Long fingers reach cheeks flushed tender
Pink
Tapestried upon lily skin
Butterflies flitter joyfully dancing
Desired
Sweet and familiar
A bed of wildflowers cushion dreams
Scented
The Maiden surrenders
Gold threads weave jewelled glass beads
Bleed
Cycles young and old
Deflowered and dying gracefully
© 2007 Jodine Derena Butler. All Rights Reserved
First published in Sidestream, Issue 9, October 2007 “Poetry From The Fringe”
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I always enjoy your poetry, J.
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I enjoyed this verse of yours and would like to use it in one of the on line poetry group, where I am hosting at Jingle Poetry … as the theme is “painting whispers” inspired by painting’s and since I am big fan of Gustav Klimt, whose painting ‘The Kiss’ I was lucky enough to see in the Belvedere Museum at Vienna this month, I am able to relate to your verse a lot…
Please let me know if you would mind if I use it in my post…. where I am putting this up, now as it has to go this night. I am posting with a back link to your this post, it hoping you would not mind and if you do I promise to remove it first thing tomorrow morning….
Let me know…
Regards
Shashi
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com/2011/07/whispers-memories-to-live-by.html
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This is absolutely fine! I am glad you like it. But please also reference the poem and it’s first publication in Side Stream, 2007. Cheers Jx
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Sure. I made a post on the poem for you… thank you.
Jx
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