Embrace
Meaningful moments play in my mind,
Embraces from family and friend,
Full of feeling and emotion more
Tangible than one can send.
The tape is stuck on rewind,
And I'll watch it to it's end.
All is soft in my memory,
As steam spiraling from the tea,
Softens a familiar face.
There isn't a place I'd rather be.
Than in that embrace,
Wrapped in a sense of security,
Calming the day's buzzing racket.
Smooth unrippled serenity,
Deep within folds of another's jacket.
Air pressed between chests,
Arms loose and arms tight,
One warms your heart best,
Warmth shared and eyes bright.
Squeezed so tight that I
Forget to breathe,
There is such care.
Feel carried away,
Feel special and rare.
In the air clean leather,
In our ears peel of laughter,
Despite the frost, warm weather,
Trust, forever after.
Take a turn to fill my lungs,
Hush out a sigh of contentment,
Unique among many rising suns.
Remember the sacred moment.
Head tucked in the hollow of a shoulder,
Hands over backs brush,
Strong and stable as a boulder,
Stands the embrace,
no haste,
no rush.
An entanglement of fingers,
Between close sisters.
And Father, steady as the sea,
Gentle arms encircle me.
With wind as my Brother and I the kite,
I couldn't wish for a better partner in flight.
Then Mother catches me,
In the strong arms of her tree.
On my cheek a puff of warm breathe,
As easy and natural as the rain,
Arms wrap from behind and I glance to see
The skies so clear and joy so plain,
High upon a mountain's peak,
The world grows distant and small,
A hand in my hand and we have it all.
All the riches that money can't buy.
Old sweater scent in the folds,
Like stories and fresh peach pie,
A soft bed and peaceful sound,
A precious snow globe that I,
Hold close near my heart in my hands.
Full of hidden wishes I seek to understand.
Happiness twinkles in my eye.
Some things shouldn't be planned.
The best is that which feels like home,
Over all and anywhere you roam
Kept and carried for always.
A sweet caress to call my own.
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Author:
Elizabethan Sea (
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- Comment from author about the poem: This poem is of a more personal nature and special to me. I have revised it and honed it to try and make it shine as much on paper as the feelings do in my mind. However, I still feel like it can be improved and I welcome any of your feedback that you feel may improve it. Thank you.
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Thanks for your second poem ELIZABETH ~ a beautiful tribute to HUGGING ! There are 11 STANZAS and each one focuses on a different and lovely experience of embrace. I am a Performance Poem so I like Poems with FLOW (Rhyme & Rhythm !). Your meter is fine but random as is your rhyme pattern but to me ~ these two factors do not detract from the structure and subject of the poem. It is obviously from your HEART (emotional) rather than your HEAD (clinical) and because of that i (personally) would not change a word ~ it is well honed ! STANZA 1. Memories of embrace ~ pulsates with rhyme & rhythm. S 2. Lovely images good R & R S 3. I felt that HUG ! S 4. A sensual hug ~ lovely. S 5. A Winter hug ~ awesome. S 6. A memorable hug ~ WOW S 7. A lingering hug ~ love them ! S 8. A Family Hug ! I love this verse ! S 9. A Lovers hug ~ sensual ! S 10. An emotional hug ~ I felt that too ! S 11. Memories of Hugs ~ You end where you began ~ full Circle. I really did read ~ sorry i could not offer any meaningful alterations ~ there are none ! More poems please ~ Hugs BRIAN Love the visual !
Thank you so much! I love hugs so it was only a matter of time before I wrote a poem about them. I had also been missing some of my good friends and their hugs so it was on my mind. The meter and rhyme scheme are random - I agree, because I just wrote it as the words came naturally. It's kind of like life, and hugs - they are natural and raw and full of emotion. They are not always structured strictly. I like how you broke down and analyzed the stanzas - I didn't even realize that I had done that when I wrote it. I just wrote it, revised here and there, and moved a few lines around to fit better. It seems a little long to me in some ways - I might shorten it later on, or at least try and make it not so rambling maybe. Thank you again for your feedback and encouragement! It means a lot and is much appreciated 🙂 Hugs!
Awesome write
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