in my Sept.2018 showcase, highlighting poems on PH by poets 'of' the Indian subcontinent. I would tweak a bit of grammar if I'D written it, but ……...I didn't. it will be used as is. bri :) Thanks.