I came looking for a place to write upon your skin,
But it was far too gentle.
To hold the weight of my words.
I bought a sheet instead.
I went hunting for words in your precious smile,
But it hid pain far too vicious.
For me to even tame.
I bought a dictionary instead.
When I finally came looking for poetry in those lucid eyes,
Even the calm of your hazel dreams.
Jolted wide awake.
I could not buy a poem,
So I became one instead…
Beautiful 🏵️
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Thank you so much S!
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My absolute pleasure 🌹
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Cheers 🥂
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Yes, indeed, you are a poem. A very good one too…
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Oh that is so very kind of you my friend. Thank you so much. Have a fantastic day.
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I really liked the way you ended it. Really nice! 🙂
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Thank you so much friend. Glad to have you here. Peace.
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Beautifully crafted words.😊
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Thank you so very much M! I’m so humbled to receive these words.
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😊🙌
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Well penned and deep emotions expressed so beautifully. Thank you Shanyu.🙏
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Thank you so much dearest friend. Such a wonderful comment to receive. Thank you so very much. Have a bright day!
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My pleasure. And thank you!
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🙏
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Wow. A beautifully beautiful poem.
‘I could not buy a poem,
So I became one instead…’ I will remember this line for a long time.
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Hi! Thank you so much friend. I’m so glad you like this work. Have a wonderful week.
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My pleasure. You too have a nice week ahead.
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🥂😊
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Absolutely wonderful poem!!! ❤️
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Thank you so much Ely! Have a wonderful day.
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Wow such a fantastic post😍😍😍
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Thank you so much dearest! Have a wonderful day.
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Most welcome dear! You too🤗😉
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Cheers!
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💯☺️
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There is an awesome style in your writing ✌️
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Ah! Such a great thing to say. I’m glad you like it here. Have a wonderful weekend.
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Beautiffully written😊
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Thank you so much B! Thank you for stopping by.
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Such a pleasure
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I’m glad it was. Peace ✌️
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Shanyu, Memorable! I love this poem…very clever, but also reads as heartfelt and authentic! Keep writing! You are a very talented young man!
The illustration goes well with the poem.
I posted another poured painting yesterday, “Fields of Fantasy!” Check it out, and let me know what you think. This winter, I hope to do more.
Stay safe and be happy! Cheryl
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Hi Cheryl. Thank you so much for your words of encouragement. I’m so glad it resonates with you.
I have been a little slow in responding lately, so I haven’t been able to check out all of your amazing posts. I’ll be heading over to your blog soon.
Sending you safety and happiness.
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That’s so beautiful and different shanyu. It is calming and refreshing at same time.
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Hola Christin. Nice to see you here after so long. I’m glad you like this piece. Thank you. Have a fun day.
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Beautiful 🙂
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Thank you so very much K! Thank you for stopping by. Have an extraordinary day.
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Creative 👍🏻
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Thank you so much! Peace and greetings.
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This is just amazing😍🤩….
I could feel each word so deeply…
Very well woven words with feelings 💘
Keep writing✏
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Hi friend. Thank you so much for these kind words. I’m so delighted with this comment. Thank you dearly. Have a fantastic day and keep writing.
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Beautiful transformation into a poem ❤️
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Thank you so much Nima! Glad to have you here. Have a fantastic day.
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Thank you Shanyu 😊
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🙏
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To morph into a poem at the end, might be the perfect ending for a poet too:) Very beautiful and meaningful.
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I absolutely agree. Thank you so much for your beautiful comment. Here’s to finding your poem!
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Amazing!
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Hello Nico. Thank you so much. I haven’t been able to check out your latest post, but will be doing it soon. Have a blessed day.
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Blessings! 🙂
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Always🙏
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😊🌍
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This was such an amazing poem! Superb! 🙌
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Thank you so much Nath! I’m so glad to have you here. Have a fantastic day.
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You’re welcome! 😄
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Oh my. Dear Shanyu, this poem is absolutely splendid! Just WOW!
I can’t quote only some lines. This was incredible!! I could quote the entire poem! I am at a loss of words…I love this! Marvellous! Bravo!
Hugs
Ishita.
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Hi Ishita.
Those are such kind words friends. I’m so delighted to have you here. Thank you so very much my friend. To leave the readers at loss of words is the best a poet can do. I’m glad you say that 😊. Thank you dear.
Love,
Shanyu.
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Absolutely my pleasure!🧡🧡
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🧡🧡🧡
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Wow. Pure and deep
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Thank you so much friend!
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How can you write it so well? The last 2 lines are perfectly selected.
Good good Shanyu.
Love,
Rusha✌️
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Hi Rusha! Thank you so much for stopping by. Duly appreciated.
Have a fantastic day.
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Going*
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This is so profound and gorgeous! Simply beautiful 💗
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Thank you so much R! I’m so glad you like it. Have a wonderful weekend.
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This is beautiful! The last 2 lines will be well remembered ❤
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Thank you so much my friend. Have a wonderful day. I hope we find our poems soon.
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Anytime. Yeah, I sure hope so.
Have a great weekend!
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Ditto 🙏
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Omg this is awesome beautiful…wow wow
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Thank you so much Y! It is such a wonderful thing to have you here. May you have a blessed day.
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😊🙏🏼
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Absolutely amazing!! I have become a fan of yours. I love reading your poems. I enjoy reading them. After all, I can just say that you are a great poet. Never give up. May you have a bright future ahead.
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Hello my friend. Thank you so much for these beautiful comments. I’m so glad to be inspiring you. May you have an equally prosperous future. Take care.
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Amazing poem….
