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		A drum in your blood, hand touches,
the dark pink of her nipples—
hair that winds your wrists; she wants you
to run with her 
through wet night leaves,
and you go
	
	
	
	
		
	
 
 
	
	
	
		
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		 (04-16-2023, 10:33 AM)71degrees Wrote:  A drum in your blood, hand touches,
the darkness of her nipples—     my only suggestion is to replace "darkness" with another word; darkness seems too vague; something tactile perhaps
hair that winds your wrists; she wants you
to run with her 
through wet night leaves,
and you go
This is a very evocative poem, erotic and beautiful.  For me, nothing needs changing except "darkness of her nipples".  
I like the way it leaves the reader hanging at the end.
	 
	
	
	
		
	
 
 
	
	
	
		
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		 (04-16-2023, 09:14 PM)TranquillityBase Wrote:   (04-16-2023, 10:33 AM)71degrees Wrote:  A drum in your blood, hand touches,
the darkness of her nipples—     my only suggestion is to replace "darkness" with another word; darkness seems too vague; something tactile perhaps
hair that winds your wrists; she wants you
to run with her 
through wet night leaves,
and you go
This is a very evocative poem, erotic and beautiful.  For me, nothing needs changing except "darkness of her nipples".  
I like the way it leaves the reader hanging at the end.
A valid criticism. Her nipples were dark...but 'darkness' implies so much more unintended. Thank you and thank you for all your comments. 
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		Hi Tim-
The change to 'dark pink' was a good decision.
I stumble at 'hand touches', and wonder if you'd consider a slight change to 'hands touch'?
Unfortunately, I can’t un-think ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ when I read the title.
That said, I like good short poems like this one.
Mark
	
	
	
	
		
	
 
 
	
	
	
		
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		 (04-18-2023, 04:30 AM)Mark A Becker Wrote:  Hi Tim-
The change to 'dark pink' was a good decision.
I stumble at 'hand touches', and wonder if you'd consider a slight change to 'hands touch'?
Unfortunately, I can’t un-think ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ when I read the title.
That said, I like good short poems like this one.
Mark
When we were kids, we always said, "Shitty, Shitty, Bang, Bang" to the girls, then laugh like hell.