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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

Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2023

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Christuraj Alex Date: 7/31/2023 12:02:00 AM Very great work. Congratulations! Login to Reply

John Hamilton Date: 7/30/2023 3:08:00 PM Well done John, enjoyed, congrats on another win! Login to Reply

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 Login to Reply

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. Login to Reply

Eve Roper Date: 7/13/2023 9:20:00 PM Love this glorious sonnet of the summer heat. I am ready for cooler days. Login to Reply

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 Login to Reply