the lemon
and mint night
deceived me
with its fragrance
stronger, subtler than roses,
pink, and
blushing deeper still
i’m sorry,
i should
have listened to me
but my voice
went hush
when i heard
your words
and all i
could think about
was your
tongue
Copyright ©
2013 Jennifer Wagner
Peggy Goetz at Poetry Jam invited us to write from
the perspective of a fictional character.
I based my poem on the both tragic and captivating characters of Anna
and Count Vronsky in Tolstoy’s novel Anna Karenina, and the attraction between them. I read the book a while back but have yet to
see the 2012 movie version. I’m curious to know if anyone has seen it and what they thought of it.