The Bird Queen

Brady Bowen 1973 (Louisiana)

The gentle touch of fingertips
On the outside of my arm
As the sun crawls over the windowsill
Plasmatic molasses
Lighting our togetherness
In the chilled predawn of possibility
That lovers waste on pleasures

Her whispers invade, auditory amphibious
Soldiers; this beach is mine
They cry, in porcelain fragility
But although she is like the daisy
Her petals are razors, whetted by trial
But they are petals still

I miss the curve of her ankle
Erotic geometry
Eyes of Tenerife, ethereal
Spun gold threads hang;
A crown.

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For Jenny

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Written on March 13, 2021

Submitted by BradyB999 on March 14, 2022

Modified by BradyB999 on March 14, 2022

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Scheme	XXAXBCX BXCCAA ACAXX
Closest metre	Iambic tetrameter
Characters	533
Words	103
Stanzas	3
Stanza Lengths	7, 6, 5

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BradyB999
Thank you
LikeReply2 years ago
Symmetry58
This reminds me of a woman I loved very much from Queensland Australia. Annalisa passed in 2004 leaving four children without their mother and me with a shattered heart. I still think of Anna often. This piece invoked some amazing memories. Thank you for sharing. It seems to have hit the mark. more »
LikeReply2 years ago
- BradyB999
  Thank you. This is about a captivating woman that deserves better than me.
  LikeReply2 years ago
- BradyB999
  The Bird Queen is all I ever wanted. I ran her away with foolishness.
  LikeReply2 years ago
- Symmetry58
  If I had a woman for every woman I chased away, I'd have a harem.
  LikeReply2 years ago
- BradyB999
  I wouldn’t. I’m deep inside the torment over it as we speak and don’t even desire to exit it for fear that the memories will lose clarity.
  LikeReply2 years ago
- Symmetry58
  We're talking eons ago for me when testosterone ruled a younger man's neural pathways. I choose quietude these days for fear of failure and having to leave the seat down.
  LikeReply2 years ago
- BradyB999
  lol I gotcha
  LikeReply 12 years ago

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