The Hungry Stones V
...In time when night turned to dawn, I could see,
It all appeared like sheer fantasy.
Light-hearted, I put on my office hat,
And hurriedly in my horse carriage sat
To drive away myself to sink ...
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Categories:
unguents, allusion, bangla, fantasy, mystery,
Form: Narrative
Bedtime
...The daylight fades
Limbs heavy and weary
Energy spent
Bones, muscles and sinews
Achingly needing rest
Bathtime ritual sacrosanct
Unguents and potions
Limbs and face smothered
Skin clean and f...
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Categories:
unguents, good night,
Form: Free verse
Age
...Unguents and lotions for face but the ignored lines on neck speak volumes
Written on 08/19/2016
Contest: Monoku by John Hamilton...
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Categories:
unguents, age,
Form: Monoku
A Massage
...This is a hymn for a him,
Close your eyes, imagine,
Soft, dextrous hands in motion,
Soothing aching muscles with lotion,
Smoothing with unguents,
Rubbing with emollients,
R......E......L......A...
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Categories:
unguents, fantasy, imagination, woman,
Form: Free verse
The Psychostasia
...The Psychostasia
(The Egyptian Funerary Rite)
For seventy days I’ve been prepared
With oils and unguents ever so rare
And with linen bandages to and fro
Wound and wrapped from head to toe
A...
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Categories:
unguents, adventure, death, faith, funeral,
Form: Couplet