Longing for her,
woman of the wild
who mirrors
that which makes me him;
making this half whole .
One who lies in wait,
craving with fierce abandon,
yielding to her lusty epicenter,
paying restitution
for yearnings denied.
Dam busting
so rivers may flow
delivering us to finales
reserved for nirvana seekers
of the highest order.
Quenching my insatiable thirst,
sating my hunger
calming my restive soul,
ceding me to
the still point of desire
Copyright © Henri Ferguson 2003
Author notes
Woke up this morning with a longing stirring within. As I lay there trying to give shape to my thoughts, these words came out… And just to prove that multi-tasking is not restricted to the women’s domain, while pecking these words out on my notebook I did laundry, cooked breakfast and packed up for an impending move. Feel better now.
Written November 2nd, 2003
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I'm impressed! Not just with this piece, but with the multi-tasking! Bravo!
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This felt like one big intense orgasm :-)
Very passionate.
~ Wendy
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I liked your poem, it made me think. something i need to do. Thanks very enjoyable.
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Gosh.
How did you manage to create while doing chores?
My mother wants to take a nap after nuking a breakfast sandwich!
I really liked the lines, "delivering us to finales
reserved for nirvana seekers"
What a lovely write. You really have a way to make the ladies swoon!
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A multi-tasking, poetry writing, world travelling, musician... Deeeeeeelish!
Sorry, Henry, but your poem has got me feeling a bit giddy and a lot girlie. I hate using the word "beautiful" all the time, but I'm at a loss for adjectives. This is brilliant and so lovely (not much better, hey?) and the passion it contains...well, that left me gobsmacked. Good stuff, mate. Tills -
hahaha...first i have to laugh at your author comments! If you ever wake up with that particular stirring again...i think you should stop by my place...i have some laundry and dishes that need to be done! lol.
Now...on the piece itself...there was a very sexy, sultry feel to it...
you get quite a bit accomplished when you wake up with a "stirring" don't you? Housework and fine poetry!
UB
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I came here to see if you had any new jewels to share. Read this once again. Have to admit you created some stirring on my part as well. This is truly beautiful.
Red -
concise and universal
You strike a chord and have created quite a stir here. No need to repeat what others have said well, but I echo them just the same.
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a very sensual and intense write!! excellent!!!! a very enjoyable read!!
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I am and have always been a firm believer that we each have a soul mate - someone that completes us (and visa versa). There is urgency in your words, but beauty as well. For the record, there is nothing like falling headlong into the person we love/desire and finding contentment. Excellent write Henri – oh, and I’m quite impressed that you wrote this while performing multiple tasks
Take care - Helen
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Whoah Ferg.. ceding me to the point of desire..I almost fainted!!!! geezz man.. next time you get busy like that.. call me.. lolololololol I'll help with the laundry..
Hot, hot and still hot.. might be my hormones.. but this got me going somewhat!!!!
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A candle burns within
And finds passion upon it's wait
AS desire envelopes
pleasure smiles~~
Thought I'd come by for a visit
mmm~so glad I did~
What A beautiful write~
made me smile~
Smiles~Emma -
washing-cooking-packing-moving-writing
and eating? yes, i'd say that is multi-tasking
apparently you do it quite well
for you have produced a lush piece
emotive and yearning
bowing my head in your direction
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OK superman, multi-tasker, poet, chef and all! I read and reread this, and am still surpriesed it is only 4 verses, only 20 lines longer, you seem to pack so much in to it, and yet say everything in these few lines. kudos. I don't have a fovourite bit, I adore it all, wild, wanting, needing, rising, flooding, quenching, the whole rush of everything, the feelings and emotions and the 'still point of desire'. Wish I knew how you penned such perfect poetry every time. Methinks the longing did more than just stir...?
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LOL at your comment - self satistaction at what you acheieved should be satisfaction enough though I am impressed - very nice intricate delving into desire - I really like the line 'the still point of desire' though I am a little unsure of what that might mean to me - lots of connotations there
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The anticipation and soft caress of each word make this so full of the longing everyone knows. It calmed me and made every thought in my head stop and every pain in my heart dissolve. Thank you for posting this.
~Angela -
Such passionate and romantic thoughts in the morning ???
Reading this , am unsure as to whether or not you have captured dream and imagination , or whether it's a personal tribute to someone special...either way , well written Henri...
Some intense imagery used to convey emotion..." dam busting "...
could be construed as erotic actually...
