Laurentine G Poet Free verse

I wear your handwriting POTD

I wear your handwriting 
        read you 
    tilt to hear you
      f 
         e 
             e 
           l 
         the reverberation
of your voice
     within
   my
      body
         ~ reach you
  e c h o 
    your sound
             m o u t h  to  m o u t h

  let my hand
  slip 
        into 
      yours
  fingers interlaced

trace you

beg you
    guide you
 to handwrite
          the truth of us
    in  h i e r o g l y p h i c s
       across 
  my 
    body

  a promise ~
        that every word 
     of yours 
            is absorbed

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Ink Empress May 5, 2026 at 2:12 AM Congratulations on your first place win! Well deserved! And i see it got potd! So congratulations on that too! This deserves more than just first place and potd! Its just magnetic magic! Pleasure reading! Thank you for supporting my contest! Sending you light, always Laurentine G May 6, 2026 at 1:24 AM :D

Ink Empress May 5, 2026 at 2:10 AM Ahhh gosh! My heart, i felt like every word woven here expressed how i feel too, and it resonated so deep and hits home for me! I love everything about this poem! How youv woven words, how youv arranged lines, how youv delivered this in such a passionate poetically devoted manner which carries an urgency that i cannot praise enough! Honestly! I want to pick a fave line but i cant cus this entire poem ill fave six times and still feel like i didnt give back what you just did with my prompt! Laurentine G May 6, 2026 at 1:23 AM Haha 6 faves - a new high! I honestly didn't think I knew what to write for this one and just started and got totally engrossed in it :) thank you for my placement and your effusive praise - all appreciated :)

Andrea Dietrich April 28, 2026 at 10:16 PM Splendid free verse this is! Laurentine G April 29, 2026 at 1:21 AM Thanks Andrea :D it was such an unusual prompt I wasn't sure where it'd end up but I really liked what occurred! Fun!

Constance La France April 26, 2026 at 5:05 PM Laurentine, so creative with the layout and beautifully penned, congratulations on receiving the POTD honor ~ Constance La France April 27, 2026 at 8:30 AM Thank you ! Laurentine G April 27, 2026 at 8:12 AM Yes of course! Constance La France April 27, 2026 at 4:16 AM Laurentine, May I try writing with this layout ? Laurentine G April 26, 2026 at 11:16 PM Thank you so much for your visit Constance - I'm glad you liked it

Daniel Henry Rodgers April 26, 2026 at 9:12 AM Dear Laurentine, Congratulations on POTD that expresses such intimacy through language as touch. Ahhhh the beloved’s handwriting not as marks on a page, but as a physical presence, a voice, a body, a nearness. Excellent in many ways. Blessings, Daniel Laurentine G April 26, 2026 at 12:09 PM Thank you so much for your kind visit Daniel - as a poet, it's an aim to evoke a feeling rather than create pretty poems. I get lost in them myself sometimes, as I did writing this one. It's lovely to get POTD and have a little more footfall. Thanks for your visit :)

Jan Allison April 26, 2026 at 3:32 AM Excellent ink Laurentine, belated congrats on POTD:-) hugs Jan xx Laurentine G April 26, 2026 at 4:56 AM Thank you Jan :D your visit makes me happy :)

Lin Lane April 25, 2026 at 9:47 AM This is the epitome of the hands-on approach to feeling the raw emotions of love. Never being able to get close enough until you feel like you share the same breath, the same everything. Laurentine G April 25, 2026 at 1:59 PM Thank you for stopping by Lin, it's certainly hanging on to every word with a great deal of intensity :) it was fun to let loose and lean into the prompt :)

Brandy Nicole April 24, 2026 at 8:21 PM ' fingers interlaced, ' while ' m o u t h to m o u t h. ' Such a dreamy and romantic moment. Very passionate, indeed. Your thoughts create a beautiful, breathtaking mood. Congratulations Laurentine, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. : ) Hugs, Brandy Laurentine G April 24, 2026 at 10:41 PM Thank you Brandy - I appreciate your kindness :)

Paula Goldsmith April 24, 2026 at 12:56 PM Congratulations on your POTD win. I enjoyed reading your wonderful/creative write. Have a blessed day with your wonderful win............... Laurentine G April 24, 2026 at 1:01 PM Thank you so much Paula, no POTD is complete without your kind words :)

David Kavanagh April 24, 2026 at 12:02 PM Wowza! Now this is what I call complete absorption LG, you even got the tattoos to prove it, all indelibly inked into a beautiful poem, congratulations on your totally deserved and truly innovative POTD, cheers David Laurentine G April 24, 2026 at 12:33 PM Ooh wowza's are my favourite :) if someone doesn't get head to toe tattoos to mark the occasion, then did it even happen?! lol thank you for your visit :)

Beryl Edmonds April 24, 2026 at 11:27 AM Wonderful creative work Laurentine. Congratulations on having received the honour of poem of the day… Beryl Laurentine G April 24, 2026 at 11:33 AM Thank you so much Beryl, I value your visit and kind words :)

sara Etgen-Baker April 24, 2026 at 5:08 AM uniquely crafted and romantic---congrats on your POTD designation. Laurentine G April 24, 2026 at 7:21 AM Thank you Sara - I appreciate the kind words. The unusual prompt gave plenty of food for thought that became more experiential than descriptive - so I hoped to capture the mood of the concept :)

Tania Kitchin April 24, 2026 at 3:47 AM LG, very creative and romantic. Congratulations on POTD. Laurentine G April 24, 2026 at 7:19 AM Thank you Tania :)

Tom Cunningham April 24, 2026 at 3:29 AM Very romantic verse LG, congratulations to you on a well deserved POTD. Greetings from the Forest of Dean. Tom Laurentine G April 24, 2026 at 7:18 AM Ahh another holiday Tom - exciting! I love an ancient forest :) thank you for stopping by on your travels :)

Karen Jones April 24, 2026 at 2:33 AM Very creative and well crafted Laurentine! Congratulations on potd! Laurentine G April 24, 2026 at 7:16 AM Thank you Karen - I stepped out of my comfort zone for this one for sure, it's a brilliant prompt though :)

Karen Croft April 24, 2026 at 2:25 AM Congratulations on your POTD! And good luck in the contest Laurentine G April 24, 2026 at 7:15 AM Thank you so much Karen :)

Unseeking Seeker April 24, 2026 at 1:23 AM Oh my, my! Another level! Warmest congratulations on POTD, Lauren Laurentine G April 24, 2026 at 1:34 AM Thank you Seeker! I was surprised to see this one as POTD - it is a little "oh my, my!" on rereading! I immersed myself in the prompt line for sure! Thank you for your kind congratulatory note :)

Lioness Onpaper April 24, 2026 at 1:00 AM reverberation of your voice within my body… let my hand slip into yours fingers interlaced… ooo the absolute romance…beautiful piece Laurentine G April 24, 2026 at 1:32 AM Thank you Lioness :) it was a very intriguing prompt "I wear your handwriting" and this was the only direction my muse felt I could take it - thank you for stopping by :)

Paige Hind April 23, 2026 at 10:50 PM this is beautiful, Laurentine G April 23, 2026 at 11:30 PM Thank you Paige :) it was fun to immerse into the theme for Ink's contest :)