Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Moonlight Travels

my fingers wander
over your body's hills and
down the valleys

the texture of skin
warm to touch
compels me onwards

our journey together
illuminated only by the moonlight
brings us home

as the heat subsides
sleep sets in
come with me there too.

heidi
written 9/16/14 for dVerse Poetics


Yay! A poem for the ever awesome dVerse Poets Pub . Gabriella challenges us to use travel to inspire our poetry. Since all I have really wanted to write over the past couple of days could best be categorized as porn, I took a little creative license with the prompt. I also tried to tone down the smut, and decided that Lunes might help with that. For this poem I have alternated Collum and Kelly Lunes to make the stanzas. I love Lunes.  Why not hop on over to dVerse and check out the other travel poetry?

Also, if you get a chance, swing back by Friday for my good news.
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33 comments:

  1. brudbergSeptember 17, 2014 at 12:49 AM

    The travel right before sleep set in - wonderful and sensuous Heidi.. And I'm sure the moon will help along

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2014 at 1:24 AM

    I agree with Bjorn, sensual with enough space to let the mind complete the picture.

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  3. Sumana RoySeptember 17, 2014 at 3:21 AM

    a well defined journey together... :)

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  4. UnknownSeptember 17, 2014 at 4:00 AM

    This was sensual - lovely.

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    1. HeidiOctober 1, 2014 at 1:17 PM

      Thank you Hamish! Welcome to the lasagna.

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    2. HeidiOctober 1, 2014 at 1:21 PM

      I really enjoyed your poem, "To Ethiopian Women," but I couldn't figure out how to comment on it. :(

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2014 at 6:08 AM

    Gorgeous.

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  6. GraceSeptember 17, 2014 at 7:16 AM

    Very sensually framed, I love it ~

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    1. HeidiOctober 1, 2014 at 1:35 PM

      Thank you Grace! I loved your profile on Poets United. :)

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  7. Marina SofiaSeptember 17, 2014 at 7:30 AM

    Well, well, well, an unexpected take on the prompt indeed! A journey of never-ending exploration...

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  8. MarySeptember 17, 2014 at 7:35 AM

    Heidi, what a wonderfully unique take on this prompt! Loved it. That final stanza just carries me off with a smile on my face.

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  9. GabriellaSeptember 17, 2014 at 7:45 AM

    You did well with your creative license and wrote a beautiful poem. It is wonderful to be able to delight in this kind of journeys too.

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  10. MargaretSeptember 17, 2014 at 9:06 AM

    Nice. Sometimes we forget the wonderful journey can be the relationship with the person we love…

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  11. BoneSeptember 17, 2014 at 9:10 AM

    Pornetry?

    Loved the ending, especially. Maybe because I'm always tired after? :-o

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  12. Glenn ButtkusSeptember 17, 2014 at 11:17 AM

    You traveled to the end of the universe without leaving your bed; heart flights & soul flights fueled by love; what a wonderful invigorating take on the prompt, lovely metaphor for not traveling alone. We chose the Hilo side because we did not want to embrace the tourist glut & high prices in Kona.

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2014 at 3:57 PM

    Yum. It made me hungry. More.

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  14. ClaudiaSeptember 17, 2014 at 4:00 PM

    hmmm...what a beautiful journey that is..

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  15. seasideauthorSeptember 18, 2014 at 7:29 AM

    Lovely way to write a very intimate trip, with very sensual metaphor right in the first verse. I used to drive all night & lose a day's sleep. Oh to be young.

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2014 at 11:58 PM

    A clever take on the prompt. I suppose that love is a journey all its own!

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