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Angel ...

Tread soft near me, pray thee ...
          tread light and soft ... shall I yet awaken
     to the buffet of your wings?

Come, night, those diaphanous
          pinions to enfold me, trembling, and bleed
     the will from my flesh.

Dare you barter the
          moon to squander time with such a
     worldly creature?

Oh, what madness, this? Your heavenly
          covenant in ruin, to just once drink deep the mix of this
     mouth and thy starlit tresses, spilling ...

A love forbidden and
          a passion, insatiate, draws naught
     but pure poison.

Let that bane be our
          undoing ... entwined, delirious, falling ...
     tumbling ...

          One.






~ 2nd Place ~  in the "Brian's Choice 3, Any Form, Any Theme" Poetry Contest, Brian Strand, Judge & Sponsor.

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Sonia Walker

Date: 5/6/2020 8:25:00 AM

Gregory, powerful imagery is captured within your poem. Congratulations on your placement. ~ Sonia

L. J. Carber

Date: 5/5/2020 1:20:00 PM

This is pretty damn good, Greg-- a winner in my book! Great imagery

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 5/5/2020 11:10:00 PM

Thank you so much, LJ, I greatly appreciate it, my friend! You're the only comment on this poem since July '17, so it means a lot. :o)

Edward Mccall

Date: 7/7/2017 9:35:00 AM

Nicely done Greg you have captured the seductive lure of temptation so well very enjoyable read.

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/9/2017 12:50:00 AM

Thank you very much, Edward ... this is my favorite genre, and I'm honored that you liked this one, my friend!

Carole Duet

Date: 7/1/2017 12:31:00 PM

Wow, Greg! This is such a glorious passionate poem. Loved it.

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 7/1/2017 5:39:00 PM

That's very sweet of you, Carole - this is my favorite genre ... I really love the gently dark and sensual, especially the ones that have some mystery to them, and leave much to the reader's imagination. Thanks for the kind words! :-)