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Snail Woman Flower Star, Joan Miro

you crawl the wicked shoreline
looking to begin
in sea-snail-soft surrender
curled on fours  ~
courting the soprano’s sorcery
while skin of sky remains
chained to the esoteric externa
aching amidst love’s veins
caressing the curvaceous
corners ~ my clawed constant,
          O perfect panacea
        the pulse that throbs
               in sync with
              sage thunder  ~
              write to my soul
      speak to the inner sibyl
            tell my quiescent quill  ~
                      I am right
              you belong to the
        deep prophetess poetry
             of my heart tonight
reveal
         the life-lane
receive
         the addictive potion  …
 
I know the tantalizing
        terminology  ~
the art of romanticizing rain
to tranquilize the fears
between petal-kohl clouds
turning vulnerability into
verses voluptuous
for I face the 
       heat of saffron stars
like a black dahlia
longing to be traced
without a word
to be learned as the
               law of arced lines

I shall crown you king
     in valleys of vibrance
where vines harmonize
my silhouette’s silence
igniting twilight limbs
pleading to obey
the river’s rhythm  ~
         fingers   f l o w i n g
into warm interstellar field  ~
trust, flagged and inked
         like vertical vibratos …
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Daniel Avatar
September 16, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Interesting ekphrasis, Ink, with your unique stamp all over it, you write beautifully😊
Dietrich Avatar
September 15, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I like this one so much, Inky. You have the most fantastic way with sounds and it flows from you like magic. Sorry I still can't to your last email. I wanted to say more. But today my whole family was wanting me for this and that. So many lovely lines here I can't begin to name them all🌹
Empress Avatar
September 16, 2026 at 12:08 AM
I wait all day for your emails hahaha just kidding my soul aunt ~ Dont worry about it I am just glad you received it Hugszieszzz
Gibbons Avatar
September 15, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Wow my dear ink this is beautiful love everything about it love the paintings and how you interpret them my mermaid 🧜‍♀️ star 🌟 🤩 truly romantically hot 🔥 writing ✍️ as always from your heart n soul . You set my Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 heart ❤️ on 🔥 hugzzz forever friend unicorn 🦄 sprinkles of love ❤️ 💋 a fav for sure 💖
Empress Avatar
September 16, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Awww my Scottish unicorn warrior Vikingstress! Your strength inspires me! Thank you for the beautiful comment 💋 boo’n hah 👻 🦋 🦄 🧜‍♀️
DiMino Avatar
September 14, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Very sensual, no holds barred translation from image into text...into raw feelings. Art does that, stimulates, coverts soul arteries to dams burst and flooding. Wiping away civilizations. Love modern art, modern impressionism -- I am a great believer in transformation, even at the sake of my own security and beliefs. If I fear anything, it is stagnation more than change.
Empress Avatar
September 14, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Awwn dear Jo. What a most profound comment. Your comments are as good ~ I fear stagnation more than change, change for good is always better. Iv changed so much in that area. But changes without warning isnt pleasant ~ but life must go on. This is why I love floating sometimes ~ and just cloud gazing, watching life moving on ~ Thank you so much for always bein so supportive Sending you light always
Onpaper Avatar
September 14, 2026 at 11:23 AM
sea-snail-soft surrender curled on fours .. chiiiild!!! Wat u meaaaan ??? flat out chimichangas down l! face in to the damn floooor !!!! Have at it papiiiiiii!!! Ayyyyye… you belong to the deep prophetess poetry of my heart tonight… I belong anywhere u say i belong ..like dayuuuuuuuum child !!! The kundhalini sakthiiiiii had awoken !!!!longing to be traced without a word.. child ain’t no words needed for what u doin to my souls with this piece … lemme tell u that!! to be learned as the law of arced lines… mmmmm like freaking bend me over already!!! igniting twilight limbs pleading to obey the river’s rhythm fingers flowing into warm interstellar field.WOOOOOHOOOOO. oook that’s my que!!! Lemme grab me some ice cubessss!!! I have no business being this ignited by the gravity I have for u papi!!!! Dayuuuum I need a min☝🏻look what u just done diiiiid!!! U making me Hollar in octaves I didn’t know existed in me !!
