Take me with you,

To a land where jasmines 

Bloom in the night,

Where moths freely die in the light,

As I bloom and I die in your favors

Take me with you,

Keep me close to you,

As the vespertine fragrance

Invigorates the breath of lovers,

And I write with the ink of your eyes,

These petals of poetry,

Chaste as scented jasmines in the night.

Anita Bacha

Dear friends and readers, this poem is a revised and edited version of my original poem White Flowers in the Night. I was inspired by the prompt word vespertine to rewrite the original poem.

Vespertine is a poetic term for being active in the evening, or a flower that blooms in the evening. So, I’d guess the jasmine flowers that bloom in the night and are renowned for their rich,sweet,floral and musky aroma would be the perfect theme of my poem .

It’s also interesting to note that in India, the glam jasmine is known as Raat ke Rani (the Queen of the Night) .

Anita Bacha

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