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CAMPING
All quiet
by dying campfire
alone she sits
crackling tinder
harmoniously blends
with crickets, frogs
a distant loon’s plaintiff call
wind whispering through trees
nocturnal symphony
Her hair in firelight
appears as radiant spun gold
eyes, fixed on the flames,
brilliant sapphires
gaze upward
by flying ember’s glow transfixed
they journey heavenward
to a star-filled pasture to dance
by a full resplendent moon shepherded
Yearns,
the moment to share
closed eyes
conjuring images
an absent lover
now wide open, startled
there, shrouded in smoke
dream protagonist stands
seductive smile accentuates
glimmer in deep brown eyes
By elation overcome
reaching she grasps
his outstretched hand
sensual energies combine
their embrace electrified
hungry lips meet
completing passion’s circuit
Encircled in smoke
they slip the bonds of gravity
transported on waves of desire
atop a granite promontory landing
overlooking a lake of glass
celestial luminescence doppelganger
reflected on its surface
On stony bed
by Eros made warm and soft
naked they lay
beneath a blanket of stars
watched by a voyeurist moon
With luminous quartz crystal
he traces her every curve
caressing peaks and valleys
tender kisses
follow the light
He drinks deep
from her dark recesses
entering in
filling her with his light
fortissimo cries of ecstasy
join naturally
the nocturnal orchestra
She stirs awake
disoriented
the camp comes to life
surveys the scene
grinning, realizes
she slept the night
seated beside
the now cold fire pit
Her smile broadens
with satisfied sigh,
recalls her phantasmal lover
right hand clutches something hard
looking down at her now open palm
heart races,
every nerve tingles
there, a quartz crystal
by dying campfire
alone she sits
crackling tinder
harmoniously blends
with crickets, frogs
a distant loon’s plaintiff call
wind whispering through trees
nocturnal symphony
Her hair in firelight
appears as radiant spun gold
eyes, fixed on the flames,
brilliant sapphires
gaze upward
by flying ember’s glow transfixed
they journey heavenward
to a star-filled pasture to dance
by a full resplendent moon shepherded
Yearns,
the moment to share
closed eyes
conjuring images
an absent lover
now wide open, startled
there, shrouded in smoke
dream protagonist stands
seductive smile accentuates
glimmer in deep brown eyes
By elation overcome
reaching she grasps
his outstretched hand
sensual energies combine
their embrace electrified
hungry lips meet
completing passion’s circuit
Encircled in smoke
they slip the bonds of gravity
transported on waves of desire
atop a granite promontory landing
overlooking a lake of glass
celestial luminescence doppelganger
reflected on its surface
On stony bed
by Eros made warm and soft
naked they lay
beneath a blanket of stars
watched by a voyeurist moon
With luminous quartz crystal
he traces her every curve
caressing peaks and valleys
tender kisses
follow the light
He drinks deep
from her dark recesses
entering in
filling her with his light
fortissimo cries of ecstasy
join naturally
the nocturnal orchestra
She stirs awake
disoriented
the camp comes to life
surveys the scene
grinning, realizes
she slept the night
seated beside
the now cold fire pit
Her smile broadens
with satisfied sigh,
recalls her phantasmal lover
right hand clutches something hard
looking down at her now open palm
heart races,
every nerve tingles
there, a quartz crystal
Published 23rd Aug 2018
| Edited 23rd Jul 2020
Author's Note
I first published this piece in September of 2013. I revisited the piece and made it better. It was inspired by a muse who loves nature and camping as well as my longing to once again camp in the Sierra Nevada.
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
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Anonymous
23rd Aug 2018 6:14pm
I recently wrote a piece called “casseopeia” which could have been a direct echo of this - anyway, check it out if you get a moment. The similarity made me laugh.
Rather lovely writing here. Captured all the things I love about life. Well done indeed 👍🏻
Rather lovely writing here. Captured all the things I love about life. Well done indeed 👍🏻
23rd Aug 2018 6:29pm
Thank you Miss Sub, I'll check out "Cassiopeia." I miss the serenity of the high mountains...not many, if any where I live...our overpasses and skyscrapers are our highest promontories. I am encouraged by your comment.
23rd Aug 2018 7:07pm
It's been some time since I last camped, and then it was around here in the corn belt. If camping at higher altitude has this affect, I'm packing up and headed for the Great Smoky Mts. (they're closer and hopefully just as stirring), for I could use some of this.
Great write, and an enjoyed trip.
Great write, and an enjoyed trip.
23rd Aug 2018 8:15pm
The the thinner the air the heavier the sex :D Alright, I just made that up. I'd say give it a go :D I'm glad you enjoy the piece.
23rd Aug 2018 7:20pm
Love the sensuality, and images. The "voyeuristic moon" is a favorite. Excellent write, Gahdess!
23rd Aug 2018 8:17pm
23rd Aug 2018 9:59pm
Lovely! At first I thought perhaps you had been spying on me.... but it became so much more than the lowly campfire I've been enjoying lately. Simply stunning.
I love camping.....keeping this one. :)
I love camping.....keeping this one. :)
23rd Aug 2018 10:34pm
That's awesome! I used to love camping. In Texas it's too damn hot and there are too many bugs. And, yes, I am spying on you mooooahahahah! I'm glad you like the poem enough to list it.
30th Aug 2018 4:06am
Plenty of great camping here in Canada. Come check us out sometime! Alas, I can't guarantee bug-free (she says while scratching the many mosquito bites...)
:)
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