~
you know
If we lie together
I will feel your measuring stick
and the exact degree of intimacy
you allow yourself
~
and though
you’re sugaring your lips,
you’ll taste my salt
seasoned by the little gods
weathering the storm
on the lightning spiked
branches of trees
~
Artist: Christian Schloe
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Crisp! Beautiful and true…
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Intriguing! (“lightening” should be “lightning”)
Ron
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a beautiful post. the illustration well chosen, and the words inspire more images and imagination.
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So beautiful in its elegant eroticism. Only you can write a verse this bold and so beautiful. I love it!
Stay happy!
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orders
of
magnitude
~
musical richter scales
measuring exhaling tides
integers along
oceanic
crescendos
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Well done. I like the tone set by the “you know.”
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Thank you….I appreciate that you noticed. It “conversationally” set the tone for writing the poem.
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Yep, I got that.
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dazzling, surprising … brilliantly hued, Jana. i’ve been away … i missed your poems. tony
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