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»I love to languish«

Dec 8, 2006

I love to languish / in the sheer depth / of your language, dear mistress / / I clutch your memory / strong / like new fists when we're / born / when your scent mounts / the air, I wake / like ears to a song, and / cast my soul like nets / to trap the silhouettes / of together days / that are gone / / time fights…  sign in to read more »


»word-war II«

Oct 20, 2006

all the words then, / in one fell swoop, / adjourned at old diction- / Harry?s wish / the verbs did, the nouns / called what the adjectives / described would / be a momentous occasion / rumours spread that a / poem was on the cards (an / ode or sonnet, / an integral part / of a play perhaps) paper was / stacked…  sign in to read more »


»my bed has been trying...«

Oct 20, 2006

my bed has been trying / to seduce me since you / left it, / pillows kiss / a sleeping ear / the cotton whispers / moans unclear / since Friday night I?ve / kept it / sanct ? spread your / scent to distant / corners / and tamed the blanket / with a cold stare ? I swear / in the bless of Sunday / ?twas wholly…  sign in to read more »


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