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you spurn ... I burn your touch is aphotic nirvana a lurid and misty Elysium, pure you feign a diabolic Madonna a virtue sardonic, seductive and sure black flame and a chaste allure oh, how we yearn ... you peel ... I reel your eyes draw me in like a child lips dark and dewy as sugarplums, fresh you tear me, chaotic and wild fingertips etch their flames on my flesh limbs swim the sheets and thresh oh, how we feel ... you sigh ... I die the cry of your whispers, forbidden soft, sexy secrets push blood to my bones your deep, darkened wishes, unbidden a 'chanson érotique' mel’dy of moans such dulcet and devilish tones oh, how we fly ... you sway ... I play my hand to your glove, rapture-laden sword from its scabbard, scoundrel of sin perfecting the shape you were made in to absorb my obsession, as downward I spin your moon and our madness begins oh, how we stray ... replay ... you beguile to resist, yet ignite my flame shed your raiment, and bewitch my brain enkindle my ear, betray soft, my name oh, move on me yet, indulge the game be seductress of my shame ... the opiate for my pain ... darkness ... to my flame. ~ 1st Place ~ in "The Fire Inside" Poetry Contest, Julie Leigh Rodeheaver, Judge & Sponsor. ~ 2nd Place ~ in the "Best Romantic Write May thru July 2017 Poetry Contest", John Hamilton, Judge & Sponsor. * This is a form I created called “KASSALDRUNE” *

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Date: 11/15/2017 12:30:00 AM
Congratulations Greg on your top win! You did it again with this exquisitely crafted passion-rich poem :)
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 11/15/2017 7:17:00 AM
I'm very pleased you enjoyed it, Elaine ... thank you so much, Friend! Blessings! :-) <3
Date: 11/14/2017 9:44:00 PM
You draw that line in edible ink my friend. Yum. Congratulations on your win! xomo ;)
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 11/15/2017 7:16:00 AM
Very kind of you, my good friend ... thanks so much, Mo - appreciated! :-) <3
Date: 11/14/2017 12:01:00 PM
Congratulations Gregory! That's one exciting poem.
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 11/15/2017 7:15:00 AM
I'm glad you liked it, Frances - thank you kindly! :-)
Date: 11/14/2017 10:22:00 AM
Congrats on a great win Gregory
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 11/15/2017 7:14:00 AM
Thanks so much, Joseph!
Date: 11/14/2017 6:37:00 AM
Congrats Greg on your top win--a lovely poem!
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 11/15/2017 7:14:00 AM
Thank you so much, Vijay - I greatly appreciate it! :-)
Date: 11/14/2017 6:06:00 AM
Congrats on your well deserved win, Gregory.
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 11/15/2017 7:12:00 AM
Thank you kindly, John! :-)
Date: 11/14/2017 12:55:00 AM
Congratulations, Greg on our great win, once again.
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 11/14/2017 4:36:00 AM
Many kind thanks to you, Subimal, my friend - I so appreciate it! :-)
Date: 11/13/2017 11:23:00 PM
I remember this one, even better second time this is one of your best Greg, I am in awe! Congrats on another winning poem!
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 11/14/2017 4:35:00 AM
Very kind of you, John, and I so appreciate that - this is a fav of mine, and I think it will always be special. Blessings and thanks, my friend! :-)
Date: 11/13/2017 9:22:00 PM
Awesome. Well deserved win. Congrats.
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 11/14/2017 4:34:00 AM
Many thanks, Line - I so appreciate it! :-)
Date: 11/13/2017 6:52:00 PM
Wow! What an amazingly provocative and well written poem that inspires such a different sense and feel. I loved reading this and the way the lines moved with passion. Great win! Congrats!
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 11/14/2017 4:34:00 AM
Thank you very much, Kristina - I'm pleased you liked it! I like to elicit emotion, and enjoy using words and phrasing in unusual, (but sensible), ways ... doesn't always work, but this one came out ok! Blessings, my friend! :-) <3
Date: 11/13/2017 5:21:00 PM
Whew! Turn on the air! GREAT poem, Greg, descriptive, sexy . . . CONGRATS on your win. Janice
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 11/14/2017 4:31:00 AM
Very kind of you, Janice - you're always good to me! Blessings, Friend! :-) <3
Date: 11/13/2017 3:21:00 PM
Excellent Gregory, congrats :)
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 11/14/2017 4:31:00 AM
Thank you very much, Gary! :-)
Date: 7/28/2017 4:41:00 AM
.....one of the greatest masterpieces I've ever read! Congrats Greg, for your well-deserved 2nd placement in the contest! ;-)
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/28/2017 8:29:00 PM
Wow, Teddy, you blew me away with your comments ... thank you SO very much, it means a great deal! This is a poem that I am extraordinarily proud of, and that is one of my favorites, so your words mean a great deal - thank you! :-)
Date: 7/27/2017 10:46:00 PM
I love the progression in your stanzas in each last line Greg. An outstanding offering! So happy to see it garner Second place! Congratulations ! : )
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/28/2017 8:26:00 PM
Thanks so much, Connie, that's very sweet of you ... so happy you enjoyed this! :-)
Date: 7/27/2017 9:58:00 AM
I missed reading this one when you posted it, Greg, but I'm happy to see it on John's winning list. It's beautiful, as I find all of your poems. Congratulations.
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/27/2017 9:29:00 PM
My home-away-from-home, and you are a very special part of my experience here - bless you, Dear Friend! :-) >3
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/27/2017 9:28:00 PM
That's so sweet of you, Lin, you are very kind, and I so value your opinion, as you are a superb poet in your own right. One of my favorite things about Poetry Soup is how encouraging it is, but it is also a place of quality writers, and you all humble and honor me with your kind comments!
Date: 7/27/2017 9:52:00 AM
Wow...what a height of sensuality! Beautifully written, Greg. Congrats on your win. A fav for sure.
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/27/2017 9:08:00 PM
Thank you so kindly, Afzal, I so greatly appreciate your wonderful comments ... blessings, my friend!
Date: 7/27/2017 9:13:00 AM
This is typical you Greg, outstanding writing, I judge blind but I knew this was you, congrats on another great win!
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/27/2017 9:07:00 PM
Thank you so very much, my friend ... I greatly appreciate the honor and I value your opinion highly, as you know. You are an exquisite poet in your own right, so any placement in a contest of yours is very special! Blessings and thanks, my friend! :-)
Date: 5/20/2017 9:13:00 AM
SWOON.... You are so grreat at writing this dark erotical poetry. With all of its double almost hidden meaning. I like it Greg, a LOT :) The rhyme you used too, throughout.
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Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 5/26/2017 6:21:00 PM
Thanks, Buddy - I enjoyed this one so much - I really love this genre as well, and I like to build them around unusual forms and styles ... so much fun! Really happy you enjoyed it - kind of you, Darren! :-)

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