fall for a poet

Beautiful John... Thanks for sharing
Zazzles xoxoxoxo

love this glorious ink John..

these lines really stirred my blood..

"to alight upon enchantment
an island of laconic romance
that hovers far away
from every known thing

you have wished us alone
alone in the uni-verse
caress me as I’ve never been
how close can I hold you?"

poignantly beautiful..

love Crim

Billet doux. A chaste sensation, leaving her torn. Simply elicits thy thirst. Love it, blue angel

[...] be brief, my Love
we only have a moment [...]

Gorgeous wwrite, I got goose pimples. John, I love your poems

hi john: simply dreamy.

'you have wished us alone
alone in the uni-verse
caress me as I’ve never been
how close can I hold you?'

John, the King of Noir. . .Well I do have to say it is great to see you step out of your comfort zone particularly w/ this masterpiece. . .the form is breathtaking. . .the imagery is vivid, and that last stanza [above] is definitely a deal breaker when it comes to noir~roticism. . .Fantastic is the only word that comes to my mind. . .Impressed, duly. . .xo, Devlin/Doll.

The "heck with the rest of the world" perspective of your words here makes me think of James Taylor's "Never Die Young". I also enjoyed the title, which can interpreted in at least two ways

First stanza took my head off and the rest demanded I chase after it. Two ways or a thousand, I chose to interpret your title as simply sound advice for a mad woman in search of life beyond pale reason.  
The ending makes it personal to the level of a passing note or desperate plea hovered on a dark and fateful night. Just wonderful; what more is there?

"Seek our forever in a moment" that line just lingers in my brain..Splendid Scribe john

beautifully placed words, feels dreamlike and warm with a hint of forward pressure - Lovely


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"swim through the sky  
through the  
  vast masted atlas  
  of clouds  

to alight upon enchantment  
an island of laconic romance  
that hovers far away  
from every known thing"  

Those first two stanzas did it for me John and, of course, the eve picture complete with serpent spoke to me of Eden and things beyond our ken. well done sir!

'Seek our forever in a moment'  <-----thought provoking cariño........ what a beautiful  man you are John ; )

I've been thinking  about doing a portrait like that lately. Love the painting.

Elegant, beautifully crafted work.

"forlorn & constant
in our lonely place
caprice dares us to seek
our forever in a moment

be brief, my Love

we only have a moment…"

This excerpt reminds me Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress."  Quite a departure from the noir, very well done.

This falls like snow over an island of misfits
who truly know how to love.