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Tag: Ivorian Sonnet

Moonlit Snow

March 16, 2023March 11, 2023 ~ JezzieG ~ 2 Comments

Late night falling of snow White outside my window

Morning Blue

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 ~ JezzieG ~ 1 Comment

Watercolour blue skies of morning light Cups of coffee after working the night

Love Letters

February 15, 2023February 13, 2023 ~ JezzieG ~ 2 Comments

What are letters of love meant to reveal If not the passion’s desire that I feel

Picture Frame

January 28, 2023January 26, 2023 ~ JezzieG ~ 2 Comments

I see your photo in the silver frame And feel my lips softly whisper your name

That Kiss

January 8, 2023January 8, 2023 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

I long to hold you and to feel you near To let my breath caress across your ear

Unbound Love

December 17, 2022December 17, 2022 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

The pain of infidelity is lies For deceit is not a pleasant disguise

Good for the Health

December 3, 2022 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

A wild revolution of body and mind When towards self you begin to be kind

From Hello To Goodbye

October 22, 2022October 22, 2022 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

So I fell in love at the first hello A passion stirring deep from the get-go

Fake News

October 3, 2022October 1, 2022 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

Gathering at the gates of privacy Vultures descending into piracy...

Destiny of Lust

September 15, 2022September 15, 2022 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

In those moments of hunger I crave you Your eyes, your hair, the taste of your lips dew...

Candlelight

August 27, 2022August 25, 2022 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

Reflections of flesh in the candlelight Echoes of his fingers warm in the night...

Inherited Traits

August 9, 2022August 8, 2022 ~ JezzieG ~ 2 Comments

Today I saw her hands echo in mine Delicate creases and an extra line...

Until…

July 21, 2022July 20, 2022 ~ JezzieG ~ 4 Comments

A love exposed within a gentle kiss Beyond the reach of that orgasmic bliss...

Ceramic Love

July 2, 2022July 1, 2022 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

Your fingers shaped and moulded in the clay Pulling and pushing it into your way...

Against the Wall

June 4, 2022June 3, 2022 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

In the realms of love I whisper your name And I feel you near igniting our flame...

Companion

May 23, 2022May 22, 2022 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

As you read my mind like no other man With your words leading where no one else can...

Unanswered Heart

April 2, 2022April 1, 2022 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

A love so wrong it can never be right But the wanting heart blinds the eyes to sight So the mind believes that love will win through The soul sits between the rock and that place But what else is there for a guy to do...

Not Enough

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

This urgent need that came out of the blue When every bit of me needed you To hold me up and find my inner peace...

Pastures Green

December 5, 2021December 5, 2021 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

Grass cavorts with the breeze across the field In serene surrender to nature’s wield...

Wildness of Ecstasy

November 30, 2021November 29, 2021 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

In the wildness of ecstasy we dance Fulfilling the call of sensual romance...

Lust Undone

September 30, 2021September 29, 2021 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

In the candlelit shadows of desire Our inhibitions cast into the fire...

Rising Up

September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

While seeking pleasure beyond the mundane To rise above this, mortality’s plane...

Zafu Reflections

August 2, 2021July 30, 2021 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

Igniting candles of reflection’s flame As scented curls of incense call my name...

The River

July 26, 2021July 23, 2021 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

I watched the river in its drifty flow In its waters I saw the goddess go...

Time to Grow Up

May 26, 2021May 25, 2021 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

When I was young and thought I knew it all With an attitude that built a brick wall With nothing to learn and always so right...

Remember, Remember

May 24, 2021May 21, 2021 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

Tonight, the silence beautifully blooms With the blaring echoes of blasting booms And I wait for the full light of the moon...

Cypress Tree

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

Form: Ivorian Sonnet 1 Paint that spirals from the brush tells a taleFrom his eye the image his holy grailAs the turbulent clouds churn up the skyThe golden heads of wheat quiver and callTo where the shady green cypress trees sighOf an artist’s longing in the landscapeAnd he walks for miles to find nature’s viewWithin … Continue reading Cypress Tree

The Path Most Trodden

March 7, 2021March 8, 2021 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

Form: Ivorian Sonnet 61 The quest for love is a path trodden mostWhen every song of love’s wonder boastsAnd the heart feels the longing all aloneWhile the dreams hunger for the fairy taleFor a sweet love from the fantasy zoneDo we dare to ask what love really isWhat comes after the physical desireOn those mundane … Continue reading The Path Most Trodden

Early Days

March 2, 2021March 1, 2021 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

Form: Ivorian Sonnet 60 What is okay and what is not okayThose age old questions that niggle awayMore so when it is love and etiquetteTo meet her eye, not too soon or too lateAnd to kiss her good night, no not quite yetThe shy shuffle, hands in pockets of jeansPerhaps I should start with a … Continue reading Early Days

Excuse Me

January 22, 2021January 23, 2021 ~ JezzieG ~ 2 Comments

Form: Ivorian Sonnet 59 Do you mind if I take some of your time While you read my verses and metered rhyme And is it alright if my heart so speaks In my words in poetic device Or would that invite a flush to your cheeks In my expressions of love, old and new To … Continue reading Excuse Me

Cry Mercy

January 21, 2021January 20, 2021 ~ JezzieG ~ 2 Comments

Form: Ivorian Sonnet 58 Your passion throws me into ecstasyYet in oblivion you release meTo the growling at the back of my throatOnce again calling, calling out your nameDo you hear it echo, and do you take noteBut then I feel your hands demanding moreYour lips kissing me to surrender nowAs your body pins me … Continue reading Cry Mercy

Verity

December 9, 2020December 8, 2020 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

In the heat of the moment all’s revealed For in love there’s nothing to be concealed Every whisper every caress...

