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Nicotine Sunsets

I use to sleep...
I use to dream...

Of white eyelet cotton
And painted toes tickled by
the purr of the ocean

Watching the sun drown
Proclaiming promises
Vows and rings
Unified by Poseidon
Mermaids and myth

Eternity
Distorts the horizon
With the silent trot of a stallion
and the discard of a hibiscus halo

something I saw in a movie
something simple
somethng real
something....

I use to sleep...
I use to dream...

But...
The sunset is only a nicotine stain
and the waves...
just gin on the rocks

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On Thursday February 28th, 2008, Ainsof (1803) writes:

love the strategic anaphora...

On Thursday February 28th, 2008, Rebell tiGer King (687) writes:

love this my dear, from the first stanza to the last, captive by your words i am -symph-

On Monday February 25th, 2008, raskal (196) writes:

such appealing, enticing poetics -tightly spun and precise with some clever and original metaphors. this is a gem. a sobering conclusion at the end. really excellent piece.

On Sunday February 24th, 2008, Mab (1037) writes:

I'm afraid I have nothing to offer other than my blind praise...I love this piece, the words are spun gold. :)

On Saturday February 23rd, 2008, The Zebra Warrior (2425) writes:

absolutely brilliant....the title is such an impetus to read the poem and poem itself doesn't disappoint. Some fresh and yet somehow familiar imagery; great use of language and lines like: "Eternity Distorts the horizon With the silent trot of a stallion and the discard of a hibiscus halo". This sequence alone captures the element perfectly and the dreamy inducing state this washes over with...the ending too such an unusual but interesting analogy. Inspired, inspiring poetic dreamscape; very beautiful I love it...

On Saturday February 23rd, 2008, Echoes of Orpheus (395) writes:

Beautiful words. I loved every moment of the read. It had a feel of... elegance. *salutes*

On Saturday February 23rd, 2008, heartdripsblack (768) writes:

lovely as always. loved the last stanza. perfectly flawless. ~ hdb.

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