The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Tue 9/16/2008)

[RetroLounge]

Millay Goes Down

What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why?
And where? Yes, there. That summer in the barn,
he’d spread me on the hay bales, sixty-nine,
oblivious to scratches, clothes half-on,
we’d take forever. Salty, sweaty both,
and kissing back the taste, each other on
each other’s lips. I learned a truth
perhaps more grown than I was then, so when
a lady I know says she won’t do this,
that that’s what whores are for, it makes me sad.
It seems a gift, devotion at the source
of all our humanness; best when, instead
of needing gesture, pressure, Please, go south,
he softly asks me, Do you want my mouth?

What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why?
Why not’s as good as why sometimes, why not
seduce this boy whose face, in candlelight,
looks slightly older, almost appropriate.
Your fingertips might almost brush his hand
as both of you dip bread into the oil.
You laugh and make it clear you understand
he’d rather hang out with a younger girl.
He says he’s never had this wine, mourvèdre;
pronounces that he likes full-bodied, strong
and complicated wine (you think educable,
right on) and then his hand is on
your shoulder and he kisses you, his mouth
quite like a warm, mourvèdre fountain of youth.

Moira Egan


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RL

[Chorophyll]

1. But what would ol' Edna think???

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[RetroLounge]

11. I think she would approve...

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[Guava Jelly]

2. Is it warm in here?

I really like this one. :evilgrin:

[RetroLounge]

16. I knew you would...

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RL

[quip]

3. hehe 68

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=8098833&mesg_id=8098880

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[RetroLounge]

22. No linking to locked threads...

RL

[quip]

25. Whoops. I just wanted to give credit where it was due

Mea culpa. :hi:

[RetroLounge]

26. c'est cool!

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[YankeyMCC]

4. Thanks for that one indeed! ;) nt

[RetroLounge]

23. ...

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear Retro...

Oh, this is wonderfully erotic...

Very yummy...

I just love the way the words weave in and out and the imagery is so damn compelling...

Thank you!

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[RetroLounge]

24. ...

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RL

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. I am beginning to think that erotica is one of the easiest subjects

....this one is well done. evocative, subtle, sophisticated with a hint of the raunch. I like it :)

[RetroLounge]

21. Not easy to do this well...

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[Tuesday Afternoon]

27. well, it is posted disproportionately to other topics on here, so I am

pram probably getting a skewed perspective. :)

[blueraven95]

7. you were right, this is a fun one

but I'm not sure about how safe for work.

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[RetroLounge]

12. Well, the poem is safe for work...

Le soixante-neuf? Not so much...

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RL

[blueraven95]

20. having not read it, I'll take your word for it....

or not :evilgrin:

[lizziegrace]

8. Yes!

I'm sorry. Did I actually type what I was thinking? ;)

Very nice Retro.

[RetroLounge]

14. Oh, you were thinking what exactly?

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[lizziegrace]

17. I had a very nice weekend...

:evilgrin:

I can identify with this poem. ;)

[RetroLounge]

18. Oh!

Good for you!

Were there hay bales involved?

:9:9

RL

[lizziegrace]

19. Hehe..

not this time...

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[Gonzo Gardener]

9. Oh my...

that was hot enough to light the cigarette I now crave.

A breathlessly blushing thanks to you, Retro!

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[RetroLounge]

15. You are welcome.

I'll have that smoke for you...

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RL

[BlueIris]

10. Niiiiiice. nt

[RetroLounge]

13. I thought this would appeal to you...

beyond subject matter, they are nicely done sonnets...

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RL