taste strawberries
at night – a dark gauze of stockings –
you redden my tongue
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #781 Ichigo (Strawberry), another great prompt from Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here. And, to finish, here’s The Byrds –
IN MEMORY EVERYTHING SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO MUSIC -Tennessee Williams
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Wow … haven’t heard this Byrds tune in ages …!
Wonderfully sensual … and dark … and the whole effect is very mysterious!
This is one of my favourite songs and possibly the most mysterious pop song – I love how it sounds so beautiful and slightly out of kilter at the same time 🙂
it is …. that’s the perfect description ….!
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