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Emma

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Oh Emma, Emma, dark and fair,
You step as softly as a cat
Yet with such strong intention that
I can not help but wonder where
Your pretty paws will lead you.

Oh Emma, Emma, sweet and vile
You live as if you have nine lives.
I wonder how your mind contrives
The reasons for your strong denial
For all the love I give to you.

Oh Emma, Emma, dark and fair,
More animal than human now,
I love you still. I don't know how,
But take me with you. Take me there -
To any place that pleases you.

Oh Emma, Emma, sweet and vile,
I do not have your bravery,
But I'll submit to slavery
If you'll not hold me in denial...
My panther, I belong to you!

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  • CaptainRedd
    2 days ago
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    Oh, I love this piece! I like the mystery that your words imply, and though I always have liked your rhyming, I think this rhyming scheme is my favorite. The repetition adds to the originality I think, but it also gives the poem more depth. I think it's interesting --like OrangeMarmalade said-- that this poem can be interpreted in many different ways, and rereading this again, I have to agree!

  • This poem is very nice cuz it reminds me of my black cat. I really love my cat.
    Also, I like the pic you chose! The first stanza is my favourite.

    Blessings,
    ~Evolet

  • Eusebius
    July 10

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    breathtaking and exotically lovely...an exception piece as are many of your... a few thousand bravs and several clappies here....

  • Interesting

    Development of a theme...it seems to twist from one idea to another, from human to anthropomorphized animal, to wild beast...but human still...
    There's a lot you can make of this, and interpretations are endless.