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Intimate audition

You need not read novels to me
nor do you have to recite poems
when you whisper in my ear

it's not the words that matter
it's your breath

that sweet tingling caress
resounds in my cochlea

we are here
we are alive
we are real

— Ink Dragon, Apr 04, 2010

Critiques

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Ink Dragon

16 years 2 months ago

Dail!

You naughty boy! I just fell off my chair again, laughing. Yours, ~Nina
Bonitaj

Bonitaj

16 years 2 months ago

AH Nina!!

whisper to me - if only with your sighs!!! Loved it - short and sweet! Boni
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Ink Dragon

16 years 2 months ago

Dankeschön, Boni :)

I am still recovering from my brain cramp when trying to organize my thoughts about the devil after reading your Dark Star poem. Hope you can make sense of my rant there! Yours, ~Nina
xena465

xena465

16 years 2 months ago

Wish someone would whisper

Wish someone would whisper in my ear and make me feel like that! Just got my wee pet rat Zak in my ear sometimes, not whispering though, nibbling...hope that doesn't spoil your moment at the thought of a rat in your ear Nina...Love it. Rosina xena465
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Ink Dragon

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Rosina,

no worries, I used to have a pet rat too. Little Spike went wherever I went... so you haven't spoiled my moment at all. Yours, ~Nina
Jonathan Moore

Jonathan Moore

16 years 2 months ago

Minor suggestions

Firstly, this is a good piece and flows well. The reading flow is smoother than than speaking flow and I would like to address that by offering a more intimate word in a couple of places and adding a line to expand the mood. Suggestions are [bracketed] ---------------------------- You [needn't] read novels to me nor [recite rapturous] poems when you whisper in my ear it’s not the words that matter it’s your breath that sweet tingling caress resounds in my cochlea [and I quiver] we are here we are alive we are real ------------------------------------- --Jonathan Annoying the world, one person at a time (Group discounts available)
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Ink Dragon

16 years 2 months ago

Jonathan,

many thanks for the detailed critique. I will definitely give these initial lines another go, but something tells me that I do not need or want an "I" in there, so I think I am going to leave the penultimate stanza alone. Yours, ~Nina
Jonathan Moore

Jonathan Moore

16 years 2 months ago

Understood

And that explains perfectly the interaction between critique and author. the reviewer offers ideas and suggestions, the author weighs them to see what expands the vision and what does not. I know you have no difficulty with this concept, but I am hopeful that those who view any critique as an insult might learn from the way it can happen when no one is taking offense. --Jonathan Annoying the world, one person at a time (Group discounts available)
DawningDaytripper

DawningDaytripper

16 years 2 months ago

Who wouldn’t want to

Who wouldn't want to whisper in your ear after that Nina, grandly simple and inviting. Whisper whisper, Your talent to catch me and hold my attentions are astonding. You know all the boys will want to resound in your choclea. LOL. I almost wanted a little nibble of a lobe though, but I am only the student and learning from the teacher. I Loved it. Julie D.D.
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Ink Dragon

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Julie,

thank you for your kind words. All the boys? Gosh, what an onslaught! One would be more than enough, really ;) Yours, ~Nina
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Nina

This is brilliant ... the soft touch of the title draws a mood straight away ... [intimate] silences the mind to be told something extraordinary I am running out of superlatives hun fucking brilliant will have to do love and hugs JayCee x x x
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Ink Dragon

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Jayne,

fucking brilliant does just fine, thanks :) Love&hugs Yours, ~Nina
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years 2 months ago

We hear the whispers of the sea

Ann of Norway The music of one's breath that's so intimate and lovely Nina, and that suggestive word the cochlea which has the ring of the shell the conch shell in which we hear the whispers of the sea and far off places, setting the mood to that of contemplation with the lull of the waves wafting in our ears. When I read to Erik he goes to sleep at the sound of my voice, so its no good hoping for comprehension of the book. A poem in the NOW. Love to you dear Nina from Ann.
Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 2 months ago

An audible sigh I leave for

An audible sigh I leave for you, Nina, along with a nod to Jonathan's suggestion. ~A "Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." ~ A Course In Miracles
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Ink Dragon

16 years 2 months ago

Thank you, Anna,

there will definitely be a finetuned version coming up soon, I'm working on it. Yours, ~Nina
ID

Ink Dragon

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Molly,

so glad that you liked it. Hope you're well, dear poetess. Yours, ~Nina
W

Wafi

16 years 2 months ago

Wow!!!!

