At dVerse Merril is hosting Prosery (144 words) with an invitation to write a prose piece which must include the line “This Year’s a different thing, I’ll not think of you.” from ‘I So Liked Spring’ by Charlotte Mew.
dVerse Poets – Prosery – Last Year, Lost Love
“He wanted her and didn’t care who knew it.” Douglas Adams
I Don’t Want to Think of You
This year’s a different thing, I’ll not think of you. I’ll not think of you as I miss you in the mornings, or at the close of day. I’ll not think of you as I sit and sip as we always do. I’ll not think of you as I miss our long, deep conversations. I’ll not think of you as I fall into bed with you every night. I’ll not think of you as I remember the sensations in my skin, how we communicate without words. I’ll not think of you as I sit with my long ache of desire for you.
I can’t think of you, I’m possessed by the very feel of you. Your presence is electric, around me the air crackles. I don’t want to think of you, I want to hold you, caress you, kiss you, and be overflowed with you.
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I don’t want to think, I want to feel. Your message is touching and beautifully presented.
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Thank you very much, you have drawn out the core of this, yes, to feel.
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💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 LOVEEEEEE thissssssss whoopppp whoopppp!!!! I LOVE, love!
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You connected with this one Tammy, thank you so much for sharing. 🙂
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Nice nearly impossible but very successful juggling of the tenses! I’m agog in admiration!
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I don’t want to ungog you either, so glad it had such an affect, thank you Ana
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Good thoughts
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I’d rather feel, much warmer – rea.
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I love your take on the prompt line. You turned it completely on its head!
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Oh my, Paul! This was wonderful. I’m overwhelmed. I agree with Liz, you did turn the prompt on its head. Well done!
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Wow! Stunningly Amazing!! Loved it! A journey from what we don’t want to do and the ache of it and all we miss! Bellissimo, Paul, Bellissimo!! 😁✨👌👍
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Ah, very kind Chuck, thank you so much 🙂
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Paul, I’ve learned that grief and obsession often travel together 😦
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Reblogged this on https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Thank you so much for all the reblogs Michael 🙂
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