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The Dilettante Diaries: In Stasis, Black Iris

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The Dilettante Diaries: "In Stasis, Black Iris" Oriental Lily's Stamen bleeds blush ochre dust like icing sugar duelling tongues sweet captive musk over stagnant white pure perfume Stains soft feather fingerprints sweet bruises across warm velvet skin imprints a new story a kiss lingers there just there you know where secret whispers begin Again Again Ripe Tiger Lily purrs petals opening languid longing Luscious Laugh Vibrant Sin Again Again Velvet revolver deep like Turin Worships the Holy Ground She grows in new secrets sown something grows something begins Again Again Aquarius eyes languid pools for windows drinks her in like a hummingbird drinks her charms within Leo addictive deep crimson she is vibrating Life draws you in Luna cool kisses her heat she is the Sun revolving you her muse a lesson for now, lean in A revolver cocked for killing past hurts opens petals ruinous deep ripe purple plum unfurls begins begins again again Evergreen Verdant Elixir they sleep to dream Just words in the luminiferous aether waiting waiting waiting intoxicating New Chapter In Stasis is Black Iris Surrenders control relenquished Souls are transforming trading Black Iris lies in waiting (Lovejoy-Burton/September, 2018) 1. Georgia O'Keeffe, "Black Iris", 1926 2. https://www.georgiaokeeffe.net/ 3. https://www.npr.org/2011/07/21/138467808/stieglitz-and-okeeffe-their-love-and-life-in-letters 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEdKPHGHoMc

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Freddie Robinson Jr.

Date: 12/5/2018 11:05:00 AM

Deeply sensual cerebral poetry, LLJ!! Nuff said! Love and more love always.

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 12/5/2018 11:51:00 AM

An attempt at Anais Nin, collaborating with Georgia O'Keeffe, but nowhere near that level of excellence. Thank you FR Jnr.

Winged Warrior

Date: 9/3/2018 10:33:00 AM

Your poetry is out of this world...the Warrior loves it...love & light...^WW^...P.S please don't delete me...

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 9/4/2018 7:23:00 AM

Thank you. x

Winged Warrior
Date: 9/4/2018 5:38:00 AM

I never joke about poetry, my friend...I may joke about everything else, but not poetry...your poetry, to me (the grasp, style and feel) is beyond space and time...you bring us to lands unseen and words unheard...NEVER EVER say your poetry is crap...our poetic words come from a higher state of consciousness...as we dip into the streams of ethereal dimensions...most poets including you, are eternal scribes from divine awareness...bringing forth messages of love and lack of love...heavens and hells ( Purgatory ) lol...for history shall always be known thru the words of poets and philosophers...songs and great books included...the word was the first creation...your words are powerful...no matter what you write...be proud my friend...love & eternal light...John aka Winged Warrior...^WW^

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 9/3/2018 3:05:00 PM

Thanks Angel of Light.

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 9/3/2018 3:04:00 PM

While some of my writing is crap...possibly the majority of my poems... I get it, if you have a silent joke to yourself (this said to the gilded Morai here). However, I quite like this poem, because it is lush (to me) and reflects the love affair between O'Keeffe and Stieglitz, who could be any other set of highly charged lovers in our world today, yesterday or in the future. Some 'poets' in these 'esteemed pages' in the consomme, need to understand that it is not good nor funny to disrespect/troll another's poem, unless the poem is purposefully funny. Morning while I consider you a friend, you're in Purgatory for the time being, enjoy.