Tuesday, August 31, 2010

gift me your soul


I am a lover of love.
every rhapsodist
holds secrets of virtue
to defy all pretense

my desire
is possession
of every touch
and adulation:
gift me your
soul

as I portend
the love between
me and the
eternal
you.




Poem © 2010 by R. Burnett Baker
Photo © 2008 by R. Burnett Baker


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7 comments:

  1. Brian MillerAugust 31, 2010 at 8:38 AM

    wow. nice write rick...

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  2. SuzAugust 31, 2010 at 10:21 AM

    wow is right......

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  3. Tess KincaidAugust 31, 2010 at 12:39 PM

    I am such a lover of love.

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  4. Sam LiuAugust 31, 2010 at 4:32 PM

    I'm with Willow...I am in love with love. Your writing is extraordinary.

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  5. R. Burnett BakerAugust 31, 2010 at 8:54 PM

    Thank you Brian, Suz, Willow and Sam!

    Rick

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  6. Vicki LaneSeptember 1, 2010 at 7:24 AM

    Very intense -- and a little unsettling. The speaker could be a lover...or God... or Satan.

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  7. R. Burnett BakerSeptember 1, 2010 at 7:51 AM

    Vicki.... I saw the first two in this, but most certainly NOT Satan. My intent with the piece was as a lover, then realized that it could be read with spiritual overtones.

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