photographer, Terri Webster Schrandt, from secondwindleisure.com
Sweet chocolate and velvet skin,
My nose a tongue to taste,
Your petaled maze
I’m in a daze
My nose a tongue to taste.
Oh how your form curls o’er your waist!
I’m captive to your ways.
Under your spell,
my ardor swells
I’m captive to your ways.
Of you I sing to all my praise
“No greater bloom on earth!”
Please let me in,
your heart to win
no greater bloom on earth.
Until then, sick at heart, unwell;
a cure: to kiss your lips.
Just one embrace,
my heart against.
Oh please! To kiss your lips!
Colleen is the host of Tanka Tuesday. Colleen says:
This week’s challenge is a photo prompt. I’ve asked my friend, and photographer, Terri Webster Schrandt, to share her photos with us for inspiration. Terri runs a weekly photo challenge called Sunday Stills.
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How lovely is this? I like the cadence of roundabout poetry!
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Thanks much, Terri. That rose is magnificent!
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Thank you! Portland, Oregon grows some amazing roses! I added a filter to give it that effect 🙂
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You’re welcome. Oh wow, didn’t realize you put a filter on it. I have heard about Portland’s roses. Hope to see them one day. 🙂
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awesome Lisa 🙂 You always do such a great job with your poems! Well done!
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Happy they are appreciated by you, thanks much ❤
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Now I understand the red rose, Valentine’s Day! This didn’t come to my mind earlier when I saw the photo. Beautiful poem!
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Thanks much, Elizabeth, I was inspired by the Burns poem that was used as an example also.
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Nice! 🙂
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Thank you, Christian 🙂
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Ooh yum! Nice poem too 🌹
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Thanks much, Paula. I enjoyed writing this one.
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As usual, a beautiful, yet unique take Li. 🌺
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Thank you, my friend ❤
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You’re most welcome
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Wonderful form and a gorgeous verse, Li!
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Punam, very happy you enjoyed this one, thanks!
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My pleasure.
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A love poem to chocolate! Cool idea Lisa
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Thank you, Max!
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Wonderful poem!
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D.L. so happy you enjoyed it, thanks!
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This needs a stage set! wonderful visuals. (K)
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Kerfe, thank you 🙂
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This is wondeful!
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Thank you, D.L.! 🙂
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Lisa, this is an exquisite nod to Burns… but oh, so much more. Your words are sensual and alluring… I’m blown away by how much I love this poem. 🌹 You’ve outdone yourself. I will never see a red rose the same again.
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Colleen, thank you very much ❤
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I loved this so much.
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What a fabulous poem, Lisa! I love the form you used and the story you told.
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
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Thank you, Yvette!
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I’ve never heard of this form before. Well done!
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Thanks much! The form has its charms 🙂
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Well done, Lisa! It sounds like such a complicated form. There’s a beautiful flow and sound to your poem.
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Laura had us write to it as a dVerse prompt and I saved the link for the specifics of it. Thank you.
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You’re welcome. I don’t remember that prompt. Probably because I thought it sounded too complicated. 🙂
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Ommigosh, Lisa…. I can only offer:
*applause, applause, applause!*
Sincerely,
David
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❤ Thanks and Happy Valentine's Day!
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