Wow!!!! Nina, You blessed my morning! What more can we expect from a poet? Love you for this!! Sincerely, Wafi "Culture, location and beliefs; All vanish with love!" ~Afzal Shauq~
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Ink Dragon

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Wafi,

thank you. Love returned, and may you have many more blessed mornings, my friend. Yours, ~Nina
loved

loved

16 years 2 months ago

lovely

its lovely its lovely its lovely that's how i always say to thee to thee to thee PLEASE SEE I ALWAYS HAVE FOLLOWED THE TREE TIMES STYLE ALL THOSE WHO LAUGHED NOW LIKE IT. TYPO fault pl read in lowe r case sorry ...
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Ink Dragon

16 years 2 months ago

Loved,

your comment would, perhaps, mean something to me if it wasn't another template. Can you please try a little harder to leave comments that show you did read the post you're commenting on? Yours, ~Nina
Janice Pearce

Janice Pearce

16 years 2 months ago

Intimate audition

Nina, Although this was short, it was from the heart and packed a punch. Beautiful! ______________________________________________________ Income-tax forms should be more realistic by allowing the taxpayer to list "Uncle Sam" as a dependent Anonymous
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Ink Dragon

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Janice,

what a nice surprise to see you on my page, will have to go and see if you posted something new (I'm terribly behind with my reading). Thank you! Yours, ~Nina
AA

adjei agyei-baah

16 years 2 months ago

This is your short I have

This is your short I have ever read.Short poems are easily consume and digested.You did it with a touch of eclat.You did touched me to the core of my heart.
Candlewitch

Candlewitch

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Nina

I get the same feelings with his breath on my neck... Always, Cat
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Ink Dragon

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Cat,

so glad you can relate. It's good to know that someone is there, that we are not alone... Yours, ~Nina
AA

adjei agyei-baah

16 years 2 months ago

wanna know

wanna find out if you have come out with any publication yet.If yes, kindly let me know where I can get a copy whether soft or hard
ID

Ink Dragon

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Sinnbadd,

I am still trying... The plan is to have the manuscript ready by the end of this year. Keep your fingers crossed that someone will publish my ramblings... I promise to let you know. Yours, ~Nina
greeneyes

greeneyes

16 years 1 month ago

stunning

This was amazing, trully stunning. Greeneyes
mona

mona

16 years 1 month ago

Love Song for Words

Why do we fear words when they have been rose-palmed hands, fragrant, passing gently over our cheeks, and glasses of heartening wine sipped, one summer, by thirsty lips? *** Dear Nina if you liked my replay I'll be happy to send the rest of this lines. nice work and I like it, but I think there is some thing missing maybe (more details) but it's clear .With all respect . Mona
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Ink Dragon

16 years 1 month ago

Hi Mona,

glad to see you're still around. I like your love song for words, please post the full text to the stream. Yours, ~Nina
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magics02

16 years 1 month ago

Your short poem:)

Resonates so well. The ending we are here, are alive, I liked it and maybe I shall try one of these wee wons!! LOL This one does deserve the cookie cheer for sure Nina Thanks for all you are and do for this site. You are one heck of a woman!! How is your Father and I wish all to be well. My dad still not up to par and I guess as they age we must age with them, sad to say but a true aspect of adult children and older parents. The love is all that matters and of course the time well spent with them is all we can give sometimes. Kudos to your whispering write:) Love, Mona xoxoxox TIME well spent is TIME well lived
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Ink Dragon

16 years 1 month ago

Dear all,

my apologies for my absence. Some bad ol' flu bugs got me. I will be back tomorrow :) Yours, ~Nina
T

Tink

16 years 1 month ago

dearest dragon,

Fucking brilliant! This is why you are who I turn to when I need a read that simulates my creative energy with powerful simplicity! I bow to you on this one... Live, Laugh and Love (and don't forget to write) Tink
chumfin

chumfin

16 years 1 month ago

dear Nina

take a five , this was very deep, much respect to you, its really in you. i mean poetry. chumfin
Benjamin1987

Benjamin1987

15 years 11 months ago

Hello

Hello Ink Dragon. It is very nice to meet you. I have to say after reading this poem I am hooked. It is short and to the point and very deep. I like the whole flow of the piece and how it is saying that someone does not need to do or say anything special to impress you, but that they just need to be there for you. How what the two people in this poem have something real. Very impressive piece, can't wait to read more.

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