Festival of Love

By Leticia Gossdenovich Feldman

Leticia Gossdenovich Feldman was born
in Guayaquil, Ecuador. She attended
both the University of California at Los
Angeles and the University of Guayaquil,
obtaining her Ph.D. in Hispanic
Languages and Literatures from the fi rst
and her Doctorate in Education from the
second. American citizenship was granted
in 1970. She was a much awarded professor
specializing in literature & philosophy at
several universities & colleges. She now
works with her writing & enjoys world
travel. She resides in California.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Dec 26, 2012
• ISBN: 9781479750993

Leticia Gossdenovich Feldman

Leticia Gossdenovich Feldman was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador. She attended both the University of California at Los Angeles and the University of Guayaquil, obtaining her Ph.D. in Hispanic Languages and Literatures from the first and her Doctorate in Education from the second. American citizenship was granted in 1970. She was a much awarded professor specializing in literature & philosophy at several universities & colleges. She now works with her writing & enjoys world travel. She resides in California.

Book preview

Copyright © 2012 by Leticia Gossdenovich Feldman Ed.D, Ph.D.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or

transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

To order additional copies of this book, contact:

Xlibris Corporation

1-888-795-4274

www.Xlibris.com

[e-mail]

113492

Festival of Love

Poetry

Contents

BOOK 1 —FESTIVAL ESTIVAL OF LOVE

BOOK 2 —REMEMBRANCE

Book 3—POWER OF LOVE (2001)

BOOKS BY AUTHOR

AWARDS

POEMS FEATURED IN THESE ANTHOLOGIES

ILLUSTRATIONS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

1.JPG

FESTIVAL OF LOVE

POETRY

(2010)

LETICIA GOSSDENOVICH FELDMAN Ed.D, Ph.D

A well written life, is almost as rare

as a well-spent one!

Thomas Carlyle

BOOK 1

FESTIVAL ESTIVAL OF LOVE

Index

FESTIVAL

EYES

MOMENTS

SENSUAL

PERFUME

WINE

DARING

BACCHIC

VOLUPTUOUS

YOU

ALONE

LONELY

BLUE

MEMORIES

DRIFTING

ROMANCE

TEARS

SOFTNESS

MUSIC

SONG

GARDEN

SPRING

GENTLE

FLUTE

SEA

NATURE

HOME

SCENTS

CELLAR

MOON

BEAUTY

PEACE

INCENSE

LOTUS

WILD

SKY

HEART

TRANQUILITY

FREE

NEED

MAGIC

PERCEPTION

SHARING

SPIRIT

INTERLACED

TRUTH

POET

SILENCE

TRAVELER

ETERNITY

PATHS

CELEBRATE

LOVELINESS

BREATH

GLOW

DELIGHTS

GEM

MAGIC

HEAVENLY

MUSIC

WANDERER

VOYAGERS

WHISPERING

MYSTERY

NUPTIAL

DEPARTURE

ADIOS

BREATHLESS

SERENELY

OCEAN

DAWN

LONELY

TREMBLING

DARKNESS

JOY

SUMMER

HEAVENS

AUTUMN

ROSES

WEDDING

THE TAJ MAHAL

SOLITUDE

LONELINESS

WHISPERING

MARVEL

BEWITCHED

DUST

DWELL

SOULLESS

SANCTUARY

LIGHT

GROWS

ECSTASIES

WOVEN

FOREVER

DEBONAIR

BEAT

CATHEDRAL

FLOWERS

ROSARY

ENCHANTED

SONG

TREASURY

SWEET

QUEST

VIOLIN

TAPESTRIES

SECRETS

ILLUSION

WONDROUS

MYSTERIOUS

BREATHLESS

DREAMING

EARTH

QUIETUDE

DEATH

FATE

KISS

SILENCE

FIRE

SONGS

RHAPSODY

DEATHLESS

MYSTERIOUS

SYMPHONY

WOVEN

SYMBOL

PARTING

TRAVELLED

TREMBLING

JOURNEY

FLAME

INTERLUDE

ASCEND

LURES

END

SILENT

NATURE

FLOWER

RAIN

POSSESS

WONDER

MUTATIONS

DEATH

AWE

WIND

HOLIDAY

MYSTERIOUSLY

DARE

VIOLINS

DREAMED

RAIN

UNEXPECTED

SUMMER

WOVEN

MUSIC

FESTIVAL

Festival of love

an element

of self knowledge!

Dazzle in my eyes

topaz-lit

with summer fire

instinctive delight!

Festival of love

instinctive desire!

EYES

Eyes in passion,

full of beauty!

Passionate eyes,

falling in love!

He kissed them,

lips like velvet!

The morning stars,

come together!

Passionate eyes,

enthralled in love!

MOMENTS

Warm glow…

of candle light,

moments so divine!

I feel your touch…

your glorious being,

moments so divine!

SENSUAL

The quest of sensual man

powerful,

warm, friendly, aristocratic

a dream come true!

Uncontrollable desire

pours through my veins,

a promise of sensual fulfillment…

the quest of sensual man!

The shining gold of his robe

luminescent yellow…

Uncontrollable desire

fills our veins

a dream come true!

PERFUME

Genuine perfumes,

scents and aromas

allow me to feel…

freshness, power

texture and warmth!

The sensory message hidden

in my mind is lost

and found again…

in the intimacy

of your fragrance!

WINE

In my fashion

wild with wine

wanting you,

uninhibited

in your arms!

In my fashion

so womanly

wanting you,

naked

trembling sculpture

passion

enfolded in our love!

DARING

We toast with wine

and share the pleasure

of the Great Harvest Mural!

