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Tuesday, October 27

Our Paradox


The cloud is a dragoon

Yet, the moon keeps

Its shape of the night

Flitting dragonfly


I look at you

While I don’t see you

I think of you

And for sure you too


Ephemeral, yet gettable

Substantial, yet subliminal

Inconceivable, yet viable

Opposed, yet overdosed


Cannot be recognised

Yet, it’s there eternally

Impossible to swim in

Yet, worth drowning in


Might be the first time

Hopefully not the last

Might come flying

Surely I’ll have a go


Orgasmic, yet sexless

This sensation of power

Weakness and flow

Reminds me of none.

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© Dulce

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

WOW!!! This is wonderful.. I love this..

Impossible to swim in

Yet, worth drowning in
GOSH!! Take me there..
your poems are exactly what your blog is called. SWEETER Poetry

steveroni said...

On the farm my nickname was Iky--pronounced EYE-KEE, accent on first.

If you insert an "N" it becomes INKY...maybe that is why I identify with Inky's blog, and her comments on others. Kinda "far-out"-grin!

And I agree with her above comment. But I add one word: Sweeter "ROMANTIC" Poetry..

Love and PEACE!

Shadow said...

"The cloud is a dragoon

Yet, the moon keeps

Its shape"

these lines grabbed me immediately and played with my senses all the way to the end, nice one dulce!

Ekanthapadhikan said...

This is a wonderful poem with so many contradicting images set side by side. "Impossible to swim in
Yet, worth drowning in" - This line in particular struck me. Is this about the unquenched desires in us?

And thanks for commenting on my story. There is no autobiographical element in it. It's just pure fiction. But you're not the first person to ask me whether it was my own story and I'm much intrigued! What made you think it was my own story? Is it 'coz I used a first person narrative?

steveroni said...

Dear Shadow and Dulce,

RE: Shadow's comment,
"The cloud is a dragoon
Yet, the moon keeps
Its shape"

these lines grabbed me immediately and played with my senses all the way to the end, nice one dulce!
___________________________
Daily I marvel at how you "poetry" peeps can ferret out the essence from another's words. I cannot do that--yet--and I AM envious--grin!

It does remind me though, e.g., how a musician can hear THREE chords in the FOURTH Wagner opera of the "Ring", and discern those same chords were used in the FIRST opera.

God has given us each many special talents, and our mission is to use those as best we can (and not become jealous of the other Peep's gifts/abilities)...

I emailed this to Shadow and Dulce, and thought, "What the heck, we're all sort of like family here, so.....PEACE!

Margie said...

Loved this dear Dulce!
But then, I love everything you write!
So romantic!

Margie
xx

Sylvia said...

Hermosas antiteses. Es eso el amor!

Anonymous said...

Wow...this is just spectacular. I love it. :)

Dulçe ♥ said...

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song…and everyone has their own way of doing things, thus their way of singing songs, thus their way of writing poetry.

Jessie said...

very well done indeed -- so many great lines. and your last comment regarding the birds song, is truthfully beautiful. thank you for the reminder.

smiles,

thoughts said...

simply beautiful.

Angeles said...

You left me swimming in this paradox.
Excellent!!!
Besos:)

Nessa said...

Definitely feels like an abyss.

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LarryG said...

are you sure a "distance" relationship is for you?
this is a lovely look over the shoulder, or across the pond...

to be that unique!

The Turning Point said...

The mind will never apprehend the truth of poetry or paradox. Only the heart can do that.

right on sweeter

JF

Dr.John said...

So much feeling.
So many directions.
Up and down
In and out
Here and gone
The poem pours them out
It overloads the mind.

Liam said...

Sometimes I feel like a bit of a paradox myself.

Rikkij said...

Dulce-I agree with the inkster. Great line about drowning. you write seemingly opposing thoughts but make them work with a powerful economy of words. Love to read you. By the way, this was HOT!!
~rick

Zee said...

Sweet poetry as always...very interesting poem...strong vocabs...I love it! keep it up my friend :)

Calli said...

Always love to read you, Dulce!
Lovely words and thoughts...

Anonymous said...

Orgasmic, yet sexless, is a dangerous and flirting concept to me.