Claire

Introspective, and charmingly coy,
her shyness enchanted my heart;
she wandered along in her own private world
quite unwilling to ration a part 

of her intricate mind full of poems
and novels abstruse and arcane, 
they would challenge a D.Phil from Oxford
their mangled motifs to explain. 

Then I discovered her Achilles heel,
the way to steal one little kiss;
it was Rilke, he was the key to her soul,
'rigor mortis' to absolute bliss!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Wesley Avatar
July 3, 2012 at 6:09 PM
I like Rilke too, but then there are so many to enjoy.
Brown Avatar
May 25, 2012 at 8:24 AM
Wow Keith I am enjoying reading your poetry today. I am so happy you are back here posting your writing for us all to read. I am sorry I haven't kept up with all your poems but life has a way of guiding us in a dozen directions at once you know. I will try to do better soon I promise. I hope you have a wonderful weekend my friend. Love, Carol
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