Sheherazade
/I am lost without you,
a man wandering in the desert,
unable to recognize mirage from reality.
The place you live in my heart
is an oasis in this desert,
a spring of pure water sourced
from the bowels of the earth.
Your flower blooms perpetually,
gifting me beauty.
Your shade offers respite
from a world forever over me.
Your tent submits delights
I barely dare dream.
I long for 1001 Arabian nights,
my head in your lap,
your fingers stroking my hair,
while I…I am swept away…
in the world of your telling.
© NIck LeForce
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The Thousand and One Nights is not only a literary classic, not only a collection of incredible stories, it is one of the great love stories of all times. This poem is included in my newest book of poetry, Falling Before Grace, a collection of love poems and a perfect gift for Valentine's Day. Give yourself or that special one the gift of poetry!
