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Must You Torment Me

Must you torment me, you sultry vixen, Beguile me with the ling’ring lust of more Hold me quiv’ring within your heated grasp Entrap me with the distance of your shore Please touch gently the paleness of my need Infuse your torrid breeze with flowered balm Awakening a fullness, bursting forth To join you in your solemn summer Psalm Thus, sing sweet nature’s ever-welcome song Dark ravens ‘mid the timpani of corn Watch as the buzzing bees complete their chores Fear not the roses beauty, nor it’s thorn So come you sultry sunrise, make my day Your rolling fields will soon be winter’s hay ©7/13/2023

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Christuraj Alex

Date: 7/31/2023 12:02:00 AM

Very great work. Congratulations!

John Hamilton

Date: 7/30/2023 3:08:00 PM

Well done John, enjoyed, congrats on another win!

Di11y Da11y

Date: 7/30/2023 2:08:00 AM

Lovely to see this in the winners list, think it's one of my favourite poems of all time :)

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 7/30/2023 1:58:00 AM

Amazing writing. I just love this. Congrats on a top winner. God bless you and much love, Gina

Paul Willason

Date: 7/14/2023 4:23:00 AM

A brilliant piece of craftsmanship John. Your skill with language fully on display but more importantly, everything just connects and carries the reader to one of the reoccurring themes in poetry with your typical novel perspective. One to go over and extract the marrow.

Di11y Da11y

Date: 7/13/2023 10:15:00 PM

No more time of death, sounds like a time to be alive... Words fail me

Eve Roper

Date: 7/13/2023 9:20:00 PM

Love this glorious sonnet of the summer heat. I am ready for cooler days.

Panagiota Romios

Date: 7/13/2023 4:48:00 PM

Hey, Lawless! This is so well written! Almost each word picturesque and exquisitely sensual ….in addition! I loved, “come you sultry sunrise!” You are an awesome poet! Keep on writing… Pangie