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And greatness returns to DU once more!!!
A journey with a story in- depth!!!
Welcome back Vee!!!

Mutual admiration and respect Soul.
Thank you for liking it and for the add, your support means a lot.

high-test entertainment, dig the sub-tropic atmosphere.

count me among the fools...

If only most men thought like you John, the language of love won't be so misconstrued :)

Yep.. The ones a little rough around the edges are always the most annoyingly charming. This pulled me in and wouldn't let go.

Enjoyed!:)

It's actually semi autobiographical, i drove down 2011 but never made it to the tip, it got dark and i made it as far as to stark island, but plan to someday to make it all the way to the end.
Thanks for enjoying it Kitty :)

Rona,

Hooked from the salty kiss.... My soul waits at the Tip, wading, knee deep in the shore break. Amazing write!

tornado

Thank you very much Tornado, sometimes the best writes come when we actually live it.
I'll come back with the sequel someday when i make it to the tip :)

Oh my, you have an astonishing gift for detail.  Hell, I almost fell in love with him reading. This was a marvelous piece of writing.  Glad I stumbled in here.

Michael

Thank you Michael  (nice name, it happens to be my favorite male name) for the add, subscription and comment.
I'm very glad you liked it.

A story which holds my interest, well written poetry with  sound text content and technique perfectly matched, a little different from your earlier work. Stanza 5 stands out for me,reeking of stale sweat and rubber, heavy with revultion.

You're right Mr. Kexby, I've been spreading my wings little wider with each write.  This was a nice little detour I took, since at the moment i'm involved in a project of collaborations with a friend.  

And, i'm very pleased the way this poem turned out but most importantly i'm very glad you liked it.
Thank you so much!

Love the lines here and the visuals are so vivid.....tasting that salty kss and smelling the scent of other women bedded, DAMN!

Xoxoxox.....Cheers my love!

Thanks girl, this one just wrote itself.
...and it all started with me thinking about the word 'yes', much love to you :)

this flowed effortlessly,with tons of wonderful imagery

love love love this stanza:
"We reached Stark Island by midnight  
pulled by the bank and watched  
ghosts of Mangroves oscillate  
with the breeze, swooned  
with secrets buried deep." perfectly worded!!!

so good to read you again, truly enjoyed!!  

..and there she is the kindest soul i've ever met on here, PD! It's so wonderful to see your words again and get reconnected.
 
This piece is close to my heart cause i lived and breathed every moment of it for days..and then years, engraved on my mind, so it was coming, i was not sure which form it would take and then it happened one day at work when i was thinking how when someone says Yes, it opens up possibilities and at the same time disappointments.
I"m quite proud of this, and it will always stay very special to me, thank you so much my beautiful friend for dropping by with your sweet gesture.

Love this, Rina.. Great write.. As always!!


Dave

Thank you Dave, I appreciate you stopping by, always good to see you.

'We reached Stark Island by midnight  
pulled by the bank and watched  
ghosts of Mangroves oscillate  
with the breeze, swooned  
with secrets buried deep.' I stumbled upon this, many thanks to the Sapiosexual comp'. It's glorious, you took us on a journey here and I enjoyed the trip. He's quite an unsavoury character, you seem delighted. Thanks for the write.

Hi Poppy, I'm not sure if 'delighted' is exactly how i'd describe it lol  but for sure it made good material to write a poem ;)

To be honest, awhile back before I took a hiatus, reading newly discovered writers thru comps was something i concentrated on rather than reading and commenting on mainstream writers.  There are so many out there who are amazingly brilliant but stay in the background because they're not part of the social scene, so I thank you immensely for taking the time to read one of my works and i'm glad it met the expectations and to have found a place in your RL.

To me there seemed a sadistic pleasure in it. However, I agree with you. I have been gone, really gone for quite a while. It felt dead in the water, in me. Back now and glad to be reading such a vast amount of quality from a variety of writers. Glad to be home. See you in future reads.

Was the Waits tune intentional, been a while but "yesterday is here"  is about a journey right?

Love the small things sjown that give a certain intimacy between the two of you .

My mind adrift body squiffed
I tossed my bare feet on his knees.

Adored this.

🚬🌹J

Hi Jennifer, yes the song itself is about a journey but i didn't put it in intentionally.  I rarely put preconceived symbolism in poems which are drawn from personal experiences and this certainly is a true account.  
I am a huge fan of Waits, this song and blue valentines are my favorites.  This was written without any edits, one of those rare poems that just wrote itself.
Thank you so much for liking it, because its handful of my favorite writes as well :)

There's a low rolling thunder to this piece that makes it palatable like the salty waters itself.  This is just incredible Vee! Bravo!

... and thank you for submitting it.  

Thanks for dropping by LSP, i appreciate it.