Lust/Red

Gold cherry

By Canonette

Sun, 22 Feb 2015
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14 comments
 

Though your sins be as scarlet...

Sins are cardinal, the absence of virtue.
I drink from the cup of fornication;
the goblet of my abomination.

Not so much –
I find its filth lost in supping
sweet juiciness.
The sharp bite of snow white’s apple,
is red delicious.

My lust is a crimson lake to drown in;
so, oh, how I wallow.

I ride the scarlet beast ‘til it burns me;
heating my crucible, bubbling up molasses,
grinding black to vermillion, pestle in mortar.
My cinnabar heart pounding.

Dig deep – the gates of hell have opened.

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Comments

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

wonderful - well done!

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Some amazing use of words in this poem Canonette, a lustful read indeed.

Jenny.

 

 

Submitted by Bee on

All those red words make the description even more vivid - love it!

Bee

Submitted by Canonette on

Many thanks, insert, Jenny and Bee.  My mercury obsession continues!

 

Submitted by blighters rock on

Mercury, hey. Not that old chestnut again. No, really, this has oodles going for it, steamy and bursting at the seams with fun too. 

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Deadly but beautiful, love allusions to poison.

Submitted by Canonette on

Thanks, Blighters.

Thanks, Philip Sidney.  Glad you picked up on those - I nearly added a few mercury poisoning symptoms, but they didn't seem to fit.

 

Submitted by VeraClark on

you lustful thing you! Lovely.

 

Submitted by Canonette on

Thanks, Vera!

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Very hot and suggestive. Liked it a lot.

Luigi

 

Submitted by Canonette on

Thank you, Luigi.  Glad you enjoyed it.

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day!

Get a great reading recommendation everyday!

 

Submitted by Canonette on

Thank you for pick of the day!devil

 

Submitted by agnosticnun on

This is gorgeous, and clever.

Kristi