Poetic Devotion (An Ode To Blank Paper)

Sans brushes, Sans paint,
A virgin canvas clean and white,
Yearning for my loving devotion
As emotions entwine day and night,
Wanting all, both dark and bright,
She succumbs to my every desire,
Loving virtues and vices alike,
My frailties become her fire,

Her beauty sleeps upon my mind,
My words reflected within her skin,
Alphabet learned, love affair began,
I see her and sparks begin again,
The seduction of her bare body,
Pale until she encounters my touch,
Broken promises to broken hearts,
She remains a comforting crutch,

Harsh or precious be my words
She wears them upon her hand,
My emotions shine off of her sleeve,
from promise ring to wedding band,
Peaceful nights, each one is missed,
Restless nights, we love each other,
Eternally connected, by my words,
Blank paper and I, together, forever,

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 12/9/2010 3:18:00 PM
Congratulations on your win..Sara
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Date: 11/23/2010 10:00:00 AM
Congratulations on your win Audonus in the "Poetry Panorama" contest hosted by Linda-Marie. Love, Carol
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Date: 11/22/2010 8:22:00 PM
Very interesting way to do this contest. I enjoyed reading. Congrats on your win. LUv, Andrea
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Date: 11/17/2010 10:34:00 PM
You just got me smiling with this one--:) I think anybody who loves to write can totally relate to this and you've brought forth such artistry with this one, totally enjoyed reading this & I see this won-- no wonder at all that it did so congrats to you! May your love affair with paper never fade...nikko :)
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Date: 11/17/2010 10:03:00 PM
Audonus...many congrats on big win in the contest... Luv/Best wishes.... hitendra Mehta
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Date: 11/16/2010 4:42:00 AM
Congratulations on this well deserved win, Audonus
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Date: 11/15/2010 4:26:00 PM
Congrats Audonus on your success in my Poetry Panorama contest with this wonderful write and entry .. enjoyed your lines of poetic art.. thankxxx for supporting my contest luv..
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Date: 11/13/2010 8:58:00 PM
This is truly wonderful! I am becoming a bigger and bigger fan of yours with each piece I read. You called me a genius when commenting on one of my poems... the genius, my friend, is in you!
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Date: 11/13/2010 7:27:00 PM
Oh Audonus, this is truly wonderful! For me, it's the blank screen as my thoughts seem to flow through the keyboard, but there is that love affair with writing that you describe so well. Beautifully done. Thank you for stopping by my "Moving On" and drawing me over to your page for the first time. I look forward to reading more of your work.
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Date: 11/13/2010 4:35:00 PM
Hi Audonus.A wonderful description,and one all we poets can empathise with.Especially sleeplessnights!Our art plays with us ,sometimes willingly yielding and words flow.Other times evading our minds.You write beautifully and lovingly showing the love affair between you and your poetry which enables you to write the way you do out of devotion to your art.I love your way of writing.It is seriously good poetry.Thank you for reading and complementing me on my own work.Love June(S)
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Date: 11/13/2010 11:52:00 AM
This was a gorgeous piece, I do not believe I would have seen paper that way until now. Wonderful sense imagery here with melodic lines. I loves your last two lines in the last stanza, they remind me so much of how I feel at times. You captured this idea and painted it well in your words. Well done my friend. Hope all is well with you. --Madison
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Date: 11/12/2010 7:22:00 PM
I encourage u to enter it please.. I take time to read the entries at judging time very carefully. .. am looking for expressive and creative entries.. this one will be fine.. so once u enter it u will automatically accrue 30 points on your member page for entering and get 50 points if u win contests on soup...great incentive? yes? go for it ..luv.. happy weekend and so appreciate your wonderful comments and compliments.. greatly appreciated..luv..
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Date: 11/12/2010 7:16:00 PM
enjoyed the write and says alot...
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Date: 11/12/2010 6:21:00 PM
Deeply moving write! Thanks for sharing!
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