Peculiar Is A Round Lobed Hepatica

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ice
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since 2003-05-17

Posts 3404
Pennsylvania

0 posted 2011-05-30 06:44 AM

( I hope the moderaters and readers do not think that this is in the wrong forum ...but if any are offended by any part of it please let me know, I will take it off and post it in the "mature" area..please know my intent is to not offend, always)

Peculiar
Is, a round lobed hepatica
With pointed leaves,
In a wilderness
Of assembly line trees.

Not peculiar,
(Though it seems unusual)
Is an old man kissing his wife,
On the lips in a super market;
Her obviously liking it....

Not strange is
The young not understanding
That some that are old are still rebellious,
Shown at times by public demonstration.

Brats throw sharp innuendos
At sagging breasts, with a laugh-
"two fried eggs, nailed on a board"..
But the old man loves them
The feel of them..loves to consume
Their dark yolks-
Still loves to touch, and nibble them..

In the produce isle, the old man
Fingers the cleft of a ripe peach-
Pubescent, with a small protruding stem;
And like hers, sweet on the tongue-
Reminding him;

Wilderness is everywhere.
It can be experienced at the store,
At home, or along any road the mind takes.
In every age, you can find these wild places.

The old man finds what he needs
In her scent as he follows it
Along trails, past and present-
Her musk
Still makes his nostrils flare,
As ordered by the captain of passionate...

A momentary kiss in the market,
Makes a bright place, in the wilderness
That they choose to lay down in
Because sunlight just-then
Has broken through the canopy.

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

1 posted 2011-05-30 07:18 AM

I smiled through every word of yours, dear Ford. There is so much tender passion exuding from this poetic rendering of your feelings. And I love the picture. "Old" people do not feel old actually, I know from my own experience. The heart, the brain, the body are still able to have Spring reactions and if this happens between married people it is a very special gift I would say.
The remarks from young people who do not approve, must not touch us ... we know better.

Wonderful.

Love,
Margherita

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

2 posted 2011-05-30 11:07 AM

Very creative, and I doubt I could get away with it, they'd probably yank it off here if I
d written it. You really did some work here, and it shows, it is a SHOUT-OUT that just because we are old, we still have a little vinegar left . . .

~ Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock ~

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

3 posted 2011-05-30 03:30 PM

Ford...well, I loved every lovely word and understand the value of such visable love shown, no matter the age or forum.

EmmaRose
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since 2011-03-02

Posts 1376
Midwest

4 posted 2011-06-01 03:21 PM

There is such a sweet innocent almost childlike touch to this.
Really enjoyed it

ice
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since 2003-05-17

Posts 3404
Pennsylvania

5 posted 2011-06-02 05:22 AM

Margherita
"The remarks from young people who do not approve, must not touch us ... we know better."
indeed......:-)  Thanks for reading.
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J.P.
"I doubt I could get away with it, they'd probably yank it off here if I
d written it."  Sounds like you have been censored before?
On another poetry site I post on, there is a "Red letter warning" if something is not "appropriate" for all age brackets. You post it at the head of your poem. If young people want to read mature poetry in here , they can just go to the "other" areas...sort of like having a magazine in your sock drawer, and not on the table..it is there none the less for all to see.
I am glad you liked the poem, and enjoyed your comments.
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Martie
Your comment is exactly the reason for the poem,. We that are uhhhh, mature have the same feelings as the young, if we are smart enough to not let them die.
Thank you
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Emma Rose
"There is such a sweet innocent almost childlike touch to this."
Yes, the poem tries to send the message of childlike feelimgs, a sense of  constant renewal..It can be attained, but it takes attention to the relationship.
Thank you for reading.

Come read to me some poem,
Some simple and heartfelt lay,
That shall soothe this restless feeling
And banish the thoughts of day.
Longfellow

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

6 posted 2011-06-02 03:43 PM

If it's up to me, this is going to stay right here...
and it's going right back to the top.

I found this endearing walk down a
wilderness path to not only be
enlightening, but strong in the conviction
that love can last forever...

just as any lover might dream.

"The business of the poet...is to show the sorriness underlying the grandest things and the grandeur underlying the sorriest things." Thomas Hardy

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