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Je Ne Sais Quoi

Charles Edward York 1966 (Saigon, Vietnam)

Free verse
Je Ne Sais Quoi

I don’t know what it is about you
A breeze blowing in my direction
Caressing my face
So soft and subtle and yet
With the force of a lightning bolt
Striking me deliberately
On amorous purpose
Sending shivers in my soul.

It’s this sensation and much more
I can’t deny in broad daylight
Nor hide in the dark
Your sweetness
Compels me to surrender
I imitate your embrace
Fold myself around you
Turning over my heart.

Everything about you is mystery
No definite answer arrives
Your name and face
Touch me without a move
We ain’t ending, you say
And so it goes with us
Our love grows because
Je ne sais quoi says it all.

Copyright © 2023 Charles Edward York
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The French phrase in love

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Written on May 26, 2023

Submitted by charlesedwardyork on May 26, 2023

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Scheme A BXCXXDEX XXAEFCBX DXCXXEXX AF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 903
Words 172
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 1, 8, 8, 8, 2
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Charles Edward York

Charles Edward York is an author and poet activist living in Plano, Texas. He’s written over 1200 poems and published 16 books of poetry. Born in Vietnam and raised a citizen in Dallas, Texas, he writes poems that include the subjects of love and relationships, nature, social justice, including police violence against African-Americans and minorities, astronomy and others. more…

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