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By the Fire

Waiting for your words. Searching for similarities. Sameness, connection. Feeling it unfold inside me, welcoming it. Warmed by the heat of your fire. Trading secrets, laughing. A gentle hand, and then another, and another. Feint breath on skin, the whispered caress of lips. Eyes, mouth, neck, curves, eyes again. Together, like we had never been apart. Wanting never to be again.

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Susan Ashley

Date: 12/22/2024 12:14:00 PM

Dear James, your poem is breathtaking! Anticipation, longing and desire so subtle in poetic expression yet hot by the fire. Sensual and tender. Congratulations for your success in Rob's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Josh Anderson
Date: 12/22/2024 3:31:00 PM

Thank you for your generous appraisal of my work it is very rewarding to hear your thoughts on this.

Rob Carmack

Date: 12/22/2024 6:14:00 AM

At first, I thought the poem was too simple, but there was something there. With subsequent readings, I found that the word choices and the arrangement of the words sneak up on the reader and then one realizes just what one is reading. Thank you for this entry.

Josh Anderson
Date: 12/22/2024 3:30:00 PM

Thank you for your considerate words. I am incredibly humbled by your appreciation.