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Posted by ivoryfishbone on August 29, 2008 - 14:58

I remember best

not all that followed
left me shocked, shaking
skin raw from making
up lost time

but how
I felt the plumb line
of that first kiss
drop
into my solar plexus
like fear

how it plunged into me
like nothing has

for years.

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Comments

ralph | August 29, 2008 - 15:00

You beauty!

tcook | August 29, 2008 - 16:26

That must be the fastest reaction to an IP ever! Good one. Hope you're feeling better - I had it last week, it's not very nice.

ivoryfishbone | August 29, 2008 - 16:43

yes thanks tc - better now - amazing what perks you up!

photon | August 30, 2008 - 15:16

ah, yes.

tom_saunders | September 4, 2008 - 12:44

Good to see your poetry again.

anipani | September 5, 2008 - 08:35

luvly jubbly, so hard to write well about that , and you have. I love the image of the plumb line, can feel the weight of the lead, see I remember too!

nancy_am | November 7, 2009 - 20:38

There's something wholly satisfying about coming back to ABCTales every now and then and being able to read poems like this.