Sweetest Saffron

As the Sun rises on the horizon amidst clouds of stratus,
I’m reminded of your essence, bright and emerald-like.
Sweet sickles of honey, scents of roses and hibiscus,
Your presence embodied in fragrances that strike.

The radiant smells of vanilla and sycamore
All a part of your orchid, captivating and pure.
Like Dante’s Beatrice, your grace I adore,
Through the shadows of the valleys and abyss.

You’re the iris that conceals all the gloom;
In my world, you are Atossa, my guiding bloom.
Of the sweetness of saffron and warmth of ginger,
Surreal honey sensations, the sweetest singer.

The purest of heart, the rarest Nubian gold;
Sweet magnolia’s innocence, Orpheus bold.
Everlasting presence, seasonal Demeter,
Cascaded my inner dark, my imperious winter.

From spring, the inner shadows of forlorn arose;
Thou, the summer light, dispelling my cold fears.
Yearly tears that left me cold and morose,
Your summer rainbow, the essence that endears.

As dawn approaches, Night opens her sparkling arms;
Bewitched, I become in the enclave of her Vega charms,
Yet saved by your celestial grace, your captivating palms.
The Alchemy!

The Sweetest Saffron!

Written by Joshua

Sweetest Saffron Illustration

Illustration by Mara Wiedner

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