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bsquirrel

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-01-03

Posts 7855

0 posted 2002-07-08 01:13 AM

1.
The ocean confounds her.
She moves and pulls, always so strong.
How does she stand to still the swell of time?
He holds the keys to mysterious places
yet to be discovered.
The gate keeper who unlocks her heart
and unchains the mind.

To kiss the sandstone of the shore.
Kiss the salt trace of the tide.
Kiss the imprint of her heart
laid out in the sun.

Tread light, for he hears
with ears attuned to ardent whispers.
He soothes this longing
with a succulent grin from heaven.

2.
Birds cast shadows o'er the waves.
They fly to her,
to join stars' heaven.
His hands caress away
the garment of fear

and wraps tender warmth
around innocent desire...

She walk the stairs up to the sky.
Holds the moon among her mouth.
Tasting its light,
its spreading tide alive.

"Glide over me in gentle waves
and teach me to hold my breath
for the long endless kiss
of night.
For the moon is our hiding place,
beloved gate keeper."

"We throw the keys into the tide.
Watch them turn to sunset's glow.
Watch us turn and go,
turn and go,"
he replies.

His eyes are the brightest
twin stars in the night,
his lips the sweet honey
of life.

His hands infuse her with strength.

Don't let go... don't let go...

3.
She is a mirror without a frame.
Made of sea glass, sunlit rain.
He holds her image to his lips.
And kisses wishes that he wished.

He is the tranquil waters of the Caspian Sea.
He is the hope love longs for desperately.
He is the summit of mountains, the turn of tides.
He is the truth that outweighs all the lies...

"Where is the storm you promised?"
she asks him from his mouth.
"Where is the storm you promised
made of purpled sky gone gold?"

"The tempest lay at your feet,
a slave to your beautiful hands...
Call upon the fury of the sky --
that we may be caught away together."

Without question, she finds the sky
again to give to him.
She places stars upon his lips.
Strawberry sapphired taste of love.

In return, he fills her soul
with nectar of paradise...

Climbing marbled stairs
dusted with diamonds
to the sacred temple of Venus.

4.
From where they watch the sea below,
so small and reckless in its hold.
They cause the tide to turn away
and flood the fields of shore, to wade.

Emotions raise themselves like babes
in the womb -- nourished from
love's richness deep in the hearts
of one another.

So precious, fragile...

She keens a cry like a gull.
And he holds her, fragile girl.
So strong in her own ebb and flow.
She says again ...

"Please never go."

5.
She trembles over the rainbow of always,
to never be without his arms.
The one whose heart pounded into hers
and galloped the winds of the tempest.

Storm is coming faster now.
Rain whips trees, castanet click.
Heating lightning with the wind.
Falling farther from their hold.

Luminescent streaks
claw the skies where lovers cling
like ivy to the fragile moment
of now.

Careening out of control
on the fluttering wings of fulfillment..

And as that moment passes by
the storm is clearing from the sky.
The Tempest of Nirvana dissipates.
Along the shore they walk.
And wait.

Come, fate.

Fingers entwined, rested upon golden sands.
A welcome hush has kissed the lands.
Two, now one, shall never part.
Unspoken oath sworn in each heart.

Never again, shall we wait...
Shh, darling it's late.
Angry fears disintegrate.

Come, fate.

She said burn ... together.
-TON

Duncan
Member Ascendant

since 2001-08-07

Posts 5455

1 posted 2002-07-08 01:58 AM

Birds cast shadows o'er the waves.
They fly to her,
to join stars' heaven.
His hands caress away
the garment of fear

and wraps tender warmth
around innocent desire

Damn! And I could've quoted the last many verses, also. A bit long for my attention span...but, whew!

New sig in construction. Please maintain speed limit.

Krishankins

Senior Member

since 2002-06-23

Posts 972
Texas

2 posted 2002-07-08 02:33 AM

Long...yes, good....no.
Amazing...DEFINITELY!!!!

A bird never flies so high that it can't hit the ground

Janet Marie
Member Laureate

since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

3 posted 2002-07-08 08:40 AM

She walk the stairs up to the sky.
Holds the moon among her mouth.
Tasting its light,
its spreading tide alive.

"Glide over me in gentle waves
and teach me to hold my breath
for the long endless kiss
of night.
For the moon is our hiding place,
beloved gate keeper."

"We throw the keys into the tide.
Watch them turn to sunset's glow.
Watch us turn and go,
turn and go,"
he replies.

His eyes are the brightest
twin stars in the night,
his lips the sweet honey
of life.

His hands infuse her with strength.

Don't let go... don't let go...

3.
She is a mirror without a frame.
Made of sea glass, sunlit rain.
He holds her image to his lips.
And kisses wishes that he wished.

He is the tranquil waters of the Caspian Sea.
He is the hope love longs for desperately.
He is the summit of mountains, the turn of tides.
He is the truth that outweighs all the lies...

