all about flowers


you lay blossoms at my feet
 weave liquid silk round my ankles
 running upstream





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  1. ha. nice progression in this...love the last line...you def have the creativity latonya, between your one line poems, prose and...

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  2. Thank you. I think there are bonuses to aging- lots of experiences to draw on. I love my life.

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  3. Love your first line. It's a great lead-in.

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  4. I too love your first line ~ Exquisite poem ~

    Wishing you happy week LaTonya ~

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  5. This is a poem deserving of more than one read ... so nice.

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  6. Weave liquid silk - wonderful image and lovely poem

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  7. Ah, this is so nice, your words are just as delicate as the gorgeous flower!!

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  8. I like all three lines! Each with its own image pulling together for more meaning!

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  9. A lovely thought of the blossoms being laid at one's feet.

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  10. Such a pretty and evocative poem k.

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  11. I too like the sweetness of "you lay blossoms at my feet", nice!

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  12. yes, the beginning is lovely, but it's the last line that makes one think! Nicely done.

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  13. Hi Margaret, the closing is the most sensual for me. Dickinson and a few other poets showed me what real eroticism looks like. Often what you see is my attempt to create my own.

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  14. That is true. It is a challenge to shower love when there are obstacles but it is fun! Nicely La Tonya!

    Hank

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  15. So few words, yet such strength in the image and idea behind this one! Nice one!

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