Old Beginnings

As dawn vanquished the winter solstice
the celebrations were over but
Mary and Joe felt frisky,his fingers
underneath her dress, stirring her pot
keeping her simmering till she
arched her back and moaned,
pressing against his hand
as her juices overflowed.
Joe settled back licking his fingers
as Mary dropped to her knees
and burrowing under his robes
released his staff and slowly,
teasingly relieved his tumescence,
although her hymen remained intact.

Satiated they spooned, chatting
of their upcoming nuptials
and Joe shared the rumor that
King Herod was to grant passage
to some learneds from the East
who were seeking to observe
next year's comet.
They always brought 
trade goods with them, 
so Joe was short selling
frankincense and myrrh
but he thought gold
would stay firm.

Their conversation then turned
to their upcoming journey
to register in Joe's natal town. 
Another damned tax,
the Romans would run 
them  into penury.
And he'd better book a place 
at the Inn early, or else 
they'd end up sleeping
in the stable.
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February 16, 2016 at 9:35 AM
great quality with wonderful fitting of words and lines. The grace from this page is worth more than a 7. Visiting your pages always come with meeting my expectations and with this I say "Keep on writing please".. So so incredible.
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February 16, 2016 at 8:22 PM
Thanks Funom
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February 13, 2016 at 7:01 PM
thanks for the reply
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January 26, 2016 at 9:23 PM
DAVE, Congrats on your Best love poem #3 win. Hugs -- LINDA --
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February 12, 2016 at 8:02 PM
Thanks Linda
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January 14, 2016 at 4:39 AM
Congrats on awesome win with this wonderful write Dave.
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January 14, 2016 at 7:52 AM
Thanks Dr. Sharma
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January 13, 2016 at 11:46 AM
Dave, love everything about this poem, Congratulations on your awesome win. Love **SKAT
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January 13, 2016 at 9:48 PM
Thanks Skat, your contests will be sorely missed.
Legend Avatar
January 7, 2016 at 6:47 AM
nice one
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January 7, 2016 at 4:42 PM
Thanks LL
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January 1, 2016 at 9:52 PM
Um.....well, don't quite know what to make of this write, Dave. It is very creative. I'll give you that. Hope your New Year is off to a good start.
Rodgers Avatar
January 2, 2016 at 1:11 PM
Thanks Eileen, I guess it's my way to try and humanize the M&J story. All the best for the New Year.
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