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To Say The Simple Things / Washing Her Face
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To Say The Simple Things / Washing Her Face |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas 
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...I was asked about a couple pretty old ones so here they are on the same page. Hope you enjoy them. To Say The Simple Things Sometimes when I'm around you, I'm at a loss for words. I can't say all those beautiful things that other people say. I can't tell you how I love your hair, the way you brush it, the way you wash it, the way you wear it on any given day. I can't tell you how your eyes transfix me, or that I have to look away when they meet mine, before I act the utter fool. I can't explain how I hang on your every word, smile, and gesture. I can't say the simple things, like I love you, God how I love you, or speak at all, when I'm feeling this way. I can't show you the things I want you to see, I can't breathe, I can't move, except to run away. I can't be an adult because the child within me is so bubbly with love. I love you as if there was never anything else to do, as if tomorrow would never come, and yesterday was always today. I love you so warmly, and deeply, with every fiber of my being, and if I could do but one thing, I'd chose to tell you so. ------ Washing Her Face She never liked me to watch her clean her face. She said it was like having someone watch as your soul was stripped to it's bare essentials. First she'd brush her hair, then pull it back, holding it from her face with a plastic band. Then, when she wore them, the eyelashes came off, the mascara, and the makeup, in it's various layers. The lipstick she saved for last, as if it was the final desecration. She'd wash her face then, with the special soap she bought, slowly, gently, as if savoring the pleasure. She never liked me to watch her clean her face, but I secretly spy, every chance I get, through the partially open door. I watch, as chameleon like she wipes away the day and becomes the woman that I love. w. james beard, jr. |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
JWesley~ both grab my heart, both are wonderful!! Loved these!  -SEA |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
both are wonderful. . . revealing a heart. . . ----------------------------------------------------------- That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Thank you Sea and sven...apreciate your coments. jwesley |
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
One at a time.... The first one held so much beauty...all the things that can be so hard to give voice to yet I'm sure the look in your eyes said it all...and so much more...this was so very beautiful. The second one...wow your last line simply blew me away..most women put so much work into "becoming the woman" we think that you want...when if the truth be known only covers the beauty that you hold so dear...the inner beauty shining through. Such awesome talent here...I loved them both!! |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
These are wonderful! Karilea If I whisper, will you listen?... I would rather be silent and write, than speak loudly and be bound. KRJ |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
Five stars - for each of these - the real you comes through so clearly - (and I might add the real me could identify with these thoughts) the level of intimacy that allows combing or dealing with makeup in front of the lover - is so very wonderful for me - and I suspect you as well. |
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dragonpoe Senior Member
since 2000-11-12
Posts 608Palm Bay, Florida |
Hello dear jwesley. It is so nice to see your wonderful poetry here. Thanks for giving me the doorway to come to this fabulous place! I have been enjoying it immensely. And as you already know, Washing Her Face is one of my favorites of yours. The beauty of the honest, passionate love, the kind of love that is so rare, speaks boldly here. I love your work. |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Sea, you are so kind, and sven, sometimes I even think I might be getting one. BDC - WOW! I'm glad you enjoyed them. I certainly feel good now, even with this croup I have at the moment. Thanks so much. Thank you so much sunshine, And Mr. Yeats...I'm honored. And of course, Dpoe, my friend. Certainly glad you found your way here. WELCOME. I'm sure every one will love you. Looking forward to reading your works again. jwesley |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
OOPS! The above doubled. Sorry. jimmy [This message has been edited by jwesley (edited 11-13-2000).] |
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Rosemary J. Gwaltney Senior Member
since 1999-08-26
Posts 997northern mountains, Idaho |
Oh, man, these are wonderful! I especially love "Washing Her Face"! Very special love poems! Thank you so much for sharing them! |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
jwesley--so intimate and so fresh and real..loving poetry. |
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Temptress
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-06-15
Posts 7136Mobile, AL |
These are sweet, and exquisite! Thank you for writing such great poetry and putting it here as our treat! |
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Dakota Member
since 2000-05-25
Posts 125New York |
You paint a picture of your Heart and Soul here...One i have to agree with Mr. Yeats that many others as well as my self can identify with. Very nicely done!! Dakota |
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