Short Wineglass Poems

wineglass in my hand
I retire to window ledge
far from madding crowd.

faint polite laughter
bane drunken conversations
will not touch me here.

a lone gorgeous man
relentless eyes pursue me
distance keeps me safe.


@jjote 0831/2015...

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Mourning a broken wineglass

Brittle and beautiful you were, you were.
Brittle and broken, you are, you are.
"A thing of beauty a joy forever?
O profundity I cannot measure.
All earthy things will surely pass.
Vessel of sanctity, frail glass,
To hold wine, not water, was your due.
I, who to the sink my treasure threw.
Must  careless haste  confess and rue....

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The end of our dreams
flow in shattered discord
like a wineglass overturned
In our fruitless searches
bereavement impales
as we pour the bottle on the floor
Watching each drop
collect and pool
swirling in bitter waves
Our tongues are stained
with that sweet taste
rose tinted
with hints of sage
and as our spirits rise
from a body so fine
they will pour us in our graves...

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MUSIC GIRL
when the music ends-
we no longer can pretend
LETTER GIRL
a few words
can make us ill-
or better
WINEGLASS GIRL
a girl with a glass
chateau red-
a touch of class
NECKLACE GIRL
mirror to face
with a necklace-
memory without a trace
PENSIVE LADY
lost in thought,
she sighs...caught
by vermeers eyes
PIANO GIRL
sing and play
concert,piano forte-
art,forgotten today...

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She felt the soft brush of the grass
upon her fingers as she tripped
amongst the lazy Spring meadow.
Her faint flesh blush, vibrant, aglow
from the sweet cider she had sipped
of the long forbidden wineglass.
The moist dew trailed along her wrist
as the morning haze draped her gown
exposing her delicate youth
and the inexorable truth;
it’s easy for a girl to drown
in love’s first forbidden soft kiss.
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MUSIC GIRL
when the music ends-
we no longer can pretend
LETTER GIRL
a few words
can make us ill-
or better
WINEGLASS GIRL
a girl with a glass
chateau red-
a touch of class
NECKLACE GIRL
mirror to face
with a necklace-
memory without a trace
PENSIVE LADY
lost in thought,
she sighs...caught
by vermeers eyes
PIANO GIRL
sing and play
concert,piano forte-
art,forgotten today

see vermeersgirls@blogspot.com...

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Darling,

Your lipstick on the wineglass was my last sip of you.  I put my fingers around yours, and drew a deep breath, putting my lips upon your rouge, as I savored the last drop of your chardonnay.  The thought crossed my mind that we experienced the flavor together.  

Then my heart raced when I realized mine was the richer experience.  I tasted the last drop of you, along with that lonely drop of wine.  Now, I can only long for another vintage of that blend....

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Gentle sounds of water
Through mountain boulders.
Crystal streams enticing us to swim
Cravings overcome us, naked we jump in.

Aromas from cooking
Food so good looking.
Stomachs growl with haste
Craving for the taste.

Chocolates in a bowl
Temptation’s on a roll
Longing just to savour
Craving for their flavour

Dewdrops on a wineglass
Showing style and class.
Cravings make you think
Got to have that drink.

Perfumes in the air
Hormones everywhere.
Cravings out its cage
Lust is on the rampage....

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