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Love Is Like That

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Let me gaze within your windows
With curtains pulled aside,
Let me pause inside your aura
Absorbing all that stems forth.

Let me enfold your ardent hand
Exalt the seed of this connection
Let me quench my peerless thirst
From your exquisite and luscious well.

Let me bare my famished soul
In layers of smoldering confessions,
Let me divulge what lies beneath
In this chamber of my yearning.

Let me deplete my aching self
Into your warm receptive vessels,
Let me fill my cup to the brim
On what your immaculate fervor offers.

 

And when desires rule,
And prudence becomes
The feather in the wind,
Succulent senses secreting

 

Passion beyond comprehension,
Launch me on flights of fancy,
Where I am yours and you are mine
In a garden of corporeal delights.

 

Love is like that

 


Copyright © Henri Ferguson 2005

Author notes

Relationships are the proverbial and quintessential double edged sword. Folks wanting out and folks wanting in, and then those on the fringe in the land of indecision. And some folks choose to walk a solitary path. The amazing chemistry that takes place when a relationship is being launched, has all the potential in the world to become poetry in motion, and otherwise.

The absolute mind body rush that emanates from the connecting of two spirits is something to behold. Energy fields merging, testing the waters with eager anticipations.

Lovers, and soon to be lovers alike, open their hearts and souls like overflowing cups of desire. As this nectar flows over the rim of the saucer and onto the table, dizzying passion kicks into high gear in a garden of corporeal delights.

Inevitably this union will undergo the litmus test, as they all do.

Love is like that.

Written April 12th, 2005

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  • creationsfromheart
    March 28, 2008

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    I could pick this poem apart to give you my favorite lines favorite stanzas and it would come out just like you have wrtitten it this is a wonderful poem, I love it completly, I would change some of the punctuation like first stanza a period at the end. and no comma in the first line of second stanza move the comma and place and on the next line, but to be honest I love it either way!


  • Mark Rickerby gold member
    June 20, 2006
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    Wow . . .

    Let me deplete my aching self
    Into your warm receptive vessels,
    Let me fill my cup to the brim
    On what your immaculate fervor offers

    As always, the poem and your comments seem to hit home with me. I've had a few "litmus tests" lately.

    Namaste,

    Mark

  • SIPrawn
    January 6, 2006
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    Oooooh boy. The wording and rhythem here is so firm and...just...awesome. You really have a talent for this, it's just so...amazing. There's something so beautiful in order in something as emotionally rampant as poetry, especially when the poem is on one of the wildest of all emotions...~sweet love, sighs all round~


  • Jennifer
    May 14, 2005
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    I truly enjoyed this poem. It was very deliberate in its pacing, and I will have to re-read it to extract the last drops of meaning from it! It feels like the kind of poem you can come back to again and again, and take something different away. I loved the line, "In layers of smoldering confessions".

    JB


  • Crowheart
    May 13, 2005
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    nice poem

    love without fear...
    muslin skinned hearts
    joyful wet tears
    freedom to sing
    the lovers, they sing,
    a lull on the path
    before true living proceeds...


  • ferg silver member
    May 12, 2005
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    Hey Brian,

    Nice to see you back here, you've been missed, I trust you are well. Thanks for the comments, and yes I can see how this reminds you of that Elvis tune, it does have that essence to it. Good call!

    Henri


  • Brian N
    May 12, 2005
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    For some strange reason, I'm reminded of the Elvis song "Only fools rush in" .. I mean that in a good way. I absolutely enjoyed the poem and the author's notes. I found both to be sincere and do so agree.

    Excellent work Henri -

    Peace ~ Brian


  • Reframing-Quill
    May 6, 2005
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    A Materful Masterpiece

    AS YOU’VE SAID:
    “True-love is gentle as a Dove,
    The Depths of love similar to a luscious well,
    Love has layers, even of smouldering confessions,
    Love is like the ocean’s depth, with those like-minded,
    We are like a vessel, longing to be filled…
    Also, one’s WILL can become as a feather-bound, in the wind.
    Thus the sum total, of your muse, equals: Passion beyond comprehension…”
    Consequently, and quintessentially, this is an inconceivably a masterful MASTERPIECE…!

    However, do people fear change as much as they fear love…?
    The richer one becomes, or the greater the mountains climbed, does not Love of beauty differ to love of substance? Did not Eve (tempted by the enchanting Tempter) desire beauty over the tree of LIFE-?! And I would dare say that most would not leave their comfort-zones for the chance of True-love, nor would true-Beauty ever really love comfort alone. But the fact remains-, just like Eve’s scenario, that many still choose the TREE-of-knowledge (of good and evil) RATHER THAN THE TREE-OF-LIFE! So, what does love matter, if we chose love (for need) out of LOVE (for compatibility), if there’s no divine revelation and inspiration of GOD’S BEST?!
    Undressing is never easy, but experience should speak volumes; now that I’ve finished with love (five years implied) from the tree of knowledge, I’m ready for the Tree of Life (God’s kind)!
    ~Regards~
    Milly


  • May 4, 2005
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    Hey
    It was so great to see your name as a comment on my work...
    I have missed you as well my friend... I got your email a while ago about where you are and what you are up to and I hope all is well.
    I do have to say that reading your author comment was a cherry on top of a beautiful write..
    always insightful... always, always true...


