Daylight’s Door
Love her for the sheets layered beneath bedding
The cool soft embrace of enveloping grace beyond the tired hours
Love her for ship’s anchor placed deeply into ocean floor
The cause to stop and rest upon the open sea of daybreak
Love her for the tether ball wrapped round glistening pole
The rapture of glee clinging to foundation
Love her for the willow leaves kissing summer’s sweet grass
The place where two meet in shades of green
Love her for the marionette’s favorite dance
The delicate movement of imagination into life
Love her for the energy of a star burning last light
The hopeful eyes unyielding, shining through darkness
Love her for the bear-scratched trees of evergreen
The stronghold for sharpening needs and aches
Love her for the grape pressed and harvested for taste
The flavor of passion savored and swallowed
Love her for the fresh river waters rounding bend
The parched lips and weary soles baptized in purity
Love her for the garment held close to one’s side
The warmth ever waiting to cover the flesh
Love her for the flower opening at dawn
The beauty unfolding within beckoning light
Love her for the stairway that spirals and leads
The steps climbing upward in vantage point and view
Love her for the mirror kept broken on wall
The fragments of reflection leading to pause
Love her for breadcrumbs sprinkled upon forested path
The songbirds’ feast and the lost man’s rescue
Love her for rain showers cleansing the earth
The dancers reprieve from longings’ drought
Love her for the words she scribes upon heart
The awakened answers to long beating desire
Love her for the knocking upon daylight’s door
The threshold through wonder and love evermore
Samantha Craft May 11, 2012
Whimsical and free I felt like I was floating as I read each line. It’s a sweet feeling of softness and delicate adoration. Beautiful! So many lovelies to quote here and share the emotion they stirred.
This one popped out though, “Love her for the willow leaves kissing summer’s sweet grass” it reminded me of my willow poem that I thought you may enjoy.
http://mindretrofit7.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/willow-tree/
The poem is lovely that you wrote and shared, and describes some of my exact feelings when I think of the willow tree. Love the photo, too. I felt like I was floating when I wrote this poem. Yes, delicate adoration….perfect name for this. 🙂 Bubbles of Light, Sam
Love her for knocking upon daylights door…Ancient folk tales that deal with certain animals or gods waking the sun show me just how we all value that sunrise…What a big lovelist this is…joyful to read:)
Thank you David. It was joyful to write as well. 🙂 Here comes the sun……that was my favorite song as a child. Will go listen to it now. 🙂 Sam bathed in sunlight
Lovely poem Sam, although I can’t really grasp poetry. Too analyical me. Dianne
You sound like my husband! lol 🙂 Thanks for reading. Love your humor and wit. Sam
Very Beautiful!
Scott
thank you :J)
Wonderful poem my lovely friend, thank you so much for sharing your beautiful heart.
Love you LOADS. Lees. xxx 🙂 ❤
🙂 🙂 🙂 Thank you, Love, for being you! ~ Sam
Mom said to write you and say that was an absolutely beautiful poem.
Thanks sweet thing. 🙂
“…cool soft embrace of enveloping grace beyond the tired hours…” Such beautiful words. Sunrise is my very favorite time. The freshness of beginnings. What a lovely poem. 🙂
Thank you. I really enjoyed writing this one. 🙂
oh my…i have to go back, Sam…i missed a lot…lol…this is a beautiful poem…love it!!!! love the free spirit thing going on…just love it!!!!! i’ll have to read more…i missed out on a lot!!!! been drifting…just drifting…lol…
I like this one, too. It has a lot of my heart in it. Thank you for noticing. 🙂 Sam