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Red Light District
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Red Light District |
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Parker Member Elite
since 2000-01-06
Posts 3129ON |
Red Light District The fog rolls down these side streets Like a prowling creature, stalking prey Shrouding red lights in a smoking cloak One eyed sentinels watching it in silence This night holds a tension almost with dread A contradiction to the human act being sold This place the last refuge of the empty heart Where they've priced the touch of humanness Fog obscures this road, lest I think it carpeted There are no echoes on these walks, just shadows Images of humans, void of natural eye contact Shame warring with desire, desire now the victor Like an old Mediterranean market, lust in variety The smells, the colors, the sights of forbidden fruits My mind echoes an old marketer, selection, selection All freshly washed, ripe and succulent, sweet to taste The old corner house, once Victorian now a curio A refitted large window, alive with sensual kisses Blown from the lips of eager servers, whispers to enter Hesitation de-solves, as the grand door opens to seekers The vestibule deep with color, warm and rich, welcoming A rush of soft feet as a line forms, uniforms optional here Choices seem limited by European varieties of blond wigs An empty heart sees beyond, cueing the question that remains, Excuse me, but can I have one with red hair please… James Parker Haley. Aug 5, 2000  and no I've never been to one. [This message has been edited by Haleyja (edited 08-05-2000).] |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
very cool p-man... excellent imagery... well written with detail and depth.. ( all from imagination???) YEA RIGHT  LOLI heard ya got your own reserved parking spot KIDDING just kidding... (everybody knows poets get it for swooning effect) LOL payback babes....(hehe)reply payback  ya know i think poet Sig Freud could have a field day with the reasons for this poem. later-swoon-gator jm |
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Meadowmuse Member Elite
since 1999-12-27
Posts 3263 |
Lots of rich images here, Parker, and personally, I loved your request for red hair!  Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau |
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Marina Member Elite
since 2000-02-10
Posts 2245Pickering, Ontario |
Very different subject matter for you I think. A good write nonetheless. Marina< !signature--> It is a blessing to have wings for words, and passion in pen Marina Crossley [This message has been edited by Marina (edited 08-05-2000).] |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Yeah, sure you haven't!!!! Those images were right on! uh, I suppose.Great image writing, Parker. I would have considered you a blonde picker, though |
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insect Senior Member
since 2000-04-22
Posts 1014 |
 This is the LOVE POLICE you are in violation of hormone activity in a restricted area! You will have to go down town and I don't mean in here!! You fit the description of a suspect on the loose that has a large head and tries to hide it with a cowboy hat!! Excuse me constable would you pick up that saddle! We are going to need it for evidence!! Thank you. All right buddy put down the guns and holster! We don't want any trouble. Someone get a blanket or something to cover this guy up!! |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
God you're a good poet Parker. The placement of such choice vocabulary is exceptional. Just a great read from stem to stern good man very well done! Must be the beautiful New Scotland wind and water swept shores that are still hauntingly blowing through your memories. I know that good old Halifax would have a brothel story or two etched in the sea scrolls of history. |
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brian madden Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 4374ireland |
"And in these plagued streets of pity you can buy anything For $200 anyone can conceive a God on video.....I 'T' them, 24:7, all year long Purgatory's circle, drowning here, someone will always say yes" Yes by Manic street preachers. Come on, it has been awhile since I refered to the Manics. A red head, I will see what I have sir. LOL JUst call me the passion's pimp...lol.. no seriously, a really good poem. vivid imagery. "I am melancholy, flower cutting through stone" manic street preachers |
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Parker Member Elite
since 2000-01-06
Posts 3129ON |
Janet, each and every line is taken from Balladeers poems.... Sig Freud...who's he... Claire, there's a message here I know it Ok I'll have one of you too.. Marina, thanks. Balladeer, you suppose do you. What are you confessing to Mr. Bal. I didn't mention I got all these lines from you poem, I knew it was a secret code... insect, officer, who sorry I was late for work, forgot to dress, I do it all the time... Yes I do work late a night. ethome.... I'm sure Halifax has a few stories, a lot of sailor's going through their... Thanks. Brian, ok now that I know, send me a list, I just curious on who's on the menu.... Parker |
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SpitFire Member Elite
since 2000-04-19
Posts 2396 |
~Your title?,...it caught me. Nice wording here in this piece. Interesting to know these bits of you. Hope all is well. Thanks for an entertaining read. *Peace. |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Painted as though Jack the Ripper was right around the corner. Course, in those days, the men didn't bring AIDs home to their wives. Red hair, you say??? Hmmm.... Core |
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Jenn E Senior Member
since 2000-08-02
Posts 589Kelowna, BC, Canada |
LOL, on the "and no Iv'e never been to one." WOW.......And the comments in here are great. Inscet's Love police.lol and brian madden , passions pimp.....Look what you have brought out in everyone. This is great to see in here!!! The poem was so graphic in it's wording.....you are very good my friend! Jenn E |
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Parker Member Elite
since 2000-01-06
Posts 3129ON |
Spitfire, but there's still more to know... Corinne, glad you caught that. I was thinking of one of those old movies they do of London in the fog with the gas lamps while I was writing it... Yes red hair is always on the menu.. Jenn E, didn't you know when you joined you entered lunitic fringe, you have to be crazy to be here.. welcome to the asylum... Parker |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
This is excellent, Parker...painted like you were there...I hope it was good for you, too. |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Bustiers...leather minis...thigh high boots...cmere baby....yeah I can see and hear it all...WOW...this is hot never say never |
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Parker Member Elite
since 2000-01-06
Posts 3129ON |
serenity, come and sit on my lap honey and i'll whisper it in your ear... Paula, you didn't have to get all decked out just to visit... now put down that whip.. Parker |
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Sigmund Freud Junior Member
since 2000-06-03
Posts 38Come to my couch... |
I must say in my day ve had brothels on every corner, with cigar lounges. I think they call them mens clubs today. Regardless they are the same. It kind of reminds me of a story.... one day I vas in the cigar lounge smoking a very big cigar. There were a number of young girls near the entrance gigling and eyeing my big Johnson cigar. So being the gentleman that I am I asked the young ladies, if they'ed like to puff on my big stoogie. Well they got all flushed and skirted away. I guess they were intiminated by its size. This lead me to the question, Does the size of the cigar really matter, or is it really how good it smokes. Sigmund Freud |
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Parker Member Elite
since 2000-01-06
Posts 3129ON |
since i'm lacking in creativity lately, i'll just bump this up. More comments about leather ladies, and no Long John that does not mean you. Scary thought. Leather Leather everywhere and not a whip in sight. Is it just me or does the smell of fresh leather on a women just bring out the animal in you... of course that could be on a man too(for the ladies) .... Parker. |
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juliet_2u Senior Member
since 2000-07-23
Posts 1125North Carolina |
Ummmm excuse me but did I happen to mention that I have red hair AND a whip?? LOL...And Parker I totally believe that you have never been to one of these places, uhuh, I do, I swear I do, honest. Fantastic read my friend. You penned a very vivid picture here. Juls |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
Parker - Oh, man - this reads great! Your descriptions are perfect - Do you play the piano? You might find a good job down there with the red lights, yanno. Great writing! |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Enjoyed the read...I prefer long black silky hair myself...but it is only a preference not a requirement...James |
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Parker Member Elite
since 2000-01-06
Posts 3129ON |
Juls, hmmmm red hair, tell me more, please and details about the whip... LngJhnAg, thats a great idea dueling pianos, oops, but I can't play. James, well me too, I really love all colors. Parker |
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