Open Poetry #1 |
Bittersweet |
Alicat Member Elite
since 1999-05-23
Posts 4094Coastal Texas |
Bittersweet I once sat at a table Surrounded by friendly faces. Someone offered me a bowl. "What is it?", I asked. "Love," they said. "Drink deep." And I wanted to, Wanted to pull the bowl towards me, To drain it till its barest dregs Dribbled over my eager chin. I pulled the bowl towards me, Lifting heavy vessel to my quivering lips And took a sip. A rapturous taste enveloped me Caught me in the maelstrom's eye And set me gently down, dizzy and warm. I went to drink Love deeply In mighty draughts When the bowl was snatched from me By unseen hands And broken upon the cold hearthstones. Alone at the table I sit Remembering the taste of Love And yearning for another. Alicat, the persnikitty |
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Skyfyre Senior Member
since 1999-08-15
Posts 1906Sitting in Michael's Lap |
"I taste a liquor never brewed From tankards scooped in pearl Not all the Frankfort berries Yield such an alcohol ..." --Emily Dickinson (recited from memory, forgive the punctuation or lack thereof) Good job, Alicat. I love anything that makes E.D. spring to mind ... ------------------ "Nunc lento sonitu dicunt, morierus" (Now as I hear this bell tolling softly for another, it says to me, "Thou must die.") |
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INclan Senior Member
since 1999-07-20
Posts 1024Indiana, USA |
Whoa....there is a picture for you. Nicely done! A wonderful illustration. INclan |
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poetFemmeFatale Member Elite
since 1999-07-25
Posts 2646Arkansas |
Exquisite poem - loved the depth and your style - hey, next time someone passes that bowl to you, you care to pass it on to me? I'd like a taste of that.....don't mind me if I dribble too. Very very nice! ------------------ I beckon you to come...I lure you with my tongue... - poet FemmeFatale |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
So sad! But so freeflowing and beautiful. |
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Alwye
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Member Elite
since 1999-06-16
Posts 3850In the space between moments |
Very unique! Sad, yet so beautiful at the same time..exellent!! I enjoyed it! ------------------ *Krista Knutson* I see the world through the loving eyes of my heart, and suffer the pain of unfulfilled visions. -- Daniel L. Miller |
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Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Beautifully done, Alicat! Sipping love from a bowl....I like that! |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Well done, Alicat. I must say this one bowled me over. |
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