Desire. 11″ x 15″. Acrylic and oil on paper. Created on El Patio February 2012.
Sometimes I wonder if she smiles for me
or for some wild entity
rampaging through the backyards of her mind,
tantalizing, slippery with lust and
parting her night with lunar hands.
Fallen from grace and wingless he comes
trailing smoke in the tomcat night,
clawing at her window, his hungry
face pressed hard against the glass
mouthing his irresistible song.
Trembling her invitation, thrilled to her bones
in the humming dark on naked sheets,
she longs for scarlet breath, volcanic depths,
a touch that opens lips and
his pulsing, swelling blood.
The night has teeth, tongues that lap
the flesh as cats ingesting milk. Flickering shadows
cloaking cries of skin, hallucinating seeds of ecstasy,
exploding stars, sighing moons and helpless birds
spinning through stirred clouds.
Bound by whispers, caressed by drums,
dancing in arms of fire igniting fire,
released and wanting, opening, closing,
surrendering to wolf and owl, she dreams
the ancient forests of desire.
Painting and Poem by Clinock.
Beautiful and strong, a very rare but extremely effective combination, you are Clinock?
Generous comment my friend – I thank you for it…
Holy smokes! (hmmm…mayhaps my timing isn’t so good on that expletive…but, wowsah!) John, I haven’t had any time to read my favourite blogs these past two months. I’m happy that I can now go back and catch up. Yours is one of amazing creativity and exceptional craftsmanship when it comes to words. I’ve missed reading.
Kathleen – thank you – I am honoured…
John you’re a Shamanic laureate.
Thank you for those kind words Gregory – means a lot…
…I think she is smiling for you! Beautifully done, both!
Thank you so much Marina…
Ahhh that is good! How you can say it,! And the painting too!
Coming from you Ina, a poet I so admire, your comment is inspiration indeed – thank you…
Desire of so many colours…as powerful in your painting as in the lines of your poem and in between them… Exquisite, John.
I know you know how much your words mean to me Ese…
Powerful with desire! Love it.
Thank you Judy…