Daring…

we make love,

deep in the Egyptian Tomb!

We toast with wine

and share the pleasure

of the Great Harvest Mural!

BACCHIC

You set

my imagination aflame

this instant of eternity

with the fire of a genius!

This pleasure

full of bacchic desire

brings fulfillment

to my dreams!

VOLUPTUOUS

My voluptuous soul…

overflows, effervesce

sings with pleasure

and cradles your soul!

We dance

holding hands

idyllic union

consummation of our perfect love!

YOU

Radiant morning…

sweet orchard air!

You, the only thought

in my mind!

Vibrant life,

burning in my heart!

You, the only thought

in my mind!

Wild wind,

flowers blooming!

You, the only thought

in my mind!

ALONE

My perfume…

fills the air

and I am alone!

The love light…

was shining

in your eyes!

The wind…

blowing the rain

and I am alone!

I miss you so!

LONELY

Alone and lonely

with the moods

of music

I fell in love with you

I cry over you

and the wild roses

are all in bloom

Alone and lonely

with the moods

of music

I fell in love with you!

BLUE

I am blue for you,

my heart in emptiness

keeps longing!

I am so in love with you,

how can I live

without you?

You are the only thought

in my mind!

MEMORIES

I miss you so,

you made my lovely dream

a reality!

Flame in your eyes,

your lips on mine!

Sparkling lights of Christmas,

dreaming about you

making life divine!

DRIFTING

Drifting…

through the years,

my heart still beats for you!

I know you care for me,

I know we will meet again!

Wrapped in my dreams

with you I love to be!

Drifting…

through the years,

my heart still beats for you!

ROMANCE

Drifting alone

in the moonlight!

A still, soft night

with a loved one

close to me

where every breath

imparts a warming glow!

You touch my soul

with a wild delight

suggestive of romance!

TEARS

You kiss

the tears

from my eyes

with caressing lips

and wipe away all sadness!

I give you my heart

and in your arms

you wipe away all pain!

SOFTNESS

Gentleness,

love is tender rain

falling

in silent softness!

Love a mutual thought,

intangible

tender love

rain falling

in silent softness!

MUSIC

I find music…

in the beauty of your love,

in the jewelled lyre,

in the sounds of guitars,

in the mystic of dreams,

in a lonely tune,

in a Strauss waltz!

SONG

Life is a song

full of music,

wrapped in dreams

so enticingly rare!

Life is a song

in sunshine

and in rain!

The beauty of life

so enticingly rare,

Life is a song!

GARDEN

In a melancholic garden

the awakening wind,

singing in the deepest shade…

tells him of my love,

setting his eyes on fire!

Sweet and magic wind,

lovers and hand in hand…

on a bed of flowers

we made love!

SPRING

My heart

is wrapped in flame

in springtime!

My love displays the music

in my soul…

a delightful enraptured time,

sharing the thirst of spring

through endless fields!

The music in our hearts

shines magically,

among the stars

in spring time!

GENTLE

There is a song

in my heart!

Gentle eyes

that look at me!

You are

my one and only,

always at my side

throughout eternity!

I know

in my heart

you love me too!

There is a song

in my heart!

FLUTE

I let in love,

playing his flute

sweet was the song

that won him!

I sat down with him,

in peace drinking wine

I lit the way for him!

I let in love,

playing his flute

my desire

was fulfilled!

SEA

Rhythmic music

of the shores

Soothe my spirit

with quiet calm!

Whispering winds,

awake the magic voices

of the radiant sea!

I feel tranquil

as the green

summer sea!

NATURE

I find love…

in the summer rain

in the blue midnight

in the blooming flower

in the summer rainbow

in the beautiful autumn leaves

in the murmur of the breeze

in the nest of the birds

in a rare fragrance

in the autumn air

in dying leaves!

I find love…

in the weeping willow

in the tides that ebb and flow

in the setting sun

in the radiant air

in the silver stars

in the flowers dipped in dew

in the majestic pines

in the gentle rain

in the birds singing

in the cooling breeze

in the morning glow

in the golden shimmer

of the sea!

HOME

Memories of home…

fresh cut flowers

their fragrance everywhere!

Memories of home…

feelings of peace

gladness and joy

in our far-away land!

Memories of home…

fresh cut flowers

their fragrance everywhere!

Memories of home…

SCENTS

Summer morning…

all moist with dew,

affective enchantments

provoked by scents,

aromas and perfumes!

Summer morning…

all moist with dew,

orange trees,

jasmine flowers,

vineyards,

moves and fascinates me!

CELLAR

A drink at sunset,

in the friendly darkness of a cellar!

A few timeless thoughts,

in the friendly darkness of a cellar!

Symphony of freshness.

in the friendly darkness of a cellar!

Happy memories,

in the friendly darkness of a cellar!

A friendly touch,

in the friendly darkness of a cellar!

Poetic ecstasies,

in the friendly darkness of a cellar!

MOON

Soft night

a full moon

inspiring romance!

Words of love

making dreams

come true

and life divine!

BEAUTY

Nights filled with beauty

exciting us

the moon and the stars!

Enchanting charms,

soothing silence

of the mystic night!

PEACE

The fireflies gather

in the night,

in a peaceful way!

The fireflies gather

in the night,

the freshness of the breeze!

The fireflies gather

in the night,

the smell of flowers!

The fireflies gather

in the night,

in silent softness!

INCENSE

The fragrance

of incense!

The caress

of your look!

The fragrance

of incense!

The touch

of your hand!

The fragrance

of incense!

The possession

of our lips!

LOTUS

Your magical kisses,

seduced my heart

like lotus flowers

with passion!

I love