I wanted to write you a love letter
Ode to an Ode
All the letters in the world—infinite Scrabble
blocks begging to be arranged into poetry. Still, I fall mute—
cannot claw my way out of igneous overwhelm to
distil the lustrous
essence of a glinting tiger’s eye: the enigma of you.
Forgive me, my love—I wished to
give you more than this.
Here—in the meantime, take this
instead:
joy to bring the sweetness of summer’s first cherries to your days;
kisses to add lashings of hot Sriracha to your nights.
Love, love and even
more love. Sprinkle on that parmesan of love. Too much will
never be enough.
Oh, my darling—let me love you to life:
profusely and passionately, without
question or qualm.
Reach into my constellations—hidden galaxies I keep
secret, safe, shatter-proof inside my
triple-bolted heart. I will show you a
universe
vibrant as a new dawn, fresh
with the promise of possibility.
xoxo
Yours always, from here to eternity, from A to
Z
About the Creator
Paris Rosemont
Asian-Australian performance poet. My debut poetry collection 'Banana Girl' (published by WestWords) is out now!
You may find me at www.parisrosemont.com
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Instagram: @msparisrose
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This flows and feels strongly, and the sincerity comes through the lines. “secret, safe, shatter-proof inside my triple-bolted heart” is favourite line I think. Nice!
Congrats on Top Story!🥳
Beautiful!
Beautiful love poem, congrats!
Back again to say congrats!! Very well deserved!
Wonderful abecedarian. In fact, I didn't even know it was until I got to the end. These lines "cannot claw my way out of igneous overwhelm to/distil the lustrous/essence of a glinting tiger’s eye" - I love them. So rich with imagery.
WOW. This is incredible!! Thank you for sharing, and congrats on the Top Story! :)
AWWW! I love the idea that the love is too complex to put into words, so instead you describe that complexity
Elegant!!
Thumbs up for your effort! Keep the outstanding work—congrats!
Lovely poem, and well deserved Top Story! Would you mind if I take this poem and rip it down for analysis in the critique community? I think it's beautiful!
Epic !!!
Wow, What a lovely composition!
🤩nice
This is so good! I was going to point out my favorite line but there were too many! I’m in awe!
"Reach into my constellations"😭 this is what I consider classic romantic poetry. I'm just... speechless and overwhelmed with emotion.
Top Story! 🏅
The pacing and sweet earnestness of this poem really captured me from the start. Gorgeous writing!
Brilliantly done ❤️
Very beautifully written.
I love this! Expertly put together - a brilliant take on the task!
fantastic writing!