Tender is the night inside my dreams
Its sharp edges smoothed away and its screams
Of burning blue turning a brilliant white
Like shadows slipping away into light

Tender, the twisted, heinous hand of Time
Caressing me in this fair dream of mine
As night sounds gently serenade my soul
And there in the dark, new is born of old

Tender are the secrets that lie in the nude
In enraptured embraced, so perfectly crude
Whispering loudly of what wouldn't be said
Alive in a moment now decidedly dead

Tender, always, oh! but never once yet
A precious memory that I cannot forget
Trapped in a prison of self protecting denial
To linger, evidently, with me for a while

Tender, these tears, in their own selfish way
That usher me out of and into each day
So I might close my eyes, forget what I saw
And dream I’m not so terribly tender


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Tender Contributed by Silent-No-More on Tuesday, 12th September 2006 @ 12:04:37 AM in AEST Topic: oops Tender is the night inside my dreams Its sharp edges smoothed away and its screams Of burning blue turning a brilliant white Like shadows slipping away into light Tender, the twisted, heinous hand of Time Caressing me in this fair dream of mine As night sounds gently serenade my soul And there in the dark, new is born of old Tender are the secrets that lie in the nude In enraptured embraced, so perfectly crude Whispering loudly of what wouldn't be said Alive in a moment now decidedly dead Tender, always, oh! but never once yet A precious memory that I cannot forget Trapped in a prison of self protecting denial To linger, evidently, with me for a while Tender, these tears, in their own selfish way That usher me out of and into each day So I might close my eyes, forget what I saw And dream I’m not so terribly tender and raw Copyright © Silent-No-More ... [ 2006-09-12 00:04:37] (Date/Time posted on site) Advertisments: Previous Posted Poem         | |         Next Posted Poem

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Re: Tender (User Rating: 1 ) by Man_On_High on Tuesday, 12th September 2006 @ 01:40:57 AM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) fine work.. affectionate sentiments dear- B

Re: Tender (User Rating: 1 ) by Vampirequeen on Tuesday, 12th September 2006 @ 02:08:47 AM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) Tender, these tears, in their own selfish way very nice very nice indeed well done snemmy hugs

Re: Tender (User Rating: 1 ) by rdv1960 on Tuesday, 12th September 2006 @ 02:42:09 AM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) Beautiful choice of words, fine rhyme, good one this is. roberto

Re: Tender (User Rating: 1 ) by Shmokin on Tuesday, 12th September 2006 @ 03:23:24 AM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) Nice peice, thanx for sharing :-)

Re: Tender (User Rating: 1 ) by lillyjane on Tuesday, 12th September 2006 @ 03:56:45 AM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) Very beautiful words. brilliant poem. xxx

Re: Tender (User Rating: 1 ) by deadheadpoet on Tuesday, 12th September 2006 @ 09:31:23 AM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) I really feel this one. This line hit me.... "Trapped in a prison of self protecting denial To linger, evidently, with me for a while" Once again you have an exquisite way with words. Peace, Laura

Re: Tender (User Rating: 1 ) by fielding88 on Tuesday, 12th September 2006 @ 11:43:28 AM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) This really had a nice flow to it, didn't it? And I like the rhymes you've used, none of it seemed like a stretch or forced. The ending was great too because it ties everything together, and gives it all relevance to the story being told. Excellent, as always Snem : )

Re: Tender (User Rating: 1 ) by Uncertain_Oblivion on Tuesday, 12th September 2006 @ 04:13:22 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) perfect...absolutely perfect and beautiful...simply.

Re: Tender (User Rating: 1 ) by Former_Member on Tuesday, 12th September 2006 @ 05:44:14 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) Sweets .. yes, the words are seemingly beautiful .. but I sense something MUCH deeper in this. A longing .. as yet unfulfilled. A wish or dream of something .... more. It's heartbeat stirs my own, snems. I am moved almost to tears myself at reading this. I know how a moment, (even a very short one) can feel like a lifetime of pain culminating all at once and banging loudly against raw emotions. That you have used the word "Tender" softens it a wee bit, but the sentiment is still there. It feels ... sad, for lack of a better word, hun. And this sadness always seems more definite and pronounced in the mid of night, no? I would offer up suggestions as to how to quell these demons, but then, I feel it most prudent to work through the emotion of the moment and get past it. It makes the sublime moments in life that much moreso, don't you think? Thank you for sharing this one. I have, at times, been akin to these words. This write is bodacious~ .. *winks then falls on the floor in a fit of laughter* sorry hun .. wanted to make you smile! LOL ~Breezy : )

Re: Tender (User Rating: 1 ) by Former_Member on Thursday, 14th September 2006 @ 08:29:20 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) Wow, sad and sensual all in one. You are absolutely amazing and this floored me.

Re: Tender (User Rating: 1 ) by lostinmyself on Friday, 15th September 2006 @ 07:09:56 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) It seems a little different for you, Chris. Raw does seem to be the word that came to mind though. It seems fresh and real. Like it fell out. I like this a lot. Definitely a lot less ambiguous than many of your writes :P *hugs tons* Phil xxx

Re: Tender (User Rating: 1 ) by Keilantra on Sunday, 24th September 2006 @ 05:19:40 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) it all started wiht the third, sarling. and then you got into it, the last 9 words. amazing. i cant even touch this wiht my comment. =] excellent darling. xXx ~kei

Re: Tender (User Rating: 1 ) by Wachumiri on Saturday, 31st March 2007 @ 10:09:27 PM AEST (User Info | Send a Message) Now that was poetry... Very well written, I wanted it to go on for a while, but it ended when it did. I hate writing something that ends before I'm done with it. Take care, David