  • rhiannon 11
    April 30, 2005
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    henri you're killin me.
    SIGH
    lol
    rhiannon (sarah)


  • Maureen silver member
    April 27, 2005
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    Excellent! A pleasure to read!

    Yes, love is like that. Very nicely done!!!

    ♥ Maureen

  • snapper1313
    April 26, 2005
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    When love is at its best, the world is new and fantastic. Like a blossom slowly opening, the miracle brings delights to both the mind and the tender soul.

    May you ever have such love in your heart.


  • April 25, 2005
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    as beautiful as you are

    Cowboy, you certainly have a way with words...a beautiful way.
    Your heart always shows through.

    LLL
    T


  • pangur ban
    April 21, 2005
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    Love and passion merging, changing, growing.
    Yep, love is like that. And my heart aches for those who dont (and may never) experience such a beautiful union of heart and soul. Your words (in both the poem and author's note) touch me Henri - make me realize how fortunate I am to have such a relationship with my husband. This is excellent writing - Thank you, Helen


  • jantastic gold member
    April 18, 2005
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    I always read your words and feel them but hold onto that little anticipation of reading your author's comments. You are one writer on this site who always has at least as much to say in your comment as in your poetry. This is no exception. You have some great alliteration in this piece too. Thought I had commented when I visited before but apparently not. I think I'm almost back to being me.
    Lovely Henri.
    Edited on Apr 18, 9:25 because 'creative spelling'.


  • maryannde gold member
    April 14, 2005
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    I wonder Henri, if my life wasn't in the place it is, if I would have found every word you said to be so incredibly and acutely on target.
    Quite softly sensuous my friend. The descriptions of love lusciously expressed as only you can do.

    Very nice work and as is the norm with your pieces, your comments are as enticing as the actual poem.


  • rite
    April 14, 2005
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    Beside being a two sided sword, love can also be a mirage that continuously shifts out of reach. Something you know is there, because you've seen it, almost touched it, inhaled its scent and felt its linger inside your heart and head. Something so elusive that imagination is only able to encompass fragments of it that reflect only minute parts of the depth and truth of love. Nut nothing is given or witheld from us without cause and nothing in this life is the whole truth. Both your poem and comment bestowed me with matters to ponder on, to verify and falsify my experience, feeling and thought. Thank you,

    Rage


  • Blondita
    April 13, 2005
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    I'm with Wendy on this one - and will just say...sigh...its worth the risk though, the whole love thing

    Bootiful Henri.

    ~ Sonia ~ X


  • April 13, 2005
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    Hi!
    I hope all is well with you! This was beautiful...
    so true all of this is....


  • NurseChilly gold member
    April 13, 2005
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    ahh romance at it's best.. the bittersweet irony of it all.. yet we still do it.. we crash on in.. open our hearts and let it rush like oxygen.. heady write my friend..
    Superb imagery too
    liked it alot hun


    ~GILL~xxx


  • Manicmuze
    April 13, 2005
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    ** sigh

    beautiful poem henri


  • myrataal silver member
    April 12, 2005
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    Purification by Love

    Dearest Henri --

    How deeply you touch me; a churning feeling of pleasurable aching, stripping me of words and of critique in whatever form, other than recognizing the immense depth of love, on whatever level, but ultimately eternally sanctifying.

    Love

    Myra


  • Redstormy gold member
    April 12, 2005
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    Your authors notes are poetic as well. Damn Henri...hubba hubba. I hear you my friend, there are some that are actually addicted to that feeling of falling in love. The chemistry is powerful...stellar write and very very romantic.

    Red


  • Venessa
    April 12, 2005
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    I would say that the authors comments are equally delightful with the write. You words just flowed and the feelings it brought out were tremendous. and that picture was so perfect ~ and yes love is like that ~ I couldn't have said it better if I tried.


  • drama1000 silver member
    April 12, 2005
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    What a masterpiece of perfect words, perfectly placed.

  • etrangere
    April 12, 2005
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    Oh. I loved this. I agree with you, love is a double edged sword. but, I think the up side of it overshadows the down and keeps up comming back... Of course, the pain always stays...

    I believe my favorite part of this was "Let me bare my famished soul". Mmm... how I know that feeling. It seems that when you are in love, you just want to expose yourself to the one you love. Open up, show everything inside of you that is aching for them, longing for them.

    I can't explain to you how brilliant, powerful, and truly beautiful this was to me. You have quite a talent. More than enough for you to go on my favorites.

    Katy

  • yoursbyperil
    April 12, 2005
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    The imagery in this was remarkable and your vocabulary represented your thoughts perfectly (or so it seemed)... It is not often I read something that can so perfectly describe certain emotions and feelings. For some reason, this piece seemed very lyrical, and I kept expecting it to rhyme... Your words were poetically exceptional, and I just felt as though your thoughts could've flowed better if they had been organized into a rhyme scheme... Nothing wrong with free form poetry, I love it, but it just seems like an organized rhyme really would've worked well for this piece. Anyway, amazing job.


  • Ava Noire silver member
    April 12, 2005
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    Yea it is beautiful while it lasts but rarely it ever lasts. I understand that perfectly. Your poem, like most of your others, is well written and worded with a philiosophical look on things that leaves your readers wondering.

    I enjoyed

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