"Where is the storm you promised?"
she asks him from his mouth.
"Where is the storm you promised
made of purpled sky gone gold?"
========================================

NO...not too long....
Too cool maybe but not too long

Very cool write of images and theme you two...like sensory overload that we keep coming back for.
Where you been boyeee ... I was wondering where you got off to...thought maybe you went North again

Well done Poets...you compliment one another well.
jm

Now for me some words come easy
But I know that they don't mean that much ...
Compared with the things that are said when lovers touch.

J.Browne

Tiersdin
Member Elite

since 2000-11-17

Posts 2364
east coast

4 posted 2002-07-08 01:13 PM

Thank you, Duncan, Kris,& Janet M, I'm sure that this poem was a bit overwhelming in length, but the words just kept coming...

*smiles*
~Tier

"I shall never bond again, as I have bonded with you..."

bsquirrel

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-01-03

Posts 7855

5 posted 2002-07-08 02:29 PM

Yes, we know it's long! That's why we have so many entry points into th' poem (whoa, my newspaper/magazine background is coming in strong).

Glad you all were able to give it th' time it needs to be read. Much appreciated by both me and Tier.

And Janet, I've been in th' Dark.

Mike

She said burn ... together.
-TON

GOlDsparklESS
Member

since 2001-12-13

Posts 428
central nj

6 posted 2002-07-08 02:32 PM

hot damn! this is genius

Madame Chipmunk
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

7 posted 2002-07-08 05:02 PM

In response to the last reply...its not just genius...
its DOUBLE genius.

~
double hugs of excellence

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

bsquirrel

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-01-03

Posts 7855

8 posted 2002-07-08 05:30 PM

She said burn ... together.
-TON

devina
Member Elite

since 1999-10-28

Posts 3539
Cali

9 posted 2002-07-08 06:41 PM

This has an impish feel to it...and you two have done PERFECT with it!!!

I'm in a complimenting mood today- but this one would have gotten praise regardless!!! member that!!!

Open arms can be the most fragile in the world...

Enchantress
Member Empyrean

since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

10 posted 2002-07-08 07:00 PM

You said it...'The Dynamic Duo'!!
And that you are, you two!!
This is SO very special..
This is NOT too long...
THIS is a

~Hugging you both!~

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
dancing with you in the summer rain~

Tiersdin
Member Elite

since 2000-11-17

Posts 2364
east coast

11 posted 2002-07-08 09:57 PM

So sweet of you all to give our poem such esteem...

thank you so much!

*hugs*
~Tier

"I shall never bond again, as I have bonded with you..."

bsquirrel

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-01-03

Posts 7855

12 posted 2002-07-09 11:43 AM

Well, that went well.

She said burn ... together.
-TON

Tracey
Member Elite

since 2001-08-29

Posts 2808
where insanity meets breeding

13 posted 2002-07-09 10:48 PM

Wow you two!!! Remarkable…stunning…and many more adjectives I could come up with. Well done to you both.

Come, fate.

Fingers entwined, rested upon golden sands.
A welcome hush has kissed the lands.
Two, now one, shall never part.
Unspoken oath sworn in each heart.

Never again, shall we wait...
Shh, darling it's late.
Angry fears disintegrate.

Come, fate.

Especially love this ending. But I always love happy endings!! Lol

Danger...wet floor...Duncan had another accident!!! Puppy training classes to come.

[This message has been edited by Tracey (07-09-2002 11:03 PM).]

the_loner_23
Member Ascendant

since 2002-06-08

Posts 5479
Jacksonville, Florida, USA

14 posted 2002-07-09 10:50 PM

Defiently awesome poem my friend.

Cold hands means a warm heart

Tiersdin
Member Elite

since 2000-11-17

Posts 2364
east coast

15 posted 2002-07-10 12:30 PM

Thanks Tracey and Loner! *smiles*

Hey Mikey, look! more comments!

*chuckles*
~T.

"I shall never bond again, as I have bonded with you..."

Anvrill
Senior Member

since 2002-06-21

Posts 710
in the interzone now

16 posted 2002-07-10 07:00 AM

The title alone leaves me staring at the ground and drawing lines with my feet, and adamantly muttering that I've never pretended to be a poet. 'Cause I'm not, when y' look at *this* masterpiece!

Yeesh, Mikhail, y' write better with her than y' do with me.

Prob'ly 'cause she writes better'n me, but that was a given.

Loved this. It's hypnotic. You two should work together more often.

"Es ist Folter, aber ich bin fast dort." Robert Smith's Torture in Deutsch.

bsquirrel

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-01-03

Posts 7855

17 posted 2002-07-10 11:45 AM

Glad you all enjoyed! Tiersdin and I had fun writing it. We even stayed up later than we should have to do so!

Glad our idle time is received so warmly here.

Thanks, Lori!

She said burn ... together.
-TON

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