Incomplete Portrait

I met a pretty queen 
whose eyes sparkled like  
the diamonds of Sierra Leone 
whose lips as red and hot  
as chili pepper 
whose cheeks charmingly dark 
as the night skies 
whose hair as smooth as 
the silks of the merchants of Persia 
and her palms as soft and versatile   
as the clays of the garden of eden  
she bears breast, ripen breast  
meant for only kings 
her shape like the 
curves of the mighty Limpopo 
her legs like the cedars of Lebanon 
the sound of her footsteps like  
the rhythms of the xylophone 
 But though i am a professional artist  
no amount of paint and textures can portray 
a full portrait of the queen of my dreams.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Agustin Avatar
July 10, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
A   Avatar
February 16, 2016 at 1:27 PM
Hi Edem,, Enjoyed the way you expressed every line. Please keep writing and sharing your poetry. LOVE LINDA
A  Avatar
December 1, 2015 at 1:50 PM
EDEM, Enjoyed reading your poem today. ~SKAT~
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