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ambient dirge
the rain like sorrow falls
it falls from broken sky
it has no song to give
my cottage dimly lit
in bleak environs rapt
to curse the somber dark
the road runs east to chance
to seek a stranger’s touch
or spend the night alone
a man is born to hunt
and woman feels the same
while fate but spins her web
we drink, we speak, we dance
and in our secret hearts
we light a fragile spark
the passions that we dream
in common ways, unfold
we barter love for sex
the stars at last will sleep
and when the moon departs
the rain will come again…
(Art: Miguel Colinet)
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Re. ambient dirge
5th Jun 2016 11:17pm
the stars at last will sleep
and when the moon departs
the rain will come again…
you manage to scribe so eloquently as this last verse depicts..beautiful work indeed! curtsy bow to you..
and when the moon departs
the rain will come again…
you manage to scribe so eloquently as this last verse depicts..beautiful work indeed! curtsy bow to you..
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5th Jun 2016 11:23pm
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Anonymous
6th Jun 2016 11:30am
Just rope and gag me damn it!
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Love ya Sir, darling, babe
I'll be back to purchase this soon
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Love ya Sir, darling, babe
I'll be back to purchase this soon
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Re. ambient dirge
6th Jun 2016 2:05pm
This is so damn good, John, from the first line to the last one, it is perfection . . .
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6th Jun 2016 3:42pm
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6th Jun 2016 9:59pm
This is a beautifully written poem. I really like the title too. It gives an interesting feel to the poem itself. Thank you so much for sharing this.
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6th Jun 2016 11:08pm
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Anonymous
7th Jun 2016 5:26am
Thanks John, I needed that
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7th Jun 2016 6:12pm
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8th Jun 2016 1:02am
Fine and reflective work on passions, dreams and the sex drive.
the passions that we dream
in common ways, unfold
we barter love for sex
Interesting how sex eclipses the more tender inclinations. Human nature, often geared to immediate gratification. opts for those "common ways." The high road can wait.
the passions that we dream
in common ways, unfold
we barter love for sex
Interesting how sex eclipses the more tender inclinations. Human nature, often geared to immediate gratification. opts for those "common ways." The high road can wait.
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Anonymous
9th Jun 2016 4:15am
Sir John, as always outstanding ink but these lines (along with the last stanza) got me good...
"a man is born to hunt
and woman feels the same
while fate but spins her web"
With love always - Taryn xoxo
"a man is born to hunt
and woman feels the same
while fate but spins her web"
With love always - Taryn xoxo
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Re. ambient dirge
15th Jun 2016 9:07am
This one is sweet . Like the fresh baked aroma of chocolate cookies...... I want to eat them.
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3rd Jul 2016 6:00am