It’s Sunday and it’s time for poetry with Jenean C. Gilstrap: the rocky shore, i live anew and do you feel me cry

Lugu Lake, northern Yunnan. Photo credit: wikipedia

the rocky shore 

i stood upon that rocky shore

loving wanting needing more and more

but all the gods foretold

of love adrift out in the cold

i stood upon those rocks of yore

and to the gods i did implore

just one small sign on which to hold

to dare to think to be so bold

i stood upon that rocky shore

and saw what even i could not ignore

for there in storm tossed waters did unfold

the shipwrecked image of love extolled

i stood upon those rocks of yore

suffering

loving

upon your shores

~

i live anew

do not think me

oh so sad

do not believe it

was all bad

no

do not think it so

for i have been where few may go

i have touched the pure white snow

i have seen the mountain’s glow

do not think me satan-sent

do not believe that i repent

no

do not think it true

for i have been where cupids flew

i have touched love’s golden gates

i have felt the hands of eros quake

where love’s grace did on me bestow

like luscious absinthe spread below

for i have been loved true

and

now

i live anew

~

do you feel me cry

do you feel me cry

in the day

from this dark place

i hide in sin

and ache to find

my way back in

where love alone

has its way

do you feel me cry

in the night

from this deep place

i hide in woe

where whispers

wrap me head to toe

and angels

spread their wings

in flight

do you feel me cry

~