Earlier this year, I had the honour of working with SARAH & SEBASTIAN on Love Letters — a series of thought-provoking poems meditating on the different facets of love, in honour of Valentine’s Day. As part of this series, ‘Dear Romance’ emerged an ode to intimate love.
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DEAR ROMANCE
Have you stopped to smile at the clouds lately
and admired the colour of diamonds?
.
Light refraction,
bouncing warmth about the waking sky.
.
Like a kiss of the morning,
or the smell of fresh coffee.
.
Secret love letters,
scrawled in shopping lists on open envelopes.
.
Where do you go when you dream of romance?
.
The perfume of the first flower
or warmth of a midnight whisper.
.
Everyday moments, gilded with emotion.
.
Have you stopped to smile at the roses lately?
Or admired the colour of rubies—
rich, red, romance.
.
A pause.
For deep within those ruby depths,
reflections of me meet reflections of you.
Earlier this year, I had the honour of working with SARAH & SEBASTIAN on Love Letters — a series of thought-provoking poems meditating on the different facets of love, in honour of Valentine’s Day. As part of this series, ‘Dear Romance’ emerged an ode to intimate love.
…
DEAR ROMANCE
Have you stopped to smile at the clouds lately
and admired the colour of diamonds?
.
Light refraction,
bouncing warmth about the waking sky.
.
Like a kiss of the morning,
or the smell of fresh coffee.
.
Secret love letters,
scrawled in shopping lists on open envelopes.
.
Where do you go when you dream of romance?
.
The perfume of the first flower
or warmth of a midnight whisper.
.
Everyday moments, gilded with emotion.
.
Have you stopped to smile at the roses lately?
Or admired the colour of rubies—
rich, red, romance.
.
A pause.
For deep within those ruby depths,
reflections of me meet reflections of you.