Tuesday, December 11, 2012

The Mag #147, "The Lover"


The Lover

Like parchment,
ink stained,
my skin
absorbs your mark,
becomes branded
with wanderlust,
seeks no boundaries,
offers no resistance,
as you traverse
and trace contours,
elevating this journey
of adventurous passion
to blissful heights.

by Margaret Bednar, December 11, 2012

This is for The Mag #147.  Check out other peoples "map" poems.

16 comments:

Scarlet said...

Such a sensual write ~ I like the wanderlust and tracing of contours ~

Grace

Mary said...

Beautifully expressed. Love the tracing of contours.

Brian Miller said...

nothing like a little wanderlust on your skin and adventurous passion...haha...nice and sensual...

Amrit Sinha said...

You have traced the contours of passion superbly !!!

21 Wits said...

Wanderlust, and blissful heights, these are words that make my heart dance! Nicely written.

Ben Ditty said...

Amazing thoughts. I often feel like branded parchment.

Berowne said...

Excellent take on this week'w prompt. Thanks.

Ginny Brannan said...

"Like parchment,
ink stained,
my skin
absorbs your mark"

The visuals in this are wonderful. The piece just oozes sensuality. Nicely penned, Margaret!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful, sensual take on the prompt...what I see as tastefully erotic.

Unknown said...

very strong. Great pacing here, everything just seems to flow together seamlessly. Great piece. Thanks.

Reena said...

Beautiful words.

Faye said...

Such a strong beautiful image.

kelvin s.m. said...

...adventurous passion to blissful heights.... yes, and indeed a never ending explorations.... great take...

smiles...

Ella said...

This was vivid and beautiful!!!
I loved how sensual you made it~
Just enough to blur the ink stains!
Wonderful! :D

RMP said...

seductively beautiful. you make the feel of those fingers sound so enticing.

Ginnie Hart said...

OMG! That may be the best tattoo I have E V E R seen! And your poem is perfect for it!