dVerse – Poetics – Temperature
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“Licence my roving hands …” John Donne
There She Was
Where paths lead,
the abiding question
niggling at my core,
river bend
or river pool stroll
and so it was,
waterhens idled
and the water was velvet
under the spell of lilies
those sirens of fertility,
and there she was
nymph arising,
my mantra
lead me not …,
failing,
bursting into flames as
her eyes called.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
a rising water nymph would certainly raise the temperature of many!
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Sigh, indeed. Thank you Lillian.
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Nice lines: “under the spell of lilies
those sirens of fertility,”
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Many thanks Frank.
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Mesmerizing.
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Thank you indeed.
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My pleasure, Paul.
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Very smooth, sensual
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Thank you so much Cheryl.
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🙂
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This is a beautiful sensuous bit of writing Paul — excellent!
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I’m so glad it worked, thank you for sharing that Rob.
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Lovely and sensual Paul!
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I am so glad it worked, thank you so much for that Linda.
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So very beautiful, Paul.
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Thank you so much for that Amy.
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There she was, Manfred Mann – Doo Wah Diddy Diddy.
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Ah, good old Manfred.
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Sounds like a Norman Lindsay scene … well done!
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I’ll take that, and thank you Kate. 🙂
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Once again a wonderful romantic poem. Honoring the beauty of women. Michael
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Absolutely, and thank you Michael 🙂
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Beautiful!
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Thank you so much Rupali.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Very kind as always 🙂
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Always glad to share your post, Paul! Thanks for all your views and kind comments!!
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🙂
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Beautiful poem, Paul! I love you used the word “niggling”. 🙂
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Thank you so much Susi, yes, I love that word, so expressive.
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Yes, it is! 🙂
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Love the seduction in this … the quote too! And, how “niggling” brings the feeling to life.
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Thank you for sharing how it impacted you Dawn, much appreciated.
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You’re welcome!
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Wow beautiful and evocative
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Thanks Lyn.
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
HUBBA, HUBBA–IN A NATURALISTIC WAY! 😀
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Definitely so, enjoyed your reaction 🙂
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YOWZA! 😀
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