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Secret Whisper
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Through the Looking Glass

0 posted 2002-08-06 12:31 PM



The Tenuous Tongue of the Hedonist


Love from a Hedonist
Is worth all of a Thousand Grains of Sand;
Sifting gently through the gaps in your fingers,
And falling from your grasping hands.

He may come and endeavor
Your most reserved of lusts,
Treating you with words
And sweet caresses
And even sensuous touch.

But should you not fall
At his whim and his delight,
Then another woman he has prepared
And the same endeavor for her tonight.

But what if I am that other unwitting woman,
Solely used for his carnal lust?
Will all those sweet worthless words he has spoken
Fall broken into dust?

It is so! Poor presumptuous Sinner!
I have found your imprint
On more than just my flesh,
And so your haughty hand upon me
Shall no more find it’s rest.

"She said, 'See no one loves...'"- Prayers for Rain

© Copyright 2002 Alice Lynn Wagner - All Rights Reserved
Dulcinea
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since 2001-07-22
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1 posted 2002-08-06 12:36 PM


Very well done, you marked the character of a Hedonist quite well...and it is so very true!
WhiteRose
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since 2002-07-23
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2 posted 2002-08-06 12:38 PM


You have captured the character of a hedonist perfectly here. As to whether or not I'm in love with one, or am one myself, I'll leave unsaid. Great poem.
Secret Whisper
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Through the Looking Glass
3 posted 2002-08-06 03:59 PM


WhiteRose... I promise I won't ask! I think the character is pertty much universal, hopefully that is what I have written of. %-)

"See, no one loves..." - Prayers for Rain

Maverick Wolf
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4 posted 2002-08-19 01:57 AM


'Tis a marvelous write.  One of the best that I can recall off the top of my head.  Keep to it, Alice.
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