My courtesan.
How we sailed on;
onwards with
your velvet wings
to indigo seas above.
There the sun wove
it's scarlet rays
into a ribbon
of clouds.
But
when
gravity
bade us home,
to the emerald sky,
brevity held
you and I
between sea
and sky.
To Lily
To you and I.
Author notes
U t h r e m d e t i a g o. Original Sn.
A contest entry
- L'amour. Detonate your heart strings here. by splinteroflight..
700 points, ended June 20, 14 entries
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i really love the passion.but i also believe as much as it could be about a woman, it could also be about the beautiful flower
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pretty
nice to read. not into the background though. makes it hard to read the text. -
Beautiful write
"There the sun wove it's scarlet rays into a ribbon of clouds." That was my favorite part and what a beautiful description!
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Poet
Lovely. And to all theLilly's in the world. May joy and love always be at your side.
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I love it so much, Arty, thank you a mmillion times over
My grandmother hates her name, but I know this poem would make her love it.
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lovely!
good luck, xo
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Ooo very well done Uthrem! (I refuse to call you anything else!)
My daughter's called LIly! How have you been hun?
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