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Grotto
(A Rensaku = linked tanka)
first time
while adrift in a skiff
sun bears down
in the nudeness of skin
unrelenting, willful
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swelling waves
craggy cliffs go blurry
motor purrs
last minute regret
now fevered resolve
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going in
you think of nothing
primal scream
thoughts gone feral
gripping, guiding rudder
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whirlpool
vortex-sucking hull
awareness
pray to any god
cry out that you love her
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letting go
spiritual orgasm
that’s what you’ll tell her
flat-bottom, passed out
the skiff’s blue reflection
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Published 14th Sep 2018
Author's Note
Always wanted to do this.
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14th Sep 2018 6:11pm
Jarlath, my humble thanks for returning to soothe my curiosity. Such a gift of a word, excellent, applied to my simple little ink, I had to ask.
With my gratitude,
ever
Jade🐅
With my gratitude,
ever
Jade🐅
14th Sep 2018 5:22pm
Never read or heard of a Rensaku before but with such an introduction as reading yours, dormant potential is tugging at the leash.
I really like how the two parallel stories are carried through the poem. Going sailing in my dinghy will take on new meaning. :)
I really like how the two parallel stories are carried through the poem. Going sailing in my dinghy will take on new meaning. :)
14th Sep 2018 5:36pm
Dear Josh, your comment has done me a great service. I thought I had made a mistake writing this piece as a Rensaku rather than as a more typical style perhaps. Now, after your comment, and a thorough reread, I know to leave it be.
Thank you, friend.
Thank you, friend.
14th Sep 2018 7:42pm
I'm not familiar with the form but I love this. Another lesson in style, much appreciated. The lines are short and very powerful. I'm fascinated by the idea of a "spiritual orgasm." It's almost an oxymoron, seems to me, but it works beautifully here. Excellent work, Jade!
14th Sep 2018 8:30pm
Re 'spiritual orgasm' I think the old fashioned religious wording is "to be in a state of ecstasy (or to 'transcend oneself')" after many years prayer & devotion, one of the experiences on the the ladder of 'spiritual growth' - also achieved in shamanic traditions via trance-dancing with a little help from certain plants, which overall seems a more appealing option. Of course, there are many paths to enlightenment - to which Jade's wonderful poem alludes. :))
Josh said: “Of course, there are many paths to enlightenment - to which Jade's wonderful poem alludes.” :))
YES!! 🤗
YES!! 🤗
14th Sep 2018 10:36pm
I’m so glad, my dear crowfly friend, and I thank you for the honor of place!
Ah, when it’s spiritual, it’s divine!😇
Ah, when it’s spiritual, it’s divine!😇
14th Sep 2018 9:22pm
Echo Bender. Would make an adventurous first time. ('Love in a punt' comes to mind.)
14th Sep 2018 10:30pm
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17th Sep 2018 7:40am
Oh my goodness, I’m so glad to see you stopping in! Your avatar is bare... weren’t you wearing a lovely hat?
But thank you for your comment - I’m so pleased how you’ve embraced my Rensaku.
⛲️
But thank you for your comment - I’m so pleased how you’ve embraced my Rensaku.
⛲️
15th Sep 2018 2:32pm
I sometimes feel late to the party - but how I love this in every aspect. What a wonderful form to take on this expression. What fun it was to venture into that Grotto... I know I'll be back... again and again!
tommy
tommy
17th Sep 2018 7:50am
Aw thank you, tommy, what a titillating comment... it’s so very you. And thank you for another Trilogy, I’m always knocked out by such honors.
As for “again & again”, I know how busy you’ve been, but still I’ve tried to be here waiting, during one of your quick hit & runs, as a surprise. I thought I’d better do my reply since the last of the day is at an end.
Maybe tomorrow...
🐾💌
As for “again & again”, I know how busy you’ve been, but still I’ve tried to be here waiting, during one of your quick hit & runs, as a surprise. I thought I’d better do my reply since the last of the day is at an end.
Maybe tomorrow...
🐾💌
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19th Sep 2018 8:49pm
My goodness, Danny - thank you so very much for that. Such an honor received.
25th Sep 2018 11:36pm
There’s a feeling of old myth and fantasy to this, like a renaissance painting with a vivid spirit. Classic
Oh gosh, thanks Taurus, what great comparisons you always give, and with such accuracy.
27th Sep 2018 5:11pm
Exotic, erotic, and thrilling. I feel like booking a tropical vacation now Jade Pandora, well penned.
27th Sep 2018 5:16pm
Thank you so much, my friend, as your thoughts, your words, always mean a great deal to me.