Hey FYI,
I was facing several issues for the last 70 days or so with my site – navinspoems.com. The biggest issue was that almost none of my readers were receiving any notifications. Therefore, I’ve shutdown my old site & have created this brand new site.
Please click at
https://navinspoetry.com/navinspoems-com-is-now-navinspoetry-com/
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Thank you.
Its a shame to hear this, but I am so glad you have risen back. I hope things go well with this site. Heading over right now. Have a wonderful day.
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You’re welcome Shanyu…..thanks a lot for your kind support 😊✨
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My absolute pleasure friend. Anything for you!
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Thsts so kind of you, my dear friend!
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Pleasure.
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This is so beautiful, the words
They are like a dance!
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Thank you so much friend. That is such a wonderful thing to say.
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Indeed. And I agree! 😊🌸🌻
VVN
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wonderfully written!😍
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Thank you so very much A! Have a fantastic day.
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Hey, S. Hope you have a great day too!
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🥂
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Beautiful poem Shanyu! 😀
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Thank you so very much Prerna! I’m so glad to have you here.
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😊😊
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Beautiful!!!!!! 💓
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Thank you so much A!
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So beautiful ❤
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Thank you so much S! So glad to have you here.
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Amazing one..keep writing ✍️…💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚
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Thank you so much my friend. Thank you.
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Shanyu, exquisite metaphors and beautiful imagery abound in this stunning poem!
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Thank you so much friend. I’m so glad you liked this piece. Blessings.
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You are very welcome, Shanyu!
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so beautifully and tenderly written with such reverence Shanyu!
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Oh thank you so much Cindy, my left handed friend. I’m so glad to have you here.
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You are most welcome fellow Lefty!!! Thanks much!
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Cheers 🥂
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thanks and to you!
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Lovely!
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Thank you so much dearly.
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WOW Shanyu… this is gorgeous… it starts with a splendid dream ” I came looking for a place to write upon your skin,” (you stole my heart here) and it ends in a wonderful metamorphosis “I could not buy a poem,
So I became one instead…”
You, the poem, rain love all over the world.
Beautiful, really beautiful, my friend.
Sending you a verse of love
Yours
G.
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Hola mi amigo,
You’ve left me in tears with this comment. I have always treasured your words of encouragement and appreciation, but these really are priceless. Wow. I feel so humbled and honoured to know that you like this piece.
Believe me, this came from such depths, that once they were out, I have seldom thought myself as a poet. Maybe we were poems all along and the poet was someone else. Or maybe, we’re poets to everybody’s life around us, meaning others are constantly writing us too. Sorry to bore you with this. Just an epiphany this week.
Love,
Shanyu.
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Hello, hello my dearest and my wonderful friend ( thank you for the greeting in Spanish!)
Such a gorgeous reply.
“Maybe we were poems all along and the poet was someone else. Or maybe, we’re poets to everybody’s life around us, meaning others are constantly writing us too.” Oh, no, this is not boring. This comes from the heart of a very talented poet who I came to know. His name is Shanyu. He is brilliant. He is a great friend to everyone and he certainly deserves plenty of accolades. It was a real pleasure to read your reply. Sending much love.
¡Que tengas un buen día!
Abrazos
Gabriela
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Hola señora,
I’m so moved by these comments of yours. You clearly see me as so much more than what I am, and I really appreciate that. Friendships like these are priceless, and I am beyond lucky to have this conversation. I still remember your first comment on one of my works called ‘The Cache’. Little did I know, a seed of friendship had been sown.Cheers to that.
By the way, do you originally speak Spanish?
Abrazos y precioso amor.
Shanyu.
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Wow, that was soothing and beautiful.
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Thank you so much friend. Have a fantastic day.
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Startlingly beautiful. Each verse is laced with an emotion of its own.
Kudos!!!
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Thank you so very much friend. Have a fantastic day.
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So very amazing!! :))
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Thank you so very much
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Ahh, I would say beautiful but I’m not sure the word does justice to the profundity that you reached with your poetry. An absolute delight to read. Thank you for blessing my feed with this, Shanyu.
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That is the most beautiful thing I’ve heard for a long time. I’m so so humbled by this kind of response. Thank you so much R! Have a phenomenal day.
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You, as well as your writings, absolutely deserve it! You too, S! 🌼
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Cheers 🥂
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Ow~ so beautiful~🙈🥰
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Thank you so much Y! Have a wonderful day.
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Have a great day as well~ 🥰
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Cheers 🥂
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Wow ! Loved it ! Really beautiful poem!
Regards,
Rupa.
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Thank you so much Rupa. I’m so glad to have you here. Have a fantastic day.
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My pleasure entirely!
Take care
Regards,
Rupa.
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Likewise.
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Specific .👌
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Thank you so much.
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Welcome 💕
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Nice post with responsive title
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Thank you so very much friend. I am glad you like it.
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The last two lines are simply perfect, Shanyu!
You became a poem… you became the answer.
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Thank you so very much J! I’m am so glad you like it.
I wonder if I can say that I became the answer. I did become a poem, but wasn’t I a poet all along?
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Elegant writing……..plz follow my blogs too, currently I am writing a novel
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Thank you so much. I surely will do. Heading right over.
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DELICATELY BEAUTIFUL!
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Thank you so very much friend.
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Potent, quite. ….
But perhaps potency & it’s many levels lie behind the eyes of the beholder
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That is such a wonderful thing to say. I’m so glad it resonates with you. Thank you so much Dawn. Have a fantastic day.
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Pleasure to read.
Likewise
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Thank you once again. Much appreciated.
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