Thank you again Michael for you patience and guidance in writing my first Sestina. It certainly was a good work-out for my brain. As always, it was my pleasure to write with such a talented poet as the "lastromantichero."


The Eden of Our Hearts (sestina co write with Michael Meddings)

Our love is found in the soft warmth of a summer breeze
So tenderly there in the pleasure of your gentle touch 
And in darkest hours it lingers where limpid streams do flow
My heart to yours this day forgone my soul, my life, my love
Then in the deep surrender for you all I have to you enthrall
A love so deep, so gently pure, far beyond the realms of passion  

Inside devotion dwells the wellspring of this passion
A cascading mist that moistens and sends a fragrant breeze
Across the face of infinity, an ethereal kiss to enthrall
Two hearts beating in timeless accord enlivened by its touch
Together reaching harmonic bliss created by our endless love
Which sings a crystal chorus that in our fervent ardor doth flow

In this heart of mine where gentle thoughts do flow 
Desire so real and wrought by all my passion 
For the gracious soul that holds me now guardian in her love 
As the scents from oft far Shalimar come floating on the breeze
Taking us up to this paradise enthroned within her touch
And my love's gift now is her joy of me, her smile will yet enthrall 

In rapture, I surrender, captive into your  enthrall
Like the pristine streams of a  love pool  sweetly flow
I am christened by your caring, blessed by your tender touch
Awakened to your spirit, lifted to heights of dreamed passion 
For we walk among the clouds sailing songs upon the breeze
Whispering soft melodies, singing of our eternal love 

And in this Eden of our hearts, we peacefully love
As an angelic aria sends heaven's music to enthrall
We are lifted to elation, carried by this sweetest breeze
Floating across our heartstrings as fervent feelings flow
Alive in this completion, enveloped by an endless passion
We join in perfect union surrendered unto love's sweet touch

This wondrous dream enshrined within your loving touch
As you take me in your arms once more to symbolise our love
Far beyond the realms we knew, far beyond this passion
A yearn for us to be but one in caring love enthrall
As I give myself unto thee and hear the love song flow
Wafted high on light and warming summer breeze

Then pleasure in your gentle touch burgeon to my love enthrall
As captive in this purest love, our hearts enraptured flow
Thus founded in this life is passion brought to us on summer breeze





Poetry by Kathy Lockhart
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Written on 2007-03-20 at 00:00

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Phyllis J. Rhodes
Okay Elizabeth and Robert, much more of this
and you are going to have to get a room!! lol
Acutally, I am sighing a long sigh, drifting on a
cloud of romance that wafted from the computer
screen as I read. This is truely, wonderfully,
madly, heavenly romantic. I think the operative
word here is enthralling. By the third reading
I could believe I was Juliet or Cinderella or
Scarlett O'Hara or perhaps Roxanne. I am
dripping with quixotic sentiments.
2007-03-20



A profusion of everything romantic!
2007-03-20


betsy Firefly
This is one of the loveliest co-writes here on poetbay, you two!
2007-03-20


lastromantichero The PoetBay support member heart!
This was a lovely cowrite and you were so patient with me because, well it was lovely and you are such a good poet i am putting it in my favs
2007-03-20


kath
It is such a pleasure reading your co-writes they flow so freely, and as a reader I do not stumble once .... a beautiful flow is the mark of your poetry, in union and in each of you on your own ... so reading what you write together makes the flow twice as pleasurable ...

it certainly is a poem carried by "the warmth of a summer breeze"

very beautiful and as it flows so rythmically I would say it is technically as it should ... even though I do not have a clue on how to write a Sestina ... but it must be perfect as this poem does not stumble once as I read...

well done you two ...

best wishes
Kath
2007-03-20


lastromantichero The PoetBay support member heart!
It was indeed a pleasure pretty lady and the skill of your poetry and word power guided me i loved doing this and i would love to write again

and oh by the way i am still waiting for that kiss xxxjlk

lololol

Seriously Katherine this was such a pleasure hugs for you Michael
2007-03-20