The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Wed 12/7/05)

[RetroLounge]

SPRING

Tender, the young auburn woman,
By such innocence aroused,
Said to the blonde young girl
These words, in a soft low voice:
"Sap which mounts, and flowers which thrust,
Your childhood is a bower:
Let my fingers wander in the moss
Where glows the rosebud

"Let me among the clean grasses
Drink the drops of dew
Which sprinkle the tender flower, —

"So that pleasure, my dear,
Should brighten your open brow
Like dawn the reluctant blue."

Her dear rare body, harmonious,
Fragrant, white as white
Rose, whiteness of pure milk, and rosy
As a lily beneath purple skies?

Beauteous thighs, upright breasts,
The back, the loins and belly, feast
For the eyes and prying hands
And for the lips and all the sense

"Little one, let us see if your bed
Has still beneath the red curtain
The beautiful pillow that slips so
And the wild sheets. O to your bed!"

Paul Verlaine

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RL

[swimboy]

1. RL

I think you may have frightened people today. Was this written in English or is it a translation?

[RetroLounge]

3. It's a translation from the French

written in the 1860's I believe...

What scared them?

:hi:

RL

[swimboy]

5. It's rampantly erotic.

I was surprised there were no earlier replies. I'm glad people are chiming in now. You pushed my boundaries today. I was surprised to see them. (my boundaries, I mean) :hi:

[RetroLounge]

7. You have boudaries?

Who knew? :shrug:

:D

RL

[swimboy]

8. Exactly!

The whole experience has been disorienting! I may be confused for a little while. :graybox: :evilfrown: :graybox:

:loveya: for stretching me!

[RetroLounge]

12. stretching me?

:spray: :spray: :spray: :spray:

:rofl:

Sorry, I got a gutter mind today...

:hi:

RL

[swimboy]

15. Ohhh--

You went THERE.

Quadruple spit-take, indeed. :rofl:

:toast: :thumbsup:

[RetroLounge]

17. Sometime I just can't resist

:spank:

RL

[rbnyc]

2. Heat

Heat


O wind, rend open the heat,
cut apart the heat,
rend it to tatters.

Fruit cannot drop
through this thick air--
fruit cannot fall into heat
that presses up and blunts
the points of pears
and rounds the grapes.

Cut the heat--
plough through it,
turning it on either side
of your path.

H. D.

[In_The_Wind]

4. ~

Erotic.

[wildhorses]

6. where is the wiping brow smiley when you need it?

[progmom]

9. wow.

:hug:

[threehensandacow]

10. sometimes

it takes another woman. i remember feeling that, hearing that. didn't last, though. novelty, i suppose. lovely to think about, however. what's going on in your head this morning?

[RetroLounge]

11. My head is all over the place, as usual.

I hate the way things are now. For everyone.

I am also an all-or-nothing person, but not ready to act on that yet.

Getting tired of :banghead: at home.

RL

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. This is stunning, my dear RetroLounge......

Very erotic too....from a very different perspective than we usually have.......

How appropriate as well.......

Thank you, my friend........

I always look for your thread, and am always glad when I find it.....

There is much beauty in the Lounge these days, thanks to you......


:loveya: :hug: :loveya: :hug: :loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[RetroLounge]

14. Ah Peggy...

I merely type in other people's beauty.

You bring us your own...

:hug:

RL

[RevCheesehead]

16. Hmmm.

I like the passionate imagery.

But I'm confused. Who's the blonde? Who's the auburn? Is it Winter says to Spring? Mother Nature says to Spring? or Lesbian erotica? :shrug:

This is why I never "get" real poetry.
:banghead:

[RetroLounge]

18. It's anything you want it to be...

passionate is enough, no?

:hi:

RL

[RevCheesehead]

19. Not according to my english teacher.

We had to find the deeper meaning, and talk about imagery and all that shit. It was a real turn-off.

Is there one called Winter? I'm not ready for Spring yet.

[RetroLounge]

20. I'll be your english teacher.

We'll just concentrate on the Passion portion, M'Kay?

RL

[RevCheesehead]

21. God, I love you when you seduce me.

:loveya::loveya::loveya:

[RetroLounge]

25. We can do role playing too.

You be the Reverend, I'll be the bad boy in need of confession.

Oh, wait, never mind...

RL

[RevCheesehead]

27. Or you could be MY confessor.

:evilgrin: just think of the possibilities!

[RetroLounge]

28. Whew, did it get hot in here?

:SomethingAboutYouGirlMakesMeSweat:

RL

[RevCheesehead]

29. That, my dear RL, is the power of cheese.

[RetroLounge]

32. I love that cartoon!

:rofl:

RL

[SeattleGirl]

22. Wow, RL

One of the best you've shared with us. Um, did it just get a little warmer in here? :evilgrin:

[RetroLounge]

23. Turn up the heat!

That's my forte, apparently.

:hi:

RL

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. And you turn up the heat so delicately, so well......

It is quite seductive, my dear RL......

Check your pm in a moment please.....

:loveya: :hug:

[RetroLounge]

26. Oh my...

:blush::blush::blush::blush:
:blush::blush::blush::blush:
:blush::blush::blush::blush:

RL

[WritingIsMyReligion]

30. Eroticism, anyone?

:evilgrin:

'Tis beautiful and sensuous, though. Thank you, RL, for another great poem! :hug:

[RetroLounge]

31. You are welcome

:hi:

RL

[WritingIsMyReligion]

33. *waves back atcha*

:hi:

[threehensandacow]

34. i feel

and want to feel more. can you supply?

[RetroLounge]

35. I can supply you exactly what you need

once every morning.

With a new poem... :hug:

RL

[djeseru]

36. Okay, this one did it.

I'll confess, I've been reading these threads only for the good poetry, never really to post replies.

This one I'll have to thank you for personally...what a gem you found. Thank you for sharing it.

[RetroLounge]

37. Hey there!

Glad you liked it.

:hi:

RL