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Red Shoes and Kisses

Wet Shoes and Kisses

beneath its rain soaked blush
lust’s seething humid crush
hides beneath this cone of lies
stolen moments love decries 
no happy ending to this tryst
wet shoed squish of fading kiss
sad red umbrella
		      no Cinderella


©10/31/2018

for – The Red Umbrella Poetry Contest
sponsor – Eve Roper

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Line Gauthier Date: 2/18/2019 11:44:00 AM Well crafted, John. Love it. Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 11/3/2018 8:56:00 PM Awesomely creative for this one. i sure hope to come up with one as good. Login to Reply

Harry Horsman Date: 10/31/2018 6:07:00 PM Oh dear no ball, love the poetry though.. Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 11/3/2018 1:47:00 PM nope, she took the ball and went home.....

Chris Green Date: 10/31/2018 10:16:00 AM Really nicely done John. Great interpretation of the contest image. Best of luck my friend. Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 11/3/2018 1:46:00 PM yeah, those quick "slip away" moments.....thanks for stopping by

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 10/31/2018 9:26:00 AM Oh wow. Fantastic potent creative little poem! A winner for me :) Good luck in the contest! xomo Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 11/1/2018 4:34:00 AM Thanks Mo

Mike Gentile Date: 10/31/2018 9:21:00 AM This a really interesting take on the photo John, Great write. Good Luck !! Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 11/1/2018 4:34:00 AM Thanks Mike. Been reading a lot of fairy tales with my granddaughter and they slipped into the poem.