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I Dream of Genie
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I Dream of Genie |
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wave Junior Member
since 2000-02-21
Posts 12 |
I Dream of Genie I walked on a beach of sandy grains and glimpsed a glow in a sparkle faint A glassy lamp my hand had reached from the deep of sea it had beached It once was a lamp of perfumed oil of the sweetest essence of flowery spoils Darkened now by the passing age of a bygone time from a folded page I rubbed the lamp for a peak inside pondering a secret an old glass hides A purple vapor issued from the rim in a smokeless cloud of cold blue flame I waited awhile for the mist to clear A beautiful damsel was standing near She was dressed in a silken nightie gown and smiled at me with eyes dark brown In the ancient lamp she was locked in chains where she lived her life in tears and pain Imprisoned inside by an olden sheik to rob her soul and her spirit to break But I saved her life So she put her arms round me and whispered in my ear "I am your Genie… Your wish is my command…" And she kissed me Captain Sinbad |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Great poem!  Denise |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Wave~ A genie in a bottle washed upon the beach. A seafaring captain found her within his reach. He freed her from the depths of her bottled hell. Her kiss rewarded his efforts very well. Onward Captain ! Onward, I say ! Take this Genie's love and keep it on this day. She will grant a wish to give you all she can. Captain, oh Captain ! She'll be true to her man. Command her stay close by your side. Make her, Captain .. your loving bride. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
This is lovely and magical...I'm headed for the beach right now and I will keep my eyes wide open. Barbara Eden is one of my favorite all time loves. James |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Dreamers make good poets, and you are a talented poet And a dreamer with an good imagination Like your verses Liz |
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wave Junior Member
since 2000-02-21
Posts 12 |
Denise... Thank you for liking my poems. Marge... That was a very lovely poem. Thank you . I really hope to marry someday, and my bride does not even have to be a genie. One might think this is a "politically incorrect" poem about a man’s possessiveness of women. Quite the contrary, It was written with the liberation of the Arabian woman in mind! I am relatively new to writing poetry, and I am finding that it is very funny business. I never understand the totality of meaning in my poems until they are finished. This one apparently turned out as a "cute poem" (I think). James... Thanks for the comment. I hope you enjoy the beach. But be careful, some magic lamps have vengeful sixty-foot one-eyed Cyclopes.Barbara Eden is very lovely indeed. Elizabeth... I prize your compliment highly. Thank you. |
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