to awake with fingers at the tips
of words, full sentences
rubbed against the skin
of your name –
daily,
inside sound,
trembling in articulations
of bodily language
In a list
A contest entry
- Enter your favorite poem that has no trophies by whispernthedark.
490 points, ended April 5, 2008, 52 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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beauty is a thing that comes naturally for you. Reading your poems like I have been doing today has reminded me why I have matured so much as a person in the last year and why people who understand each heart beat always will. This makes me want to hug my darling. And I think I will.
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I just love your comments and I think you're the one who should be hugged!
Thank you...
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Stunning!!!!
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you are amazing
Thank you so much for sharing your favorite with me, best of luck in the contest.
♥
whisper
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Whisper, thank you so much
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vingertippietoets
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Jaaaaaaa!!!! Ek hou van jou "vingertippietoets"
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Oh yes! That is the feeling
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It's like touching feelings...lovely!
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Thank you.... yes, I like the way you looked at this little poem
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Nicolette, your essence embodies what I love about the African spirit. You so share the richness of the soul,like no other, and with so few words...it always leaves me, and others, wanting more of this tender gentle sensual sorrow full of love and longing...like Lorca's denude.
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moments fingered into love,
only you could create this...
wonderfully done
Tamara
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Love spoken like a lover, from a true lover's heart, with rose petals for ink. Amazing!
Blessed be,
Billie Jean
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you have a particular talent of combining mystery and sensuality in such an elegant manner ... a true masterpiece ... all the best in this contest, my friend ...
marion
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moments of special meaning...so very nice here...PK
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This is a powerful write...I can't even explain why I feel so emotional all of a sudden. There is just so much depth here in so few words. I absolutely love the last stanza, Wonderful!!
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Wow! I am really captivated by this moment - the spark and semblance of this.
Great my friend. Love the brevity of this.
HENSLEY
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finger tip percussion
eyebrow raised
eye closed caution
salt light ~ the dripping sound
of daily skin
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This goes great with the title. The first and last stanzas are particularly strong.
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the language you speak... ahhhhh!! just beautiful, nic! I can hear music here Nic very melodious music, indeed
- namita
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gosh - big feet tripping over toes
twiggling out of ripped socks
touching icky cold floors
hands full of peanut butter
pulling shut door knobs where
soft words cascade over walls
you know how to say it all except me, with my delicate messy attempts.
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the only things I don't see here..... are words
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Dang, woman...how do you make plain text words on a computer screen so sexy? I loved this - my favorite line was "fingers at the tips / of words" - I love the way it plays on fingertips and tips of words both! Beautiful! There seems to be a bit of a jump from the first stanza to the end...but I'm not sure if that's just me or if there's anything that can be done about it lol. I love it just as is!
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"full sentences
rubbed against the skin
of your name..."
Somehow you have made those few lines so very sensual poet! Wonderful! Good luck in the contest!
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Your lil' tune is quite telling, my Friend.
Eloquent, Scribe!
~ Nicky♥
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oh, beautiful again!
this reminds me of quiet moments kissing my boy's shoulders. i know that's got little or nothing to do with what this is about, but let me have my moment, damnit!
lol. another breathtaker, miss nicolette. truly
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Hmm... there's something about this poem - I don't know what - but really something that gave me a woman wearing leather as visual
Gee...
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oh something so naughty about
rubbed against the skin
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hmmm.....
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Outstanding.
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yes!!!
all of the above
Gilly.x
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"daily,
inside sound, trembling"
Yep. That's me, after reading this. Dammmnnn, Woman. Gorgeous. Scintillating. PURE. Good luck in the contest, my dear Friend. Love it. And you know why. Vlindertjie
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When we project and listen with the heart, the body vibrates like a tuning fork. You say it so softly, wondrously, in a soft-touch poem.
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Wow, this is incredibly powerful... Love the way you have combined things here, Nicolette. Just lovely.
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Everything is making me cry today. Simply stunning, the skin and the articulation and the trembling. They say actions speak louder than words, but sometimes words are so beautiful that there just isn't room for comparison
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this is soooo beautiful, what an amazing and creative poem in 24 words... I love this!!!
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this is a nice wish...feels warm
and today i NEED warm
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