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My lover's hands

My lover's hands offer joy and forgiveness
securing their prize in the feathered soft heart
My lover's hands are the blessings of patience
holding the bloom til the petals soft part
My lover’s hands stroke the sunrise to majesty
breaking the dawn so the colour can flow
My lover’s hands press the ancient denial
convincing the galaxy eons ago
My lover’s hands speak the language of oceans
whispering concepts that words can’t express
My lover’s hands move the mountains and river beds
shaping the land for the water to rest
My lover’s hands take the seed and the sustenance
tending the blossom and coaxing the bud
My lover’s hands squeeze the clouds for their moisture
call wild lightning flashes and thunderclap thud

My lover’s hands rest on tree trunks and mountainsides
framing the images Morpheus sees
My lover’s hands gently cradle migration
releasing the wing beats where hearts long to be
My lover’s hands know the symphonies subtleties
rise to the passion and softly reign in
My lover’s hands write the passage of artistry
tracing creation to where it begins
My lover’s hands never learned styles of tyranny
studying best at the feast of loves breast
My lover’s hands know the emptiness grief can bring
offering now only light, love and rest
My lover’s hands know the velvet of undertones
warm in the midnight his fingers form stars
My lover’s hands are the keepers of healing
deep auras that radiate, balm for the scars

My lover's hands spread the rainfall at harvest time
beltane is nightly, the fires stay lit
My lover's hands feed the unknowing needs
curve to curve comfort, the silk softened fit
My lover’s hands, so much larger than mine
sculpt me deeply in candlelight’s chisel of care
My lover’s hands meet me all ways I call them
they dance with precision - everywhere
My lover’s hands seeking pleasure and mastery
open with honesty, fruitful and full
My lover’s hands halt the moments of history
cease the spinning of worlds, holding gravity’s pull
My lover’s hands are the mantra of messengers
humming vibration and harmony’s keep
My lover’s hands are the last that will touch me
the grail of my heart and the dreams of my sleep
— Cloudthings, Apr 25, 2009

About This Poem

About the Author

Region, Country: Australia, regional Victoria, AUS

Favorite Poets: So many... Rumi, Spike Milligan, Keats. Many of the Neopoet clan, past & present. A myriad of song writers, Dylan, Jackson Browne, Lior, & I must add the poetic influence of painters, sculptors & creators across the world... Life really, especially the sky.

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faerybeki

faerybeki

17 years 1 month ago

Wow, wow, awesome,

Wow, wow, awesome, beautiful, I just want to read it again and again, Anni this really is stunning hon, such HUGE imagery, I was totally immersed from start to finish, infact I didn't want it to finish :) could you maybe do his eyes, feet, nose even? ;) just keep writing babe, I do love it so and as ever there is warmth and comfort for me here, and now I'm going to twirl my Omi around the room, such glee you have filled me with!! :) Hooray!!! much love b xxx Ps, I'm glad all over that your lover and his hands are aware of your preciousness hon, more hoorays and love xx
Cloudthings

Cloudthings

17 years 1 month ago

thank you for taking joy & hope from this, Omi got a spin around

Hey lovely Faery, this is a beautiful response, thank you so much, you made me chuckle (with your gorgeous suggestion about what else I could honour about my lover!) & it feels lovely... yes, I admit to being just a little happy myself about all of that, believe me I do NOT take it for granted, it is a lovely thing... hence such a powerful write... & yes I could have gone on for hours writing this one,(chuckle you can tell I was a little inspired this morning!!! Oh dear!) I am so glad you were joyful & that Omi got a spin around the room in honour of my write YAY for gorgeous responses to lovely experiences. You are a lovely creature Bek, thank you for taking joy & hope from this... I waited so long for love like this, & it is still early days, but I am hopeful myself (again, hope this time it isn't foolish)... Whatever happens for me, I do so much wish a good wholesome love, full of integrity & care, will come your way soon, so you & Omi are supported & all of you help each other be your absolute best & have the absolute best you can in life xxx Anni ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "...We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? ... Your playing small doesn't serve the world..."
faerybeki

faerybeki

17 years 1 month ago

Anni, I’m back again!

Anni, I'm back again! Think you might have a permanent lodger on this page! :) Wow, I LOVE this one hon, seems to get more powerful with every read, has me in tears now! You too are a lovely, gorgeous creature, I'm your hope sister Anni, I'm willing this one to last, and imagining you all growing and being you're own absolute best :) As for me, i thank you for your beautiful wishes, perhaps you could keep wishing and I'll keep hoping and trusting that it will come when i'm ready :) much love b xxx
Cloudthings

Cloudthings

17 years 1 month ago

You can be my hope sister & I'll be your wish sister!

Hey sweet, whatever happens we will be good for each other I really believe that (I have thought that before, but you know... I don't want to get old & cynical because of past experience, so I choose a better possible future, if I am wrong I'll have to deal with it then with as much of a light heart as I can muster)... & I love that you have found this so inspiring makes me adore you all the more, some people just feel bitter at the happiness of a friend when they long to have that element in their life, it serves no-one to be like this, but you're response takes generosity & courage & I am proud of you.. I believe it will draw the right person to you faster... cos you are such a gorgeous faery of course xxx Anni ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "...We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? ... Your playing small doesn't serve the world..."
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margo

