National Poetry Month Post 2

[ellenhopkins]

One stunning June evening

the sky beaded gold like Versace

we lingered beneath the glitter

and opened ourselves to madness.

You were lonely, without the one who’d left you.

I was empty, despite the one who had stayed.

We were only going to talk, confess secrets,

buoy the weight from our hearts, but a splash

of  honeysuckle breeze

Comments

[semaphore1]

The opening verse is brilliant. The gender twist - the man asking for a forever love, the woman seeking stolen pleasure - sets this apart from similarly-themed poems, makes for authenticity. This feels like it could be the prelude to a much longer piece in verse (though catalogued in a very different part of the library from your other works). Evocative and wistful.

[jeffys_gurl27]

Just WOW. Breathtaking.

[juicyness]

beautiful, i love it.

[thewordmap]

This is so amazing. Beautiful and full of live.
Ellen, I would want to attend a poetry workshop with you as an instructor. You're fantastic.

[jj20030]

WOW! I love you and your work soo much Ellen! You have an amazing talent

Love,
Jordan.