Words Seldom Used...............N

and this the letter N:

Natant:  swimming or floating. 

Nepenthe:  a drink having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble.  Anything inducing a pleasurable sensation of forgetfulness. 

Nival:  of, belonging to snow. 

Novia:  fiancé or bride. 

Nuque:  the back of the neck. 

Nyx:  an ancient Greek goddess personifying night.

N

Lips drag slowly

tracing along the nuque

the taste of her

a nepenthe elixir.

Swallowing in deep breaths

inhaling her into me 

my mind reels

as a simple peace takes hold.

In natant wonder drifting 

mind in soft release

her power leaving

the rest of the world at bay.

She is mystery, my novia

nothing else compares

as original as a snowflake

in a nival breeze.

Upon me she falls

as night surrounds us both

the goddess Nyx

powerless next to her.

Elegant and wondrous

this creature, this woman, my dream

nyctalgia even fades

at the sound of her name. 

7.18.14

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Words Seldom Used.........A

and this, the letter A:

Adient:  tending to move toward a stimulus. 

Adroit:  skilled use of hands or body. 

Adue:  together, in unison. 

Affet tuoso:  with an affection and tenderness (music)/ a composition or movement of gentle, tender character. 

Afficance:  to pledge by promise of marriage.

A

her voice a symphony

an affett tuoso

like heather in the wind

or velvet against my skin

her words slide sensuously

into my ears

and tickle the very essence

of my soul

adroit fingers sliding

down my spine

raising the skin

in textured ecstasy

pulling me along

with the force of her will

adiently drawn

deep into her

this woman, this treasure

this creature I cannot explain

owns my heart and now

we move adue

bound together

held within this promise

in affiance our voices sing

~ I do ~

7.10.14

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Words Seldom Used..........G

And this, the letter G:

Glissande:  a sliding or gliding step.

Grace Note:  a note essential to the harmony or melody, added as an embellishment.

Gyve:  shackle

G

grope, grapple, grab

frenetically charged energy shifts

grind, gyrate, growl

letting loose myself inside of you

grunt, groan, grimace

my face contorts with lust and heat

gasp, grin, giggle

pleasure overtakes me in your arms

the gyve drawn tight around my wrists

ankles bound in mirror image of this

the smile that overtakes you, though composure never shakes

and you begin the task that is at hand

splayed wide, naked and defenseless

fearless I’ve become within your gaze

trust, now a beacon in the darkness

that led us both here to find our way

glissande steps move you through the room

as you seem to have become the very act

effortless it seems as you engage

yet everything within you is focused here

and finally the unnecessary gesture

the grace note in your symphony

you lay your lips tenderly upon mine

and without a word, proclaim your love to me

7.13.14

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Words Seldom Used......O

And this, this letter O:

Od:  a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc. 

Oe-no-mel:  something combining strength with sweetness. 

Oell-lade:  an amorous glance. 

Obesiant:  movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy.

Ode to Od

 

simple gesture seemingly

yet refined in texture and tone

oe-no-mel, this creature

leaves me gasping for breath

caught within the glimpse of my eye

her glance nearly askew

but oell-lade, I catch it

before she turns her head

this hypothetical force

of nature, savage and pure

I believe in its magic

as I stand near enough to feel

she is unbelievable yes

yet I am on my knees

in obeisant pose

thanking the powers that be

singing to the heavens

cracking open the sky

as she has split the shell of me

and set the prisoner free

I sing on high I sing to the low

in rising from under this soul

to let heaven rest beneath me

as we fly wing to wing

this is an ode a lyrical tale

of love and this woman so fair

and ode to od, the power

that need not be explained.

7.10.14

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Words Seldom Used.......L

Words Seldom Used…..L

For my birthday in 2013, I bought myself Websters Unabridged Dictionary. My love teased me as I called it ‘word porn’ but she understood. For her birthday in 2014 I used that book to create a gift for her. She recently passed and I just uncovered these poems.

I took each letter of her name and went through that letter in my dictionary and wrote down words that I didn’t know, that reminded me in some way of her or us. I meditated on those words until I created a poem from them. As I finished each poem, I repeated the steps with the next letter of her name, completing each one in its entirety before beginning the next. As I reread them now, I recall every step and how I told her I was working on a ‘secret project’. She teased me again.

I am happy to say that she was nearly speechless as for the five days leading up to her birthday, I revealed one at a time to her, spelling out her name. If you knew her, you’d understand what her being speechless meant.

I’m going to share them here as a series, starting with the letter L. I will include the words and definitions that sparked each piece.

Lachesis:  the fate who determines the length of the thread of life.

Lachrymal:  of or pertaining to tears;  producing tears.

Labellum:  the petal of an orchid that differs more or less from the other petals often forming the most    conspicuous parts.

 Lachesis and The Lachrymal Labellum

She was a beauty like none seen before

singular and refined in her oneness.

She. like the single petal,

unlike any other on the stem.

She, the labellum, outstanding

differing in content and form.

She, most certainly conspicuous,

standing out on her own.

Her angelic stature and features

markedly striking a tone.

Heart strings struck nearly instantly

this beauty drawing me in.

Intensely, sensual creature

affecting every part of my soul.

Lachrymal explosion

pouring over me.

Although Lachesis holds the thread

that weaves the loom of our time.

I know that she has become my fate

my forever, forever mine.

7.3.14

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