Heart and Love

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In halting motion, sunlight shadows on the walls Your fingers comb my hair, my lion's manes. I roar in secrecy, for I know you'll open my tunic next. I fixate my eyes on your strong fingers Pleasant and incessant coinciding, And mumble words of dismay and longing. How I wish you would not do this And omit my shirt and all the rest My body is my expressive head alone And perhaps my artistic hands... But that is all. In grief-stricken words I try to stop you, with dancing sundust around my breath. You smile your gentle smile: "We all have our flaws my love", you say, "we all have those scratches and bruises where we bumped They are just scars, that's all You are more than just hands and head You are heart and love and completeness Like I am, just like we all are." *** February 28, 2017

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Date: 12/15/2017 7:32:00 PM
Heart over head! well crafted, Darren. I'm glad that you are back:-)
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Date: 3/2/2017 12:16:00 AM
This is a beautiful, as well as a profound, poem. Fine work. John
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Darren White
Date: 3/2/2017 12:25:00 AM
Thank you John :)
Date: 2/28/2017 7:00:00 PM
TRUTH! <3 <3 <3 Your words take us with you and in the moment. Lovely poem, Darren.
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Darren White
Date: 2/28/2017 11:15:00 PM
Thanks Sara <3
Date: 2/28/2017 3:40:00 PM
: )....beautiful
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Darren White
Date: 2/28/2017 11:15:00 PM
Thank you, Tim :)
Date: 2/28/2017 2:29:00 PM
Words that come to mind are tender loving beautiful blessing but most of of poetry and poetic. This is wonderful on all counts. Well done
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Darren White
Date: 2/28/2017 2:40:00 PM
Lisa, thank you for reading so carefully and then always giving such thougtful comments :)
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