This stays between our pleasing aches
the cryptic hymns of love and loss,
the tales of warm sunrises
trees whispering stories about the lake house,
this stays between us
a promise,
filled with ambrosial liquid lips
a promise to keep us warm,
below the starry nights of that heavy moon,
barefoot walking and slipping near my village house
I have a snowdrop, a letter, a vintage postcard to keep us warm,
a shade,
a telegram of moist tears
with daffodils attached to the skin,
I have a promise,
shaped as curtains, yellow flowers,
a promise to keep us warm.
Devika Mathur resides in India and is a published poet, writer. Her works have been published in Madras Courier, Modern Literature, Two Drops Of Ink, Dying Dahlia Review, Pif Magazine, Spillwords, Duane's Poetree, Piker Press, Mojave heart review, Whisper and the Roar amongst various others. She is the founder of surreal poetry website "Olive skins" and writes for httpsss://myvaliantsoulsblog.wordpress.com/ She recently published her book "Crimson Skins" which talks about all the peculiar emotions that we go through. Her five poems were also published in Sunday Mornings River anthology recently and has her works upcoming in two more fierce anthologies.
You can find her on Instagram at @my.valiant.soul
You can find her on Instagram at @my.valiant.soul
Latest posts by Devika Mathur (see all)
- The Yellow Tree - 20th February 2022
- A promise to keep us warm - 4th December 2020
Beautiful, poignant and pleasing!!! I
Breathtaking poem! Beautifully written! Superb!
This is a beautiful verse.
Beautiful poignant soul touching.
Very nicely and beautifully written lines making promises related the natural beauty and human love and attraction wonderful. By ……….Harsha