Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Awaken





The hunger weeps in the night
what will you do to wake up your soul
what you will do to awaken mine.
Desire filled nights
our hearts racing
as we wait for dawn's light.
I washed my soul in the ocean
while tears fell tenderly.
Your fingers ran down my spine
and left a print on my skin .
Your arms a homecoming
sun kissed days
that ached in sweet surrender.
You are the dew on the morning grass
You are the sound of the rustling leaves
You are the wine in my empty glass
What will you do to wake up your soul
What will you do to awaken mine

62 comments:

  1. So lovely... these are the questions we must ask and answer, again and again and again, love's grand circle.

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  2. i washed my soul in the ocean...
    love that...i find the ocean a redemptive place
    the waves scouring me....the arms a homecoming
    is another great feeling line...

    and hey you even worked in your blog title...sun kissed...

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    1. smiles...yes the ocean does that for me.

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    2. smiles. happy saturday to you ayala

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    3. Thanks, Brian. Happy Sunday to you :)

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  3. I love the title and specially these lines:

    You are the dew on the morning grass
    You are the sound of the rustling leaves
    You are the wine in my empty glass

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  4. A beautiful, gentle, and loving write, Ayala.

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  5. Things change and we must awaken anew many a time at our zoo

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  6. This is one of my favorites of many you've written, Ayala. Beautiful.

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  7. Beautiful Poem, A

    ALOHA from Honolulu
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^=

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  8. that is beautiful when the soul is awoken in such gentle ways..smiles

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    1. Smiles, Claudia. I hope things are getting better for you.

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    2. it does... we're working on our marriage and i hope we're gonna make it...

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  9. Refreshing and touching words.......the construction of this poem kinda reminds me when we plod along in life. Suddenly we stop in our tracks and everything becomes clear. A moment of epiphany.

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  10. Beautiful love words, Ayala! Your poem is a gem.

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  11. i liked how you used the elements of nature to bring this to life

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  12. This is alive with passion and desire Ayala...great photo to accompany it too!

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  13. You write about a moment where one is truly alive. I love how you integrated the elements of nature and sensuality. Beautiful, Ayala.

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  14. A fresh and beautiful awakening of the soul. This really is fresh like dew Ayala

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  15. I love the sense of circularity in this piece--the question posed at the beginning and end--with a deeper understanding found in the middle--beautiful piece!

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  16. Lovely.. I love the last part.. the questions..what could we do to help each other awake.

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  17. Those three opening lines are riveting and could stand alone. They say Everything! Beautiful! I love "I washed my soul in the ocean" and the beauty in the "you are..." closing lines. Loved this poem!

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    1. Thank you, Sherry. :) The ocean is therapeutic to me

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  18. I would love to be able to say such things to a lover. You wrote wonderfully of your feelings for a special someone, and how much they mean to you.

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  19. You are the wine in my empty glass
    What will you do to wake up your soul
    What will you do to awaken mine

    A terrific ending ayala! There's lots of anticipation which can only happen when a loved one's feelings are invoked! Beautiful shot!

    Hank

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  20. The ending is full of so many questions that I want answers to!

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  21. The wine in my emplty glass. I love that phrase. Lovely love poem

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  22. It's lovely that you have someone to write such words to...so tender and caring. :)

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  23. Beautiful words of love Ayala.
    'The wine in my empty glass' - I love that too.
    Anna :o]

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  24. Beautifully expressed heart-felt yearning here Ayala - I was lifted bi this... With Best Wishes Scott www.scotthastie.com

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  25. Ayala - at the end of every line, I thought "oh, yes - beautiful". That just about sums up how your writing here affected me. So many lines really hit home for me - washing your soul in the ocean, fingers leaving prints on skin, and those last 3 - you are the wine in my empty glass.. Stunning. Thank you. - Vivienne, of OneVoicePoetry.

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  26. Ayala, Each of your images builds to the wonderful questions at the end...Indeed, what must each of us do? Questions in need of answers.
    Steve K.

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    1. Thank you, Steve. And yes...questions in need of answers.

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  27. so very beautiful.
    love this poem, ayala.

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  28. I love the synchronicity here Ayala...absolutely beautiful :)

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