Cool Cotton

December 8, 2020December 7, 2020 ~ JezzieG ~ 2 Comments

Silent battles beneath cool cotton sheets Where our resistance and the cool air meets The torment tempting love to take the chance...

Loaded Gun

November 11, 2020November 10, 2020 ~ JezzieG ~ 1 Comment

Leading me her skin slippery and wet With a subtle hint of that sweetest sweat I’m caught in her trap my resistance low...

You

November 10, 2020November 9, 2020 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

My eyes close as you feel with fingertips How soon you send my heart to its eclipse As you gloss over my lips with your tongue...

The Kiss of Zen

October 16, 2020October 15, 2020 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

A kiss of love that tastes of lipstick gloss And stains my lips like the wines of Alsace As you savour my sensual existence...

Crystallization

October 14, 2020October 13, 2020 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

My lips linger softly against your lips For longer than a taste on a tongue’s tip My eyes imprisoned deep within your eyes...

A Tall Ship

September 16, 2020September 15, 2020 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

Still our love rushes through my ev’ry pore Through my being yet craving even more So many secrets remain to unveil...

Let Love

September 15, 2020September 14, 2020 ~ JezzieG ~ 3 Comments

Let love carry me to her one desire A feeling deep within her burning fire Let me be naked in her loving eyes...

The Fleece

August 21, 2020August 20, 2020 ~ JezzieG ~ 3 Comments

There is a place for us Far beyond earthly fuss Where secrets speak aloud...

Things I Wanted to Say

August 19, 2020August 18, 2020 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

My love, forgive me being made this way As I’m breaking the mould is what they say My heart was not born of iron and steel...

Pride and Joy

July 27, 2020July 24, 2020 ~ JezzieG ~ 7 Comments

Inside the walls, I want my place of peace Where stress departs and tensions simply cease When my long day’s done, and come to an end...

Creative Healing

July 10, 2020July 13, 2020 ~ JezzieG ~ 3 Comments

In those years, I kept my heart my heart cold No secrets shared and no love to behold With pain ripping my mind and soul in two...

Whispering Kisses

July 9, 2020July 8, 2020 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

This modern life is a living in hell Automatic words no feelings dwell When love has no place left to simply be...

An Empty Deck

June 9, 2020June 8, 2020 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

On the dark stairs that lead to my despair Each step another broken love affair Now all I see is false promises made...

An Open Book

June 7, 2020June 6, 2020 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

There are no secrets between me and you My heart, body and soul open and true An open book, I have nothing to hide...

After Lockdown

May 17, 2020May 16, 2020 ~ JezzieG ~ 3 Comments

You ask me what is the first thing I want After lockdown when there is no saying can’t When the world is our oyster to explore...

Reflections in Lockdown

May 15, 2020May 14, 2020 ~ JezzieG ~ Leave a comment

My thoughts of love may seem in vein right now My empty bed holds no sense of that wow We share between the sheets as we drift to sleep...

The Wisdom of the Page

April 28, 2020April 27, 2020 ~ JezzieG ~ 2 Comments

The page is where my words spill out my heart The love and pain of life falling apart Within the silence of my deepest thoughts...

Bygone Days

April 27, 2020April 26, 2020 ~ JezzieG ~ 2 Comments

I want to be the one holding your hand While strolling along the summer night strand Just like they did then in those bygone days...

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Basket of Dreams

Basket of Dreams

As sips of tea now ponder in a dream,
A square of white the canvas that awaits
The silk to weave; the needle point is sharp

Rime Couée Notes

Originally posted on Jezzie G:
The Rime Couée is a French form written over two rhymes. The first is a rhyming couplet of eight syllables then a shorter third line of six lines. The two couplets rhyme as do the shorter lines. This gives a form pattern of xxxxxxxaxxxxxxxaxxxxxbxxxxxxxaxxxxxxxaxxxxxb Example Butterfly Dance by JezzieG Slowly…

Bohemian Smiles

Bohemian Smiles

We are dreamers in love as we tango tonight
Into worlds of a fantasy passion in dreams
In this, dance my bohemian smiles with delight
As your eyes now reflect the old silver moonbeams

Volcanic Fireburst Notes

Originally posted on Jezzie G:
Created by: Jose Rizal M. ReyesStructure: Three quatrains and a coupletMeter: Pentameter or decasyllabicRhyme Scheme: abba ccDD eeDD ff, D lines are feminine rhyme Example Barefoot Youth by Larry Eberhart In summertime I never would wear shoesunless I hiked the rocky mountainside,and nearly all my time was spent outside,and shoes…

Descort Notes

Originally posted on Jezzie G:
The main rule of the Descort poem is that each line needs to be different from every other line in the poem. Therefore the poem has varying line lengths, and meters, no rhyme, and no refrains. Example Turn of Season by JezzieG No more daffodils sway in the laneThe spring…

Destiny Found

Destiny Found

Desire ignited on the dance floor
Encouraged by sweet tasting wine
Shyly sampled by longing lips

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