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Purty Poison

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         Why does the sylph
             inflame me so

        The symbols clashed
          Within mine dome
         as she like the fairy
         flounced before me
  
                     I
         like the poet Daver
                 of yore
       heard the ambulance
           rush toward me
  
                  yesss
        mine heart clattered
 when the flower without skew 
              leaned over
                exposing
                   hern 
             purty poison



*years later ;)
Lexicon ; SKEW
C14: from Old Norman French escuer to shun, of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch schuwen to avoid

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Elizabeth Wesley

Date: 8/23/2011 11:08:00 PM

Great verse James but I guess it depends where it comes from. A palatable verse to intrigue the mind!

Laura Breidenthal

Date: 5/28/2011 10:04:00 PM

Wow, I really enjoyed reading this poem. Great job! Thank you for your encouraging comments by the way. The best of luck on your future poems! ~Laura

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 5/4/2011 9:02:00 AM

Superb James .. dramatic beauty with intense emotion my friend.. luv the ambulance rush toward the heart nearly crashed ..awesome thoughts... thankxx for your grand review of my work.. my Intense Inferno just posted for your eyes only luv.. take note....

Nette Onclaud

Date: 5/3/2011 3:18:00 AM

the mystery of it all devours me, james... love the last line; a great poetic maneuver! :) huggs, nette

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/2/2011 10:08:00 PM

this one was so interesting and fun to read. WEre you referring to our dear bard DAver here at Soup? haha. I sure enjoyed this one.

James Peranteau
Date: 6/1/2021 8:13:00 PM

In one uv Daver’z comments to me, he with vivid imagination, choked me with mirth by saying one uv my writes caused his pacemaker’s need for the ambulance...ty...much love, james

James Peranteau
Date: 6/1/2021 8:05:00 PM

Why certainly, I miss him

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 5/2/2011 1:56:00 PM

I enjoyed reading your poetry today James. I will be back again soon to read more. Have a wonderful week filled with good health, love, and lots of inspiration. Love, Carol

Carrie Richards

Date: 5/2/2011 12:04:00 PM

Wow....would love to know the meaning behind this provocative, and interesting poem....it leaves me curious....but it is beautifully written and stirs the imagination!!

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 5/2/2011 9:41:00 AM

Dear James, the sweet poison is usually hidden. Was this a vision of death? Or a write about a woman? You know how easily I am confused. I didn't get your Soup mail, hon. The EKG is this afternoon and I'm hoping for a positive outcome. Love, Carolyn

Daver Austin

Date: 5/2/2011 6:51:00 AM

Provokative? Actually this is the Ukranian spelling of the word. Didn't want you to think I am a total clutz. Love, daver

James Peranteau
Date: 6/1/2021 8:04:00 PM

I miss you my friend...if your r in heaven, don’t u worry, your friends here on the soup r not far behind....much love you blessed poet you, james

Daver Austin

Date: 5/2/2011 6:49:00 AM

Beautiful poison indeed! Strange, but I was just counseled to call an ambulance in regard to my seeing double vision. This is not in reference to your "beautiful poison," howsomeever, there is more than one symbol going through my mind. Provokative indeed, Sir James. Love, daver