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On This Appointed Night
Their animal selves were
created by the imperfect
love of their parents.
Could those now estranged
lovers imagine the products
of their unions meeting this night,
so unknowing and innocent.
These two young temples were
now at their purest, fully human
and without deceit or calculation for gain.
Their beauty grew greater than the
sum of their parts as they celebrated
the ancient sacraments that bring pleasure
and the ever-present possibility of new life.
On that appointed night, they were merely
children seeking the mysterious treasures to be
found in another human being.
created by the imperfect
love of their parents.
Could those now estranged
lovers imagine the products
of their unions meeting this night,
so unknowing and innocent.
These two young temples were
now at their purest, fully human
and without deceit or calculation for gain.
Their beauty grew greater than the
sum of their parts as they celebrated
the ancient sacraments that bring pleasure
and the ever-present possibility of new life.
On that appointed night, they were merely
children seeking the mysterious treasures to be
found in another human being.
Published 3rd Feb 2022
Author's Note
I wrote this while thinking back to the night I learned my daughter was sexually active. I've treasured this photo from shortly before that time and marvel that her father and I created such beauty in spite of our flawed love. She said I could share these words and this photo.
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3rd Feb 2022 1:13pm
3rd Feb 2022 2:12pm
3rd Feb 2022 2:09pm
Wow. That was a fine wake-me-up poem. Forgive me, but your daughter is beautiful! Fascinating reflection on her "appointed night."
3rd Feb 2022 2:13pm
Thank you. I look forward to sharing more of her story. She's writing a little and might let me share her words as well.
3rd Feb 2022 2:58pm
6th Feb 2022 1:35pm
Thank you so much. This and our conversations about this time meant a lot to my daughter and me.
Poignant combination, to have this picture of her just before what some may call the night she became a woman.
Favourite phrase (about the young lovers' bodies): 'two young temples'
Favourite phrase (about the young lovers' bodies): 'two young temples'
6th Feb 2022 1:36pm
2nd Mar 2022 10:02am
The inquisitiveness is satisfied when two loving persons meet, greet, whisper, express, .explore and discover the mystery of love. and sex. Your daughter is gorgeous. She deserves to be loved and adored. She I as not as you are
Love
KS
Love
KS
5th Sep 2022 00:50am
When referring to sexual pleasure as "ancient sacraments" it makes it such an inviolable act.
A sacred union of two souls coming together in the flesh.
It has never occurred to me to thing of this energy in a pious pure sense.
This negative conditioning that is associated with this experience that's incorrectly taught to youngsters is so misguided.
The Anointed Night
A sacred union of two souls coming together in the flesh.
It has never occurred to me to thing of this energy in a pious pure sense.
This negative conditioning that is associated with this experience that's incorrectly taught to youngsters is so misguided.
The Anointed Night
5th Sep 2022 10:22pm
I like "anointed night" as you put it. Don't be surprised if that doesn't find its way into a poem of mine.
5th Sep 2022 11:18pm