17 years 1 month ago

WOW

I AM LEFT SPEECHLESS AND COULD JUST SIT BACK, IT SAYS EVERYTHING IN CAPITAL LETTERS!
Cloudthings

Cloudthings

17 years 1 month ago

well thank you, Margo, I hope you are enjoying your time here

Heh, well thank you, Margo, I hope you are enjoying your time here, must go look to seee what you have been up to... Funny about capitols, they do add more emphasis I guess, I hope I haven't left you in shock too much Margo! I know someone who said once that texts in capitol letters made him feel like his ex was YELLING at him... made me chuckle, she probably was, it's all in the context really. Enjoy Anni ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "...We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? ... Your playing small doesn't serve the world..."
Geezer

Geezer

17 years 1 month ago

loving hands

have to admit that i am floored! i knew that you were great, but just didn't have an inkling as as to how great! this one gets an awesome from me! i did access your music site and am also impressed with your talent as a singer. you make a great catch for this new man of yours, hope he knows just how lucky he is. he has fine hands by the way. they look every bit as sensitive as you portray them. love the truth! gee.
Cloudthings

Cloudthings

17 years 1 month ago

Oooh Gee this is wonderful feedback thank you so much

Oooh Gee this is wonderful feedback thank you so much. Yes I LOVE his hands, he is a lovely otter, & yes he really loves who & how I am which is lovely, as I do him, that's a good start I think, petty precious, we'll see I guess. Glad you liked the songs, I need to update the site badly. Lots of warmth & goodness to you Anni ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "...We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? ... Your playing small doesn't serve the world..."
Cloudthings

Cloudthings

17 years 1 month ago

Ta lovely one, great new beach photograph

Ta lovely one, great new beach photograph. xxx Anni ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "...We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? ... Your playing small doesn't serve the world..."
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meic

17 years 1 month ago

A veritable tour-de-force

A veritable tour-de-force without doubt, and it retains a strong tight structure throughout. Such a moving tribute ... how lovely. Mike "not all matterings of mind equal one violet" ~ e e cummings ~
Cloudthings

Cloudthings

17 years 1 month ago

Ah Mike, well, I was inspired I suppose, wasn't an effort

Ah Mike, well, I was inspired I suppose, wasn't an effort, love it when it's like that. Thanks for your feedback Cheers Anni ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "...We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? ... Your playing small doesn't serve the world..."
Cloudthings

Cloudthings

17 years 1 month ago

Hey thanks Janice, this one was such a pleasure to write

Hey thanks Janice, this one was such a pleasure to write, I could have gone on & on. Cheers~ Anni ~~~ "Love has no desire but to fulfill itself. To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving". ~Kahlil Gibran
faerybeki

faerybeki

17 years 1 month ago

Hi Anni, still here, loving

Hi Anni, still here, loving this, had a glass of wine tonight and am possibly pre-menstrual so it has prompted far more tears than it usually does ;) wow, still, such a gorgeous, powerful write, has he read it? much love b xx Ps I'm guessing, as it's allowing me to vote again, it's ok, this one is worth more stars than I can muster! Beautiful, more love b x
Cloudthings

Cloudthings

17 years 1 month ago

Hah, you gorgeous thing - thanks for "playing" here

Hah, you gorgeous thing - thanks for "playing" here, gave me an oportunity to reread this, reminds me how lovely my lovers hands are (dah!), it will be a little while before I get to experience them again. Yes he read this, written when he was here, woke in the night & had to write it, he was very patient, but it just flowed out this one. Oooh I don't know that voting twice is ok, never even thought about it, maybe it doesn't register, I better check with Rett. Swing Omi for me, I know she'd be gorgeous xxx ~ Anni ~~~ "Love has no desire but to fulfill itself. To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving". ~Kahlil Gibran
faerybeki

faerybeki

17 years 1 month ago

Like the revisions, seems to

Like the revisions, seems to make the flow tighter maybe? but you know how I LOVE this one, before and after editing! :) Changed my pic (was bit of a struggle!), again! so you can have a peek at my Omi, quite an old one, she's growing so fast! Talking now, it's awesome, she picks up my notebook and says 'poem' in the most adorable little voice, LOVE LOVE LOVE her! :) Also Love the image of you and your scientist in bed, him waiting patiently for you to scribble this exquisite piece! Lovely that you can share like that :) You must just blow him away Anni, you do me, much love b xxx
Cloudthings

Cloudthings

17 years 1 month ago

Ooops did I say that, oh dear, didn't mean it to sound like that

Oh what a little possum she is, little cherub. Ooops did I say that, oh dear, didn't mean it to sound like that. But yes we seem to blow each other away at the moment, I feel like that may be the way things settle, that would be nice. They came down after all (3 hr drive) (I was so ill I told them not to, but he insisted, glad they did, was lovely... mothers day here yesterday), bit hard though I miss my Neo hits when they are here, find myself wondering how everyone is while I'm not online... hmmmm, it's a worry this obsession. Ahh you know it's a good little tribe this one isn't it. xxx ~ Anni ~~~ "Love has no desire but to fulfill itself. To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving". ~Kahlil Gibran
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Wafi

17 years 1 month ago

Hey Magician

Hey magician of words! I am touched. What a beautiful poem Anni! where do you bring all these beautiful thoughts and words from? Just loved it. Sincerely, Wafi
Cloudthings

Cloudthings

17 years 1 month ago

really the same words we all use I think.. well... you know... y

Thanks Wafi, very sweet encouraging feedback. As for the words, they are really the same words we all use I think.. well... you know... you do it yourself. I just go into a space where my head & heart just put a feeling/image out there & a pool of words kind of vai for presentation, I just pick a few & work them in... Is that how it is for you? I guess it was probably a rhetorical question~ Anni ~~~ "Love has no desire but to fulfill itself. To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving". ~Kahlil Gibran