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Marked in a sigh

I gather your word
to my breast,
my face brushes
a cryptic from you

a poem of dragonflies
slipped from my mouth,
as lemon trees grew
from the raging sea
churning my stomach

I washed in the splash
and sting of living words
that split from the envelope
from my feet to the roots
of my hair, I was stained

the calligraphy
of every single word
that bled out
was stained in lust
and the sweet desire
of your thoughts,
I am marked in red

as white parchment
with cashmere ink
swirling around
every single word
written and not
is all seeking
to make up
what is me,

a poem
in a thousand drafts
being ever rewritten

I am now branded
with your mark
as a another dragonfly
escapes my lips

on a sigh

— Seren, Apr 11, 2010

About the Author

Region, Country: Beyond the Black Stump..Australia, AUS

Favorite Poets: Pablo Neruda, P.K.Page, W.H.Auden, to many and various to include them all ...

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xena465

xena465

16 years 2 months ago

I like that image of

I like that image of dragonflies being your words escaping from your mouth to create poetry. Love your poem and imagination Jaycee. Rosina xena465
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Rosina

Thanks for the comment ... this ones about something that happened in the last few weeks ... I have made it a little obscure but it has meaning for me and the person I wrote it for ... and the imagination will stretch as far as we want it to ... mines all out of shape lol ... ;) love and hugs Jayne-Chloe (http://www.neopoet.com/forum/36627-meet-n-greet-live-chat-thurs-apr-15th-9-11-pm-ny-est-host-poewriter58-welcome-new-member#comment-175177) ... Be there ~!~!~!
M

Millage

16 years 2 months ago

Wonderful

I love your use of language here Hun. Enjoyed the read very much. Much love Millage x
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Mile Man

thanks for the read it was a lovely surprise to see you here this morning ... I forgot to comment back before I went to bed last night lol I was a tad tired love and biggest hugs Jayne-Chloe x x x (http://www.neopoet.com/forum/36627-meet-n-greet-live-chat-thurs-apr-15th-9-11-pm-ny-est-host-poewriter58-welcome-new-member#comment-175177) ... Be there ~!~!~!
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

16 years 2 months ago

So so so intensely surreal

Ann of Norway This one I will have to look at as some of the words here and there could be thrown out or added to, I don' t quite know what I mean yet but will take it away and cogitate, I may be up the pole and when I re read it it will sound just perfect, but that's my first momentary impression of just this one. BUT as usual the imagery is stunning and so so so intensely surreal that the painting produced in my head is also stunning, perhaps you have inspired me to do some painting again, I have concentrated on poetry for tow years now and the paints have dried in their cups, so we shall see you wondrous spinner of word patterns-that's not the word I want, word juxtapositions-that sounds pompous- jangling- ah perhaps that better and yet its not the sounds so much as the images, so I am at a loss for the right word!!Help!!! Will return anon and refreshed by this poem, must go catch a dragonfly and explore the heavens first as the sun has come with a vengeance and scorched the tip of my tongue, so I shall return. Farewell on this day dearest , I am mad(oh I forgot the E here and that makes it stronger, this expression, what!!) happy by your poetry, it is not static, we can fly and dance and sing with it and that is so great, thank you Ann.
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Ann

I hope you caught a dragonfly and explored the heavens in words ;) I look forward to your return ... be interested if anyone gets this one .. its got a specfic message but well see if anyone picks it up ... I was hoping you might twig to it love and biggest hugs Jayne-Chloe Looking forward to your return read ;) (http://www.neopoet.com/forum/36627-meet-n-greet-live-chat-thurs-apr-15th-9-11-pm-ny-est-host-poewriter58-welcome-new-member#comment-175177) ... Be there ~!~!~!
loved

loved

16 years 2 months ago

you all r

u all r poets out here i seem to be out of place perhaps i will benefit from u
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Loved

I believe we are all out of place ;) at some time or another ... Neopoet is a good place to learn its helped me immensely kind regards love Jayne-Chloe (http://www.neopoet.com/forum/36627-meet-n-greet-live-chat-thurs-apr-15th-9-11-pm-ny-est-host-poewriter58-welcome-new-member#comment-175177) ... Be there ~!~!~!
Seren

Seren

16 years 2 months ago

Dear Judd

I may have been a little to obscure with this write ... if noone gets it I may just rewrite it cause its one I want to get right lol thanks for the read and the stars i am glad you liked it albeit confusing lol love and big hugs Jayne-Chloe (http://www.neopoet.com/forum/36627-meet-n-greet-live-chat-thurs-apr-15th-9-11-pm-ny-est-host-poewriter58-welcome-new-member#comment-175177) ... Be there ~!~!~!

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