Onpaper Avatar
September 14, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Y u yeswwwww?…. U got me goiiiiin child !!!! Wat u expect 😂😂
Empress Avatar
September 14, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Hahahaha papi yewwww I literally imagine you! Yikes!!! 🥹hahah U are hilarious 😂 I was so inspired Thank you for readin 🥸
Lane Avatar
September 14, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Your vision of that painting is not quite the same as mine. I must have need to brew and cool the tea. I'm not sure there ever is a perfect panacea and even when the pulse throbs in sync with another, the voice that speaks to our souls can change. Romanticizing rain gives us the sense of fulfillment, like dew quenching the thirst of flower petals in need. It's a sense of longing that desires a word, a touch. Even the rhythm of a river changes when the current does... flowing at a pace only we should determine... not the way anyone else wants us to flow. We might want to pay more attention to the ways in which a snail moves... 💕
Lane Avatar
September 14, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Resilience is a worthy trait. Don’t allow it to be stolen. 💃
Empress Avatar
September 14, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Haha I must! Pay attention sweet linnersz, my poetry mama! I hope you liked also photography attached here. Its by a very talented poet on instagram Thank you for sharing your wisdom ~ They always make me pause and reflect I feel so very strangely resilient tonight Unconquerable ~ although already broken Hah Sendin you light always 💋
Sharma  Avatar
September 14, 2026 at 10:30 AM
A FAVE for sure my dear fairy goddesszZ GOODNESSZZZ! You blow my mind away alwaysz sending you tonz of love and hugsz with mermaid moonbeams and periwinkle stardust! 🍁🌙🌙 💫💜 🧚 🧜‍♀️
Empress Avatar
September 14, 2026 at 10:45 AM
I forgot to send you pics of my new mermaid pedicure! Cant wait You will love it! Thank you angelic star! I am just about to read you! Had a long day! And I am on slow mo 🐌 Sending you mermaid moonbeams 🧜‍♀️ 🧚‍♀️ 🌊
Sharma  Avatar
September 14, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Ending lines are what I love here the most 🥹🫂 "the river’s rhythm ~ fingers f l o w i n g into warm interstellar field ~ trust, flagged and inked like vertical vibratos …" How more profound could it be? Trust is a very fragile feeling, it has its own Heartbeat, own rhythm and own way of unfolding.. just love this throughout more n more my dear Inkzyz.. I could go on n on! And will quote the entire poem somehow! 🔥🔥
Empress Avatar
September 14, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Awwwn yesss trust is a fragile thing! And its beautiful and sensuous! When especially attained soulfully ! 😱 oops haha Sending you light always
Sharma  Avatar
September 14, 2026 at 10:25 AM
This made my soul sigh, quiver n ache 😢❤️‍🔥 but how beautifully you've inked each line.. just the way your ink bleeds.. throughout.. carrying such poignancy.. such depth, indescribable in words and only felt by the hearts those truly are fluent in the language of emotions .. "I am right you belong to the deep prophetess poetry of my heart tonight reveal the life-lane receive the addictive potion " Stunning that is! And particularly those
Empress Avatar
September 14, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Awwwn I always get overwhelmed by your kindness and lovely praise’ thank you so much truly! I appreciate you so very much’ Thank you for always quoting lines that speak to your soul!
Sharma  Avatar
September 14, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Gosh where do I even begin praising this! The emotions in this just swept me away.. n i must say your poems are always on the masterclass level, the way your mind works to weave such intuitive intricacies so flawlessly, ahh, I'm just starstruck and in awe .. my dear guardian angel.. the way you've written "you crawl the wicked shoreline looking to begin in sea-snail-soft surrender curled on fours ~ courting the soprano’s sorcery" ahh that's something so profound.. the crawl of wickedness that takes forever to realise the frequency of feelings..
Empress Avatar
September 14, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Awwn your innocence warms my soul angelic star! Haha! You are such a sweet spark! 💋
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