Will you bring flowers
for my nightstand, Horatio?
You’ve fallen from grace;
it’s the least you can do.
Bring fragrant blooms,
if you please,
to cover the stench
of mendacity.
Will you brush my hair tonight?
One hundred stokes
for penance
as you perfect unworthiness
with your eyes
down-cast and dewy.
Will you kiss me gently
with dishonest lips,
lay your head upon my breast
and time your breathing
until our hearts beat together
as if coupled?
You are no stranger
to my rhythm.
Will you do all these things
while I apply my own deception
and pretend
to forgive you?
"Will you bring flowers
for my nightstand, Horatio?
You’ve fallen from grace;
it’s the least you can do.
Bring fragrant blooms,
if you please,
to cover the stench
of mendacity."
For this verse alone, I salute your talent and envy your vision! This is wonderful work! Bravo!
Reviewed by na na (Reader)
Reviewed on June 25, 2003
"Will you brush my hair tonight? One hundred stokes for penance as you perfect unworthiness with your eyes down-cast and dewy." It appears here that even in something as sensual as a brushing of hair ... Horatio has fallen from grace. Janus is not through yet. I would brush for my love, her beautiful read hair night after night, but my reward dear Patricia would be Paradise. Oh to be close to extract the reward. My love is neither vengeful nor deceitful. In her case, her beautiful red hair will be so luxurios after a couple of centuries of my brushing. For to be her slave and do her bidding is my only goal. Such an interesting movitated write from an excellent poet and a Lady of much class. Bill
You know how I feel about this, and today, I am loving it even more! This is going in my collection I have by you right now!
My favorite part...
"Will you kiss me gently
with dishonest lips,
lay your head upon my breast
and time your breathing
until our hearts beat together
as if coupled?"
I am getting out of here NOW, before I say anything else, but first let me give you one more DAMN! Because you know that is what I am saying!
Whoa! Great poem! Oh, the games of deceit that we humans play!
Reviewed by Ted Sheridan (Reader)
Reviewed on June 24, 2003
Reminds me of Janis Ian for some reason/ probably that my head is still hurting from the pounding of my own various forms of intoxication, having been self medicated.
Reviewed by La Belle Rouge (Reader)
Reviewed on June 24, 2003
WOW, what a poem this is. This is exceptional work. Got lost in this one.
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"Will you bring flowers
for my nightstand, Horatio?
You’ve fallen from grace;
it’s the least you can do.
Bring fragrant blooms,
if you please,
to cover the stench
of mendacity."
For this verse alone, I salute your talent and envy your vision! This is wonderful work! Bravo!
Reindeer
if you please,
to cover the stench
of mendacity.
Candida
You know how I feel about this, and today, I am loving it even more! This is going in my collection I have by you right now!
My favorite part...
"Will you kiss me gently
with dishonest lips,
lay your head upon my breast
and time your breathing
until our hearts beat together
as if coupled?"
I am getting out of here NOW, before I say anything else, but first let me give you one more DAMN! Because you know that is what I am saying!
Love You,
Maria