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Published: 2010-01-20 14:54:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 2386; Favourites: 92; Downloads: 43
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Description Let me stumble and reel
through a long winter's revels,
those cunning gifts of night
that dally in my flesh
and burn my senses
like heavy porcelain gods
ablaze and ravishing the air.

Let me feast on perfumed skin,
arms and legs without a name,
grown lush across the cushions
under a canopy of wanton smoke,
and wash my dissolute hands
in wine made bittersweet
with no hope of redemption.

And I will take my refuge
in the excess of her lips
and this world gone melting
and wasted like a trollop's kiss,
if only to have once pretended
beauty was my willing slave
and one taste left me sated.
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Poetrymann In reply to ??? [2012-02-18 01:05:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I was a big fan of the decadent movement in literature.

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AlecBell [2010-03-27 12:27:13 +0000 UTC]

Enchanting

(I know I left my opium stash somewhere around here ...)

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Poetrymann In reply to AlecBell [2010-04-02 23:49:16 +0000 UTC]

*Laughs* You have to share it...

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AlecBell In reply to Poetrymann [2010-04-03 07:29:28 +0000 UTC]

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LapisFey [2010-02-09 05:23:33 +0000 UTC]

I love the flow, the sound, the words - wonderful! I feel inspired to put some of mine on deviant art now.....
Thanks

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Poetrymann In reply to LapisFey [2010-02-09 22:05:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. And if I have inspired you to do that, I am honored.

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HourglassOfLostTime [2010-02-01 01:33:09 +0000 UTC]

it would shock me have way to my grave if you didn't win.

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Poetrymann In reply to HourglassOfLostTime [2010-02-02 15:14:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much. I appreciate it. I had wanted to write something like this anyway...

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Ferelwing [2010-01-31 01:24:11 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful imagery hon! Very well done!

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Poetrymann In reply to Ferelwing [2010-02-07 00:07:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much.

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Ferelwing In reply to Poetrymann [2010-07-08 21:25:26 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome sweetheart.

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DamagedHomewrecker [2010-01-29 04:51:41 +0000 UTC]

Let me feast on perfumed skin,
arms and legs without a name

loveee that. its so true, and can be interpreted as rough or sad or just for fun.

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Poetrymann In reply to DamagedHomewrecker [2010-02-02 15:29:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Yeah, I like to keep the images open ended...

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Valedhelven [2010-01-28 20:29:47 +0000 UTC]

Well I'd say you certainly hit the mark with this theme - decadent, indeed!

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Poetrymann In reply to Valedhelven [2010-02-02 15:28:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. It was one of my favorite poetry movements when i was in college.

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BlueFairy-07 [2010-01-28 17:12:18 +0000 UTC]

this is wonderful.

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Poetrymann In reply to BlueFairy-07 [2010-02-02 15:27:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much. I appreciate it.

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SHARIKAYE [2010-01-26 18:09:24 +0000 UTC]

Excellent!
I featured this in my journal,I hope you don't mind,thanks so much for sharing,your support,favs and all you do here very appreciated,means alot to me!Love & Light to you and yours Brendan!

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Poetrymann In reply to SHARIKAYE [2010-01-26 23:55:59 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks!

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SHARIKAYE In reply to Poetrymann [2010-01-27 15:53:13 +0000 UTC]

My honor Brendan!

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LACYDRAWERS [2010-01-26 10:16:09 +0000 UTC]

Decadence becomes you Brendan..
"SIGH"...

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Poetrymann In reply to LACYDRAWERS [2010-01-26 23:57:11 +0000 UTC]

*Smiles* This was one of my favorite schools of poets in college. For about three months, I imagined myself Baudelaire...

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peridot-magelette [2010-01-26 06:58:02 +0000 UTC]

decadent, seductive, wonderfully drunk on lust it seems.

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Poetrymann In reply to peridot-magelette [2010-01-26 23:57:55 +0000 UTC]

That is the best kind of drunk... Thanks.

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peridot-magelette In reply to Poetrymann [2010-01-27 02:30:05 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome... i've got to try that sometime...

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jonnatz17 [2010-01-26 05:41:33 +0000 UTC]

As always, good work. You inspire me to keep going.

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Poetrymann In reply to jonnatz17 [2010-01-26 23:58:31 +0000 UTC]

What a nice thing to say. Thanks very much.

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jonnatz17 In reply to Poetrymann [2010-01-27 01:07:01 +0000 UTC]

It's cool. it's quite true.

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ElDoctor17 [2010-01-24 23:06:49 +0000 UTC]

This was utterly amazing and gives new meaning to decadence! I love how you combined all the emotions into strange but known feelings. Brilliant!

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Poetrymann In reply to ElDoctor17 [2010-01-25 23:45:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Baudelaire is a hero of mine...

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ElDoctor17 In reply to Poetrymann [2010-01-25 23:48:14 +0000 UTC]

You are very welcome! I have read a couple things by Boudelaire and I think that he is pretty good. I would have to read more to get a better sense of his style.

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Cinnamoncandy [2010-01-24 20:39:22 +0000 UTC]

Hello!

You have been featured in my journal [link] and in this news article [link]

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Poetrymann In reply to Cinnamoncandy [2010-01-25 23:47:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!

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scarletwave [2010-01-23 08:14:24 +0000 UTC]

Well, I think it certainly fits into the category well. In fact, it's a bit naughty, although you are never crass (which is one of the reasons I find you to be such an appealing poet). Well done, my friend.

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Poetrymann In reply to scarletwave [2010-01-23 19:38:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I try to not cross that thin line between erotica and porn.

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EyeOfTheTygr [2010-01-22 23:38:11 +0000 UTC]

I love it. The last stanza was my favorite.

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Poetrymann In reply to EyeOfTheTygr [2010-01-23 19:38:15 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks. I appreciate it! I love this movement of poetry.

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saykha [2010-01-22 05:20:58 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful

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Poetrymann In reply to saykha [2010-01-23 19:37:56 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks. I appreciate it!

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saykha In reply to Poetrymann [2010-01-25 06:26:10 +0000 UTC]

^_^

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aquagirl7 [2010-01-22 02:56:46 +0000 UTC]

i wouldn't be surprised if you win with this piece!

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Poetrymann In reply to aquagirl7 [2010-01-23 19:37:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I entered because it is one of my favorite literary movements. I love Baudelaire.

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aquagirl7 In reply to Poetrymann [2010-01-24 18:58:02 +0000 UTC]

your welcome and I'll to read some of Baudelaire's work then

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priestofknowledge [2010-01-22 01:19:03 +0000 UTC]

it ties well into another I just read from a friend.

[link]

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Poetrymann In reply to priestofknowledge [2010-01-23 19:37:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Great poem...thanks for the link.

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SpunkOnAStick [2010-01-22 00:48:39 +0000 UTC]

Very descriptive!

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Poetrymann In reply to SpunkOnAStick [2010-01-23 19:32:40 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks. I appreciate it!

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iHedge [2010-01-22 00:00:26 +0000 UTC]

"grown lush across the cushions" slayed me. Gorgeous!

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Poetrymann In reply to iHedge [2010-01-23 19:37:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. That is my favorite line...and the one about the trollop.

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iHedge In reply to Poetrymann [2010-01-25 00:15:12 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. Aha...that made me chuckle. Trollop is such an archaic word, unfairly. I'm glad you used it.

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