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Chesapeake Bay
I started this note
somewhere in the middle
of Chesapeake Bay…staggering
upper deck on a ferry named FANTASY,
floating towards Foreverville.
Your arms surrounded me
like a memory,
chestnut hair wildly dispersed,
September chill on sky-mist stationary,
your tongue on the crease
of my sticky envelope,
tendrils of curls crossing the t’s,
dotting the eyes…
When you set yourself to reading,
be apprised that the ink is still wet;
the paper is thin as lingerie lace,
and because you are beautiful,
the words have a transparent sheen
wherefore you needn’t rush,
as you never do,
to pluck the lovely letters.
They will fall away
like leaves in October,
and the passages will open
warm and inviting,
with every hidden meaning.
somewhere in the middle
of Chesapeake Bay…staggering
upper deck on a ferry named FANTASY,
floating towards Foreverville.
Your arms surrounded me
like a memory,
chestnut hair wildly dispersed,
September chill on sky-mist stationary,
your tongue on the crease
of my sticky envelope,
tendrils of curls crossing the t’s,
dotting the eyes…
When you set yourself to reading,
be apprised that the ink is still wet;
the paper is thin as lingerie lace,
and because you are beautiful,
the words have a transparent sheen
wherefore you needn’t rush,
as you never do,
to pluck the lovely letters.
They will fall away
like leaves in October,
and the passages will open
warm and inviting,
with every hidden meaning.
Published 8th May 2024
Author's Note
To someone I met...
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8th May 2024 8:31am
9th May 2024 3:52am
8th May 2024 5:20pm
Whatever happened after ?!…after Chesapeake Bay?! Such memories don’t go away…. Beautiful words M
9th May 2024 3:54am
Thank you, Sam
What happened? Well, it's like they said on "JAWS" - we needed a bigger boat.
What happened? Well, it's like they said on "JAWS" - we needed a bigger boat.
8th May 2024 11:42pm
9th May 2024 3:55am
9th May 2024 3:04am
This is so well done. You definitely know how to express the nuances in your poems.
Wonderful write.
Wonderful write.
9th May 2024 3:56am
10th May 2024 4:40am
11th May 2024 6:16am
22nd May 2024 11:06am
Yes, agree with Styx
A lot of nuance and sublime attraction ...
Wonderfully written
One good feeling after another...
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A lot of nuance and sublime attraction ...
Wonderfully written
One good feeling after another...
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23rd May 2024 3:55am
You know, it gives me a good feeling to give you a good feeling, PS.
That makes us both good feelers.
That makes us both good feelers.
23rd May 2024 4:07am
I have to say, you've taken DUP by storm.
And I've been here for long time so I've seen a lot ..
And I've been here for long time so I've seen a lot ..
25th May 2024 9:00pm
I was not aware I had taken DUP?
But I'm so glad you like my poems, PS! Means a lot to me, because you're a great poet.
But I'm so glad you like my poems, PS! Means a lot to me, because you're a great poet.
25th May 2024 9:40pm