Anyways I babble - enjoyed
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Wow, you struck a nerve with this one! It so reminds me of a relationship i have with someone...something quite chemical...and the sameness of our insatiability so equally matched it is almost frightening. This piece drew me right to that...that place where just on the other side of the "mirror" lives the shadow that completes us...LOVED IT!
UB
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Well. I sense the unquestionable search that comes in doing without knowing all of the resolve. This reminds me of many things, including the exemplary and menial activity of the here and now. No one realizes that it's not subjective in the end. It's very much in the WHOLE...the objective.
Nicely written for the sake of all. It has its glib recitals. Knowledge has a way of making us soooooooooo accountable to the truth and what life has given us at the moment.
Thank you,. And I give Red Stormy an "atta' girl" for suggesting that I read your work. )**pat pat**.....Thank you!!
Do you have a juicer? It's a GOTTA HAVE if you want to go back to the Garden.
Merci, monsieur!!! -
I am without comment - which is a rare thing. I just can't shake the feeling that I've peeked into your thoughts. Like you saw me sneaking, but let me anyway.
wow.. laundry. I don't do laundry
~Scarlet -
This surely has a sense of urgency about it. I like the idea of the mirror images, the half that makes you whole, I know that is what we look for, wish for, hope for - and if we are lucky, that is what we find. Not sure that luck actually has anything to do with it - providence? fate? Well, maybe its being in the right place at the right time.. and I see you are moving so perhaps you are going to find her in this new place. For your sake, I hope so. This is a bit different from some of your others, but I like it very much. ~ becky
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Wow! I am impressed! Not only with the poem, but with all you accomplished while writing the poem.
I often have an unidentified yearning pecking away at me. The moments when I have felt completely satisfied and complete have been few and far between, but you seemed to work your way toward that with this write. Very evocative. -
Henri
As I drink green tea
and think of thee.....the yearnings, the cravings, the very hunger to be with someone worthy of your passion, it's all there and I do understand it so wholly.....this is a stunning blossom of passion in your heart-garden of beautiful roses....
Sarah
ps I liked your author comments re:multitasking. Highly entertaining and sweet insight into who you are.... -
An amazing poem, verbalized soul, softly yet surely "ceding ... to the still point of desire"; to be made whole; to be made "him". Henri, you have expressed such yearning, such focused longing, that there is NO doubt in my mind whatsoever that you will find her, your "woman of the wild" ... and you will mirror that which makes her "she"
Exultation.
May you journey safely and with joy.
Myra
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I'm glad I had the pleasure of reading this great Poem!!!
One who lies in wait,
craving with fierce abandon,
yielding to her lusty epicenter,
paying restitution
for yearnings denied.
This stanza stuck within my thoughts after i had finished the read..Your words seem to glide right off the page, and land perfectly.. to give a thought provoking moment!!!
To long for something always keeps us going ....
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The whole feel of this is so universal. That denial, the holding back, the lacking, then the finding. More than just release in the physical, it is fulfillment in a spiritual sense as well.
And I have to smile at the multi tasking. You are a true renaissance man...(of the highest order).
I, too, hope the move is a good one.
Maddie -
Your words are my discovery for today, they added serenity to my life. I could relate to the woman of the wild, perhaps not the way you mean't it though. *bowing* with respect. Your words are lovely.
Red -
Intense emotions in this poem that almost seems like a want ad in the Personal section of the newspaper (a very poetic, outstanding ad, I must add). These words stood out to me...longing, craving, yearning, quenching, sating, calming, ceding. May your life follow the progression of your excellent poem!
<3 Maureen
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"woman of the wild
who mirrors
that which makes me him;
making this half whole."
This line was outstanding... truly how I feel the joining of two meant to be together...should be.
Really lovely sensual poem my friend...
And I cant help but to tease a bit... Why is it when women do all the things you refered to as multitasking...it is our daily due..and its done without remark. When men do it..they want accolades? But hugs... and forgive me for the tease. I am proud of you...truly! Hope the move is a good one....
Mary Ann
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You go Ferg
I found this to be very stirring indeed
I got up some newbies pop in & see me too won't ya?
Hope all has been well for ya as of late
Blessings
Susan~~~
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Great opening - I love the feel of this piece - the building of emotions in the opening, the barrier breaking and finding peace - "ceding me to the still point of desire" ~ my favorite lines of the poem - wonderful work Henri ~ Brian
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