Four-Post Bed

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            as are the satiny sheets;         gossamer 
            bright veil         overcomes the four-post
            bed, where       your openness envelops
            the goose down pillows.        i avoid their
            feathery touch to lie      my ringlets upon
            your handsome chest.    the steady beat
            grows stronger...peaks.       we both, like
            passionate-wine….      like the twilight or
            sunrise sky,       transformed from vanilla
            to plum.       the warmth reddens our hair
            to Viking-strength,        thrusts like waves,
            the rapturous   ebb and flow   sea - down,
            down to our feet. This duo -    a waterbed,
            two currents of a tantalizing   hot tsunami.
            hibiscus lips,        likewise   slide and light
            disappears as eyelids shut tight    in moan.
            afterward    serpentine struggle remains in
            the volcanic ember of wrinkled sheets and

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Krutsinger Avatar
August 29, 2019 at 12:41 PM
Look at this bed! Warm toes - great ending!
Rodrigues Avatar
August 29, 2019 at 12:45 PM
Thank you from the top of my head to the bottom of my toesies! :)
Ravidas Avatar
August 28, 2019 at 5:21 PM
Wow, it's so fancy that I'm speechless. It's a bit pity html tags are not available here to shape it perfectly. On the other hand, a little, hm, rumpledness(?) is appropriate here)
Rodrigues Avatar
August 28, 2019 at 5:45 PM
I was thinking all that as well! LOL
Romios Avatar
August 28, 2019 at 12:09 PM
You write with a magical flow. And moreover, you should publish such beauty. It's unsurpassed,By any standard. Panagiota xx
Rodrigues Avatar
August 28, 2019 at 5:46 PM
Thank you so much! Throwing kisses, sending hugs! ...Kim
Cunningham Avatar
August 28, 2019 at 10:59 AM
A very creative piece Kim, but very soon you'll have the motion of the ocean for real. Love the line Viking strength, they were certainly a force to be reckoned with. Tom.
Rodrigues Avatar
August 28, 2019 at 11:28 AM
Looking forward to my ocean voyage! :)
Green Avatar
August 28, 2019 at 9:22 AM
Makes me want to go back to bed. : ) Wonderfully affectionate and alluring Kim. I like how you did this.
Rodrigues Avatar
August 28, 2019 at 9:24 AM
Thanks so much! Like many muse-ings it started one way and transformed itself!
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