The only luxury we possess,
In this world, let’s say,
It’s to think about nature,
Men abuse men,
We can’t believe them often,
Women understand this,
So you have to listen to the birds,
Respect the elephants of Kenya,
So we must admire the roses,
To address them prayers,
spare the delicate whales
Preserving tropical forests is
The only luxury we possess.
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The only luxury we possess,
In this world, let’s say,
It’s to think of each other,
To seek the goodness of some,
To admire the talent of others.
In the deafening thunderstorms,
Under the obscure ceiling of the clouds,
The only luxury we possess,
It’s to think of each other,
To admire Picasso and Courbet,
To think about Eric and Sébastien,
to Maryline and Martine, it’s
The only luxury we possess.
“Dance with the waves, move with the sea. Let the rhythm of the water set your soul free.” — Christy Ann Martine
Sundown. I enter the private beach through a rusty gate.
I walk towards an umbrella and sit in its shadow near my wife
Summer is warm. Hurrah for the sea that sparkles like a jewel .
Listen! Surface waves flutter and chase each other toward the beach.
I walk to the sandy edge mesmerised, listening to the sea’s melodious thrill.
Suddenly, I feel a push and find myself in the cool, wavy water.
I get up, mutter a curse, grab my wife. We plunge into the salty sea, kissing.
Placed 1
"Sunlit"
The sunlight
burnt their skin
they felt alive
at least
they began
to live again
bare legs bare feet
cool water,
the sensual
diving in
lovers wrapped
up in the ocean
of another world
in themselves
alone
but not alone
Sunlit
(LadyLabyrinth / 2023)
artist: Martine Emdur (Australian, Sydney)
"Fresh"
Azure skies
reflect
in your eyes
I flow into your
still calm
you are my
ultra marine
pulling in my
tide grave eyes
silver green
portals flood
two minds
now one
magnetised
salty love
taste your lips
all tangled up
in seaweed legs
wrapped and
tied tight
like ribbons
at the
crossroads
solitary
isolated
locked
(LadyLabyrinth / 2020)
"Continuum" / Tanerelle
https://youtu.be/z5GbmFsViGA
Artist: Martine Emdur, Australia
https://nandahobbs.com/artist/martine-emdur
http://www.scottliveseygalleries.com/artists.php?ar=1568
Martine
Timid, reliable, emotional, observant
Wife of Nathan Church
Lover of time management games, cooking competitions and giggle smoke
Who feels anxious, determined, inspired
Who needs attention, La Croix seltzer water, and yoga tights
Who gives thanks to God
Who fears natural disasters, highways and falling off the wagon....again
Who would like to see all disease extinct
A resident of Orlando
Lincifort-Church
Never Too Old
Louise and Martine Fokken
Have finally called it quits
No more late night rendezvous
And sharing of their “bits”
No longer young like 69
They are 70 in age
And want to find another way
To earn a decent wage
For more than 50 years these twins
Reverted to their roots
Worked and lived in Amsterdam
As private prostitutes
There’s a minimum age for doing so
Set at 21
But no limit at the higher end
“Play” as long as you’re having fun
But the tax man and arthritis
Have made the girls think twice
They’re hanging up there mattresses
And giving up that vice
I laughed when I read the story
Can’t imagine “grandma’s“do it
But since I’m only 64
I guess I could pursue it
5/6/13
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