Pearlescence

pearlescent, our ivory eyes met cascading curtain limbs concealing irises entwined in the deep unknown like forest roots creeping cryptic cedarwood cologne fused with ravenous rose perfume blending in every crevice the weeping cherry's spread- a bedroom of petals nature's chandelier dimmed butterscotch disk slipping as eventide crimped rim of vermillion pressing upon confection skin deepening aegean with intensifying connection plumb descension of melting heat hastening each heartbeat thumping to the thrum of feral beasts arising for their woodland feast... a barge of howling surrounding ebony ecstasy's reach cherry's tang on tantalizing tongues hung like the moon ripe with enticement gliding with pearlescence 3/24/2021 Eight word Bardenesque challenge Poetry Contest Sponsor: John Hamilton 1. PEARLESCENT 2. HOWLING 3. THRUM 4. TANG 5. EVENTIDE 6. PLUMB 7. CRIMPED 8. FERAL