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Depth of Desire

I want to do with you what the spring does with the cherry trees.”
                                                              ~ Pablo Neruda

He quoted an intimate line from a Pablo Neruda poem,
in a voice that put a deep pink blush on my cheeks
and as my bud opened into a flower, fully bloomed,
he nearly drowned me in passion I'd never known.

One of such depth that it left me desiring another regnant
wave of his love to be savored as it billowed over me.
To be loved with anything less than the madness of the sea
is not complete adoration; merely a limerence of infatuation.


Quote from Neruda's 'Every Day You Play.'

Copyright © Jenna Logan | Year Posted 2023

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Deb M Date: 3/24/2023 9:44:00 PM Such a talent you are Jenna….Beautiful poem! Debx Login to Reply Deb M Date: 3/25/2023 11:52:00 AM Ditto Jenna! X Jenna Logan Date: 3/25/2023 3:33:00 AM You have always been so supportive of my poetry, Deb. I'm so glad we're friends. Thank you.

Arlo Parker Date: 3/24/2023 7:57:00 PM There is an obsessive quality in this piece that borders on exquisite completeness. Yet there is an undercurrent the reader can discern as savage passion. Clearly the razor's edge was being trod quite carefully. Wonderful erotic-esque write. Rascal Belle is playing with us. ~;o) Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 3/24/2023 9:50:00 PM One day my Rhett will look at me and know I’m his Scarlett. Arlo Parker Date: 3/24/2023 9:45:00 PM I hope Rhett is at the ends of your lovely fingertips, Belle. Goodnight. ;) Jenna Logan Date: 3/24/2023 8:05:00 PM First, dear Arlo, I've been meaning to tell you that I love you calling me, Belle. It makes me feel so like a Southern Belle. And now...your comments are dead on to how I felt when I was writing these lines. Savagely passionate and not afraid to express it. Erotic-esque suits me just fine. Belle has a little Scarlett O'Hara in her blood.

Elizabeth Mccann Date: 3/24/2023 4:24:00 PM Comparing love to the madness of the sea is an exceptional line! Reminds me, in intensity, of "For Juliana comes and she, what I do to grass, does to my thoughts and me." Marvell. Elizabeth Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 3/24/2023 6:45:00 PM What great thoughts you offer in your comparison! Thanks so much, Elizabeth.

David Kavanagh Date: 3/24/2023 2:09:00 PM You certainly touched on the depths of desire here Jenna, more than romantic, you capture quite intoxicatingly the utter abandonment of being lost in the moment, intensity is off the scale, superb writing, cheers David Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 3/24/2023 6:44:00 PM Thank you for seeing the fine edge I danced around when writing this one, David. Your comments are the perfect words to frame my verses.

Tom Cunningham Date: 3/24/2023 9:59:00 AM Your verse is full of fire and passion Jenna, you write these so well, I'd struggle to come up with anything like that. Tom Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 3/24/2023 10:03:00 AM It comes far too easy for me to write of fire and passion, and just as easy to write about the loss of it. I couldn't write Sagas like you do so, we balance each other. ;) Thanks so much, Tom.

Mark Koplin Date: 3/24/2023 8:57:00 AM Wow! Beautifully written my friend!! Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 3/24/2023 9:31:00 AM Good morning, Mark. When I read Neruda's quote my imagination took flight. It was either my imagination or my wild gypsy muse. I think she got upset with me when I told her not to take it any further than these two verses. You know how hot-blooded they can be. I feared she'd get me locked up again for a couple of weeks if I'd posted what she suggested.