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St. George
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St. George |
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Nicole Senior Member
since 1999-06-23
Posts 1835Florida 
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at the oyster bar, on the pier the boats float up lazy-like; the slow bob and weave, lapping the sides like a metronome bodies boiling out of them like ants. a busy little parade of soft bronze, flesh shiny with sweat and cocoa butter. the boys posture and preen, like the peacock. flashes of color and strut - they are beautiful until the insecurity shines in their eyes, fierce and fragile; and then they are merely humans, and i am relieved, St. Augustine has more than its fair share of ghosts. we stroll along St. George street laughing and jostling, we are all friends here. her arm over his shoulder, absentmindedly twirling one of my curls our friends are there, and there, and we all look around us at the heavy hum of life and smell and color floating on salt water air. when we lean forward to speak, her cheek brushes mine; i can smell her breath and it is like caramel and something else slightly sweet, like the gelatto we all had earlier and i wonder if mine smells the same. |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
I love this my friend...could not have been written any more perfectly!! j |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Great imagery, Nicole. I put myself there with you and your breathing in your face friend and smelled your breath. Yes, it had that same lovely smell. ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
You do imagery so very well, Nicole. Taking us right into your world. Ida |
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Nicole Senior Member
since 1999-06-23
Posts 1835Florida |
jimmy, you flatter me, thank you friend Jerry  I had hoped so, thank you very muchIda, thank you dear, it was one of those moments that I wanted to share and share and share. |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
that is a cool place on certain afternoons...cool poem too |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
I am never dissapointed when I open a Nicole poem.. "they are beautiful until the insecurity shines in their eyes, fierce and fragile¨ I know that look, displayed it many times when I was young. "absentmindedly twirling one of my curls¨ A perfectly placed line. I like it when a poem not only takes me away from where I am, But also adds the sensation of scent, color, and atmosphere to the place it has taken me. All of your poems do that, that's why I read them. |
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Spiros Zafiris Senior Member
since 2002-10-20
Posts 982Canada |
..very nice..you can write about almost anything and it comes out Poetry..>>spiros ~~ |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
quote: Remarkable imagery, dear Nicole! Absolutely beautiful. Margherita ... now craving a gelato ... cinnamon maybe ... |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Reading this again re-sparks my original comment my friend... love it. j. |
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Klassy Lassy Member Elite
since 2005-06-28
Posts 2187Oregon |
St George sounds magically entertaining on a warm day, and there is something about being near the water that is like no other place to spend the day. It's reflective qualities are so perfect for the poem that grows within and there is a sense of tranquility unconfinement. To share it with friends is a memory in the making... and lovely. I, too, love the way you write the imagery, so I am there, too. Beautiful. |
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Nicole Senior Member
since 1999-06-23
Posts 1835Florida |
Thank you, everyone...I do appreciate all of your wonderful replies. I wish I could reply more personally to everyone; but I have not been feeling well. I couldn't let this go without a thank you |
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