Poem Body
Oh! Let me touch that marble flesh
Luminescent in soft summer's light,
My fingers reach, caress the face
That once did launch a thousand ships.
I cannot breathe,
I gasp for air
As cat like eyes on mine affix;
In eons past men died for this
In times not come they will again.
Comments
The first stanza is the
The first stanza is the introduction, the second stanza is the passion.
the first three lines of the second stanza, with the powerful image it presents gives full weight to the poem.
I cannot breathe,
I gasp for air
As cat like eyes on mine afix;
Hello T
Thank you for your assessment, it is appreciated. Alex
Yes...
In times that will not come again. Helen, I remember well. The lines: "I cannot breathe
. I gasp for air..."
The effect she had on me...
~ Geez.
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Hi Geez.
Thanks Geez. Alex.
Lovely poem, Alex!! I can
Lovely poem, Alex!! I can only hope to be desired as you describe in your writing.
Hello Hippie
Thank you Hippie, I'm sure you will some day. Alex.