Sun-Spun And Smoldering Poem by Linda Marie Van Tassell

I see you as a phoenix rising
in the light of the evening sun:
strong, beautiful, uncompromising,
irreducible – you are the one.

I see you at the end of the world
with your wings open, joyous and free,
where the winds uplift and waves are curled
to whisper back to the open sea.

I see you sun-spun and smoldering
with your radiance shining above;
and whatever weight you’re shouldering,
it grows lighter in the hands of love.

I see you clinging to sunset cheek
in the warmth of the roseate light
in evergreen jeans on mountain peak
in swirls of mist of shimmering white.

I see you when moon light bathes on trees
and fireflies glitter in silver glass
when sweet notes of jasmine scent the breeze
as it blows over the leafy grass.

I see you as your hand squeezes mine
in silent awe of the words I think,
and your smile is a glorious sign
of the bliss about to blaze and brink.

O! I see you and I see you still
as you walk along memory’s beach,
and I feel blessed as the blessings spill
beyond my grasp and just beyond reach.

I see you, feel you: ever to be.
The heart is a deep well filled with ink,
and I shall compose such filigree
for the mind to feast and mouth to drink.

I see you, love you and only you.
While I am living, will always be.
My God! If only you knew, you knew!
You would set sail and return to me.