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Lattes and Crisp Croissants - For Titles Contest

Lattes and Crisp Croissants


Lattes and crisp croissants
soft scented hair she flaunts
her signals never clear
beyond confusing
masquerade in whispered tempt
of café musings.

“Just because I said so!”
That’s all you have to know.
Wet heat of love’s fast fading flames
extinguished memories without trace
empty death of barren canyon
catharsis - reflected in the poets face.



John G. Lawless
9/13/2015

submitted to TITLES – Poetry Contest

//five titles//
		Catharsis
		Just Because I Said So
		Café Musings
		The Poets Face
		Empty death of Barren Canyon

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/14/2015 6:22:00 PM

'Wow, John, you are GOOD. That is so hard to make a poem from titles when you have so many disconnected titles to work from. Yours is simply awesome!

John Lawless
Date: 9/15/2015 7:31:00 AM

T'Weren't easy Andrea. Thanks for your interest and input.

Dan Cwiak

Date: 9/14/2015 12:36:00 AM

John, where is Catharsis? Great write but I think you are missing a title...

John Lawless
Date: 9/14/2015 8:43:00 AM

OOPS...Thanks Dan, I had so many lines and arrows on the page trying to put the titles into a cohesive form I left one out. Appreciated your stopping by to read and comment - thanks for the pick up on the miscue.