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Wilfred Yeats
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0 posted 2000-09-20 11:14 AM



(Four poems on the subject - each a mixture of old memories and current fantasies - written in the past 2 years)

Afterwards

     We've slept, and woken
     Eyes still coated with sleep
     Bodies still feeling sleep's lethargy
     Our eyes focus
     Our minds return to the present
     And the recollection
     Of how we fell asleep
     I see your eyes
     See the softness there
     See the love
     Feel the calm
     Feel the warmth in your smile

     I'm immobilized by the ocean color
     Imagine I'm swimming between
     The foam white and the iris
     Ready to dive through the cornea
     Be swallowed by you a new way

     Your total giving of self
     Inspiring my own
     Has brought a new dimension
     To our love
     To our lovemaking
     The titanic quality of it
     Outshining all that has gone before

     That you chose me
     Over all the others
     You might have chosen
     Makes me simultaneously
     Humble and proud

     I smile, caress your cheek
     Your face lights up
     A million candle power
     And you stretch your head
     To kiss me
     And it starts
     All over again

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Immediately After

     The world has ceased revolving
     The old clock in the hall ticks not
     Slowly vision returns to my eyes
     I see your eyes half shut below me
     Your mouth still open
     With the sound of your last ‘ahhh’
     Suspended in the air between us
     A single bead of sweat fallen
     From my forehead frozen in space
     Venus reflected in its crystal clarity

     I hear the first ‘tock’ of the clock
     Resuming in slow motion
     As our smiles break
     Out in simultaneous recognition
     Of another miracle we’ve created

     Sound returns to the capsule
     of our continuum. And though
     we remain motionless
     Venus hits your nose
     We feel the earth move again
     And our laughter rings in our ears

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Afterthoughts

     I'm lying here radiating heat
     Sweat still running down my forehead
     Newborn naked cooling rapidly
     Your breathing returning regular
     Close beside me, I feel your warmth
     Drops glistening on your skin
     Those places where we touch
     Yet the tiny branding irons
     That fused us at our peak

     Sunlight stealing in the room
     Shafts of light yellow bars of dust motes
     Giving heavenly approbation
     I lightly trace your face
     With my eyes, then my fingers
     Then again and again
     As if to memorize by touch
     As if you'll leave and I must remember
     And I just want this moment
     Forever
     I just want you by my side

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

After
    
    I look down at you in sleep
    I feel doubly blessed-
    That you loved me and
    That my loving so satisfied
    You slept easily

    Against the blue sheets
    Your glow shines forth in waning moonlight
    The rich pink on your cheeks,
    The red puffiness in your lips
    A garden of color to delight my eyes

    I give thanks the summer evening is so warm
    You lie atop the bed
    Legs still akimbo
    I can only remember how those thighs gripped me

    The tips of your breasts silently saying goodnight
    As I lay myself next to you
    As if you sense it in your dreams
    Your arm is thrown over me
    Resting limp but cozy

    Looking at you still - totally relaxed -
    Murmuring in deep sleep
    I wish I could enter your dream -
    Wonder if I am there
    I slip closer - close my eyes -
    Breathe in your sweet scent


~You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning.

~ Billy Wilder

© Copyright 2000 Wilfred Yeats - All Rights Reserved
Kit McCallum
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1 posted 2000-09-20 11:30 AM


OH MY! Exquisite Wilfred! What an incredibly woven blend between these 4 phases of loving ... simply stunning descriptions to light up the senses, beautifully written!  

Best wishes,
/Kit

Wilfred Yeats
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2 posted 2000-09-20 01:20 PM


Kit -

Such a very nice reply - thank you so much

Martie
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3 posted 2000-09-20 01:51 PM


Bill--Sensual, tender and beautifully written!
Kethry
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4 posted 2000-09-20 05:02 PM


Wilfred,
My vote goes with the exquisite. Perfectly penned sir knight.
Kethry


"It is the image in the mind that links us to lost treasures;
but it is the loss that shapes the image,
gathers the flowers weaves the garland."-

Dee
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5 posted 2000-09-20 05:08 PM


Wilfred, such beauty, you again amaze me with your words.
Dee

Wilfred Yeats
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6 posted 2000-09-20 11:09 PM


Martie-

Tender begets tender - rough is rare - I give as I desire  - thank you.

Kethry-

My humble thanks - I glad my work pleased you ~S~

Dee-

your work amazes me as well - thank you  

jwesley
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7 posted 2000-09-20 11:20 PM


Well written my friend...m'hat's off to ya.

jwesley

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8 posted 2000-09-21 06:07 AM


Wilfred~
Such pleasures shared -

'I wish I could enter your dream -
    Wonder if I am there
    I slip closer - close my eyes -
    Breathe in your sweet scent'


Wonderful job.
~*Marge*~



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JamesMichael
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9 posted 2000-09-21 06:15 AM


Absolutely positively love the poem you have named "After"....lovely..lovely..lovely..
James

Wilfred Yeats
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10 posted 2000-09-21 08:30 AM


JWesley-

Thank You my friend - I try

Marge-

If what I share with you pleases - it is but a small repayment for the pleasures you've shared with me by your postings

JMLee-

I'm glad you liked 'after', I remember when I finished "Immediately After" I thought It was my best writing - But hindsight tells me I wasn't objective - Thanks  

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