Somewhere between lust and love
Awakes a yearning…
To write you into my script,
To paint you into my mindscape,
To commune in your space.
Repose my restless soul,
Dive in.
Smiling softly I recall;
Black satin sheets
Delirium personified,
Banquet on a bed.
Murmurs of sweet surrender
Betray silent silhouettes
Pursuing ecstasy
Into euphoric oblivion.
Make me scream,
She implored…
I’ll make you howl,
He whispers
Moments infused with crazed obsession.
Love’s opiates
Mainlined in.
Steep hill,
No brakes.
Denouement
Of succulent desires
Drugs the senses,
Imbues the cravings,
Becomes the hook in the mouth…
Enraptured with bliss
Drunk on desire
Lovers collide
In a mangled heap
Renewed and depleted
With hunger intact,
Chimera’s feast
Somewhere between lust and love
Awakes a yearning…
Copyright © Henri Ferguson 2004
Author notes
My room mate suggested I invest in satin sheets which would be cooler during these hot and humid summer months (even with AC). Got ‘em. They are absolutely fantastic, she’s right.
The “fringe benefits” of satin sheets are also noteworthy. When the chemistry is right black satin sheets make the perfect backdrop for poetry in motion, awakenings of sorts. Life is grand! Amen.
Written July 7th, 2004
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Oh, I adore;
"Banquet on a bed." love that line.
This is so full of desire and yearning, very sensual write. I was captivated by your opening stanza... and well, "banquet on a bed" will be one of those lines i'll never forget :-)
Beautiful work,
~ Wendy
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Oh my, I hadn't read any of this collection before Henri... this is well... delicious and I have thoughts of black satin against skin on my mind now... I'm almost afraid to read the others.
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Make me scream,
She implored…
I’ll make you howl,
He whispers
Moments infused with crazed obsession.
Love’s opiates
Mainlined in.
oh my yes....
very sensual and stimulating. oh the images this paints in the mind! -
Deliciously decadent, heavenly hedonistic, I just love the sensuous structure of your words, the tempestuous passion following in steadily rising demanding phrases from the gentle first verse.
The sense of danger, catastrophe, the 'hook in the mouth' the collision, the all-consuming desire is tangible, a welcome threat - delightfully done...
I've always avoided satin sheets thinking (a) they would be hotter and (
remembering Kim basinger slipping right off the bed in 'Blind Date' - ow!
Sheona -
oh oh...my daughter has satin sheets! nope...i don't want to know...she's a grown woman...argggh!
good to read your work again henri...always nice to see something new by you, especially when it is as luch as this piece. so, you are having fun, no? good!
~liz -
A neverending song ...
"Awakes A Yearning" became more than a title or even a poem, dearest Henri ...
"There's a hole in the bucket,
dear Henri, dear Henri ..."
Myra -
Fantastic
Excellent use of metaphors. The poem glides into the imagination and heads straight to the bedroom where a warm sensuous bed made up of black satin sheets is just patiently and sensually waiting for me. Oh how the imagination can run wild when one 'Awakes A Yearning'. I loved your poem. -
You make me want satin sheet, this is absolutely sizzling. My only complaint is you don't write often enough Henri, thanks for blessing us with new words.
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Henri.. ahh, sweet friend.. this made me smile.. you know, one of those easy smiles.. with a knowing twinkle.. loved this piece..
Excellent imagery and flow..
Smooth as satin, indeed
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Hi Balldinger, your "Woody Allen Moment" is priceless, loved it and can totally relate to what you're saying. And yes this exactly what a Woody Allen moment would look like. Thanks for the support.
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Allo Henri,
I enjoyed the fantastic mesh of strong imagery and word selection. I think did well, mixing your words to bring out sensual love and savage lust. Black Satin sheets eh? Very nice!
Great work my friend - hope all is well in your world!
Brian -
Wonderful, wonderful write. I love it. Yes, isn't satin great? Especially black. I have used them in one of my erotic stories before because of how sexual and sensual they are, even when nothing is going on between them. Anyway, great little poem you have here. I love it. It's well written and an enjoyable read. Thanks for sharing. Keep it up.
~Miranda
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Vow! Great selection of words. Truly poetic.
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Very intense, very well written!...swan
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This was a really well written poem that i totally enjoyed i liked it and i liked the words you used and the structure you used to define it...it was well put and well written and i think you did a nice job with it...lemon.
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What a difference a room mate makes! Satin sheets, too!
Sensual delight! Sweet memories from days/nights like this!
Very nicely done!
Maureen
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Don't you just love recollections? Funny how the mind can take one question, and take you back in time. You feel, again all that was, remember every detail. Black satin sheets. To me the most vivid of the images and it sets up the mood for the rest of your words. This was very vivid, very real, very powerful. Glad you are back.
Maddie -
Excellent heap of slip/sliding imagery. This poem is like an ice cream cone melting faster than you can lick it, getting your hands all sticky, and catching the dog’s ball he’s been chewing on all day in the back yard as the single lady next door steps out of her work clothes and into the back yard and calls for you to rub suntan lotion on her naked back. Sorry, I fell into a Woody Allen moment there. Your phrasing has a chatte énergie to it. I enjoyed reading it. Don’t fall outta bed…
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Yummy !!! Loved this Henri - such a sultry image of passion and desire !! So erotic and steamy - banquet on a bed lol ?? Conjures up so many delectable images ! Black satin sheets huh ? Always fancied some myself....will take your advice
Fantastic read...enjoyed....
~ sonia ~ X -
I am not going to quote this whole piece back to you - it should suffice for me to say that I think this is really good.
Scott -
Make me scream,
She implored…
I’ll make you howl,
He whispers
Lovers at play... Sigh
Your words have been very much worth the wait.
"Love's opiates, mainlined in" And that is just how it feels, I don't believe I've heard it penned more perfectly.
Very senusal piece Henri... Makes me feel all soft and warm.
Mary Ann
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wow...very powerfully writen but in a quiet. i like it a lot.
"...Murmurs of sweet surrender
Betray silent silhouettes
Pursuing ecstasy
Into euphoric oblivion..."
omg that's fucking awesome. amazing stuff you've got here
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Sultry yet metaphoric Ferg,
I liked this alot, enough to bequeath the ever elusive applause notation.
"Murmers of sweet surrender
Betray silent silhouettes
Pursuing ecstasy
Into euphoric Oblivion"
= FAN-TAS-TIC !!!
Bravo,
J+P -
nice job!
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I've been staring at this white blank for too long now.. It's making me dizzy..
You did a great job describing this 'YEARNING'..
Enraptured with bliss -- This line just stands out..
Great job.. I wish I had applauds left.. You deserve one..
Nour-
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