A Poem: Writing Poetry is Like Making Love...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

Writing poetry

Is like making love

The tingle starts

And inside

You come alive


Your vision expands

As your pupils dilate


The words touch your memory

They take you back to the time

When he touched your body

And brought you gasping

To your knees

Before him.

[DarkTirade]

1. You're gonna make a new saying...

instead of 'I'll be in my bunk', it'll be 'I'm gonna go write some poetry'. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear DarkTirade!

Oh, sweetie...you made me laugh!

Thanks ...

:hug:

[Haole Girl]

2. "The tingle..."

I like that line. :D

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear KC2!

I rather like it too!

Thanks, sweetie...

:hug:

[Inchworm]

3. get a room :P

Yowza, melikes :P

:yourock:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear Inchworm!

But...I already have a room, silly!

Thanks!

:hug:

[NanceGreggs]

7. No one writes poetry about love ...

... like a woman who has experienced it, delved unafraid into its mysteries, accepted its pain, wallowed in its regrets, pursued its adventure, and closed her eyes and remembered it all with such clarity of thought and economy of words.

"Your vision expands, as your pupils dilate."

That could only have been written by a true poet - and one who has truly loved, and been loved in return.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear Nance...

Oh my god, Nance...

If you only knew how much love I've experienced, and how it has affected my life...

Thank you!

Your beautiful words brought the sting of tears to me tonight...

:hug:

[NanceGreggs]

11. You don't have to tell me ...

.. how much love you have experienced - because it's all there in what you have written to date, and what you will undoubtedly write in future.

:hug:

[UndertheOcean]

8. I was not in the mood of sharing another human being today

but when I shared you , you really touched me. Thanks for the poem. This one is quite lovely.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My dear UndertheOcean...

I'm so glad you were touched by this little poem of mine...

Thank you for your lovely words...

:hug:

[halobeam]

12. I can't read tonight dear, I have a headache.

;)

(but... I've bookmarked it for later, after I've had some rest):P

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. My dear halobeam!

Ah, you made me smile!

I hope you will be able to read it happily, later...

:hug:

[khashka]

14. Lovely as always

But I always compare it to sticking a knife in your chest and then you bleed onto the paper.
Sorry, not a nice image, but that's what it feels like. Except when the muse is speaking into your ear and he's giving you all the right words, then it does feel like making love.

Khash.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. My dear Khash!

I couldn't sleep, so I got up to see if I'd had any more responses...

And here you are!

Thank you, sweetie!

I must say, my muse doesn't stick any knives into me...not normally, anyway...

:hug:

[khashka]

18. The muse isn't the one with the knives

that's me. He just whispers the words to me... He's very gentle, but he's not always there, dammit.

Khash.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. Ah, OK...I see!

Yeah, my muse is often silent as well...

But sometimes it seems as though she wakes up pretty easily...

And other times? Forget it!

:hug:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

15. "The words touch your memory"

I love this line.

A wonderful poem California Peggy, thank you :hug: :loveya:

Author!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. My dear SalmonChantedEvening!

I thank you, for your very kind words!

I'm so glad you like my little poem...

:loveya:

:hug:

[MilesColtrane]

20. three minutes of drunken red faced panting?

then a vague sense of shame as you skulk away to find your car the next morning?

[Heidi]

21. !

Bonus points for honesty.

:yourock:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. That's an interesting POV, my dear MilesColtrane...

Not exactly what I had in mind...

If you see making love in this light, then I truly feel sorry for you...

:shrug:

[MilesColtrane]

28. Just doing what I do...

...dropping stupidity bombs into random threads on the hope I'll get a laugh.

Your poem is quite lovely.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. So that's it...

I did rather wonder!

Then I took your comments entirely wrongly, and I apologize for being snarky...

:hug:

Thank you for the compliment!

[Aristus]

22. Yow! CalPeg, that's pretty good!

Yep, poetry sure does have its ways...

My wife and I have a framed calligraphic rendering of e e cummings "Somewhere I Have Never Travelled" hanging by our bedside. Not strictly erotic, but stunningly beautiful just the same.

Post more poems! :-)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear Aristus!

As I get them, I will post them!

Glad you enjoyed it...

Your calligraphy of e e cummings sounds wonderful, and inspiring...

:hug:

[Pool Hall Ace]

25. Evocative.

I would gladly stand in line for your book signing! :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. My dear Pool Hall Ace!

Well, I thank you!

You never know...one day, it might happen!

:hi:

[EstimatedProphet]

27. Does poetry end in a wet spot in the bed?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. My dear EstimatedProphet!

The poem doesn't........

But other things do!

:rofl:

:hi:

[Wetzelbill]

31. Could use a glass of water here!

:nuke:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. My dear Wetzelbill!

Um...am I reading you correctly?

Usually the "nuke" smiley indicates anger...

But right now, I'm not so sure...

Did you like my little work? Or not?

You can tell me, you know...

:shrug:

:hi:

[Wetzelbill]

33. oh I liked it

That was just the closest thing I could get to me simulating that it was so hot I would explode into flames and blow up. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. OK! I was thinking that!

Thank you...

Glad you were still here to respond ...

:hug:

And I'm very glad you like it!

[XOEnterprises]

35. It's lovely!

There's something very delicate in the way you write. It's not...heavy. Meaningful, yes, but the language suits the mood perfectly. I love it!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. My dear XOEnterprises!

How lovely to see you today!

And I thank you for your critique of my little poem...

I really appreciate your comments!

I'm glad you enjoyed it...

:hi:

[raptor_rider]

37. Beautiful poem,

Just beautiful. I love it. Nothing else I can say to put into words to what I feel about what you have wrote. You are a wonderful writer Peggy, keep it up. I would love to read more from you.

R_R

[CaliforniaPeggy]

38. My dear raptor_rider!

Wow, you just made my day with your praise!

I do plan to keep on writing, never fear...

The words thrash and bang inside me, and give me no peace till I write them down!

If you look in my journal, you will find other poems...

Thank you so much!

:hug:

[BuddhaGirl]

39. wow!!!!

::::thud::::: ahem! :-)

That is so beautiful, Peggy!! Thanks for sharing - you are really talented! :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. My dear BuddhaGirl!

Thank you!

I'm so happy you enjoyed this...

Talented? Maybe...Some days yes, some days not so much...

:hug:

[BlueIris]

41. Proud to be the 5th rec!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

42. My dear BlueIris!

*sigh*

If only Lounge threads could go on the Greatest Page...

Thank you, sweetie!

I gather you like it...

:hug:

[fortyfeetunder]

43. Do I fall asleep after the poem is written?

:evilgrin:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

44. My dear fortyfeetunder!

Oh, of course!

And then you roll over onto your other side!

:rofl:

:evilgrin: