Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Balm (A Butterfly Cinquain)








Photo © 2013 Jennifer Wagner




Speak soft-
petaled twilight
against my shoulders, tanned
and salty, from a day rippling
with sun.
Envelop me, with your mouth, cool
with mint and cucumber,
our purpling kiss,
perfumed.



© 2013 Jennifer Wagner



31 comments:

grapeling said...

sensual, perfectly summer: a delicious sip ~ M

Panchali said...

Oooh...left me entranced....Simply beautiful!! :))

Fireblossom said...

Very sensual and pleasing.

Anonymous said...

Lovely! The form works really well, too.

Claudia said...

hmmm...nice...love the tender sensuality in this...the scents, freshness of mint.. you make the butterfly sing beautifully

Margaret said...

"petaled twilight" !! That is just perfect.

anthonynorth said...

Beautifully sensual.

Anonymous said...

What a sweet small piece of earth in season.>KB

LaTonya Baldwin said...

The kiss,love closing.Enjoyed what you drew with the form.

Jennifer Wagner said...

I fixed the typo...arghh...I hate those! I'm surprised no one said anything...y'all are too polite lol ;-)

Brian Miller said...

oo la la...i like...nice contrast between the heat of the sun and the cool of the mouth...they both will get you to sweat though...ha...smiles.

Wendy Bourke said...

Beautiful words, Jennifer. Delicate - yet sumptuous.

flaubert said...

A very sensual cinquain, Jennifer.

Pamela

Truedessa said...

A lovely poem form..filled with sensuality..

Anonymous said...

So delicate and lovely like a butterfly!My Heart is Beating with Wishes

colleen said...

Lovely and nice contrast between your skin, the heat with the cool petaled perfumed kiss.

Grace said...

I love that purpling and perfumed kiss ~ Heady words ~ Lovely work with the form too ~

ayala said...

Gorgeous, Jen. :)

Margaret said...

I didn't notice a typo earlier! I guess I was too busy soaking in the beauty of the image and words. :)

Justin Lamb said...

Very summery and alive. I like it.

Anonymous said...

Ohhh how gorgeous... speechless just adore this and how it makes me feel! :)

kaykuala said...

Perfect for one of the summer days! Sensuously beautiful Jennifer!

Hank

J Cosmo Newbery said...

It tingles!

Lisa A. Williams said...

Simply enchanting, just reading this on a rainy day makes me feel like I am there basking in the sun.

brudberg said...

A purpled kiss.. could it be better... great cinquain with summer and love in it...

Tank said...

Relaxing, wish I was away in the sun with someone... Beautiful poetry!

Amrit Sinha said...

This is lovely !!!

ND Mitchell said...

Sorry to have missed your recent work. This is a beauty in words and the senses :)

Wolfsrosebud said...

how I loved the freshness of this... lovely read

Anonymous said...

I have a soft spot for cinquains and variations of them; this one is really good. I especially like the way the two wings of the butterfly contrast with each other in their imagery, but end up hot ... smiles

kelvin s.m. said...

...what an excellent end Jennifer... purpling kiss perfumed... loved it... smiles...