I’ve been practicing my short poems for a little while, and I send a friend of mine a poem every morning – sort of like our wake up tradition. She calls the poems her Wordshine, as the daily words bring sunshine smiles to her face! She is going to be a part of a local production called S.P.E.A.K. (Sisters Promoting Empowerment (through) Artistic Kinship coming up soon. (For those in Barbados, it is going to be part of the Girlfriends’ Expo, showing Sunday February 5th, 2011 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.) When I saw this photo of my friend ITrina, I fell in love with it! She has put it as her BBM pic as well, and looking at the photo again I came up with this poem, which I sent her as soon as it was done. All props must also go to Mr. Tracey Greenidge, who was the photographer who captured this awesome photo, as well as to Cher Corbin – my good friend and awesome poet alongside him – who did the makeup!
True Beauty...
True Beauty
You are the epitome
of sensuality
the template from which
stole her glory!
Your beauty constantly
stuns me
and I remember to breathe
hesitantly
not wanting any sudden movement
to spoil the moment
for me!
Picture credit DeOlivere – http://www.deolivereoriginals.net/
Make Up Artist – Cher – CherBeautyGlam
www.facebook.com/pages/MAKE-UP…CHER/115099008535987
Cher’s poetry website – http://cher-insight.blogspot.com/
Submitted to d’Verse Open Link Night
Passion's Pleasure 
Lovely post–breathless–
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Posted by Audrey Howitt | January 24, 2012, 10:36 PMThanks so much Audrey! 🙂
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Posted by bajanpoet | January 25, 2012, 12:00 AMWonderful word weaving as always…wish I was closer, I’d be there with bells on!
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Posted by tashtoo | January 24, 2012, 10:49 PM*grin* Thanks Tash 🙂
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Posted by bajanpoet | January 25, 2012, 12:00 AMthe template on which aphrodite stole her glory…oh yeah i think you scored some points with this one…ha…
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Posted by brian miller | January 24, 2012, 11:07 PMKatrina LOVED it 🙂
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Posted by bajanpoet | January 25, 2012, 12:01 AMHow Divine! Short…but it’s one of those pieces that says more by saying less. I love this!
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Posted by ayeshanura | January 25, 2012, 12:20 AMThanks so much Ayesha 🙂 ❤ I'm so glad you liked it 🙂 You know one of those pieces that you just KNOW is right once you are done? It just – HAPPENED. LOL I'm very proud of it 🙂
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Posted by bajanpoet | January 25, 2012, 12:24 AMBeautiful! “and I remember to breathe
hesitantly”
Peace, Linda
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Posted by Linda Kruschke | January 25, 2012, 12:24 AMThanks Linda! 🙂
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Posted by bajanpoet | January 25, 2012, 12:28 AMah man! that’s NICE!!! … where’s mine?!?!? 😉
my offering
http://magicinthebackyard.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/freezing-pain/
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Posted by Kellie Elmore | January 25, 2012, 12:58 AMLOL Oh Kellie 🙂
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Posted by bajanpoet | January 25, 2012, 4:34 PMHow sweet is that.
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Posted by darkangelwrites | January 25, 2012, 1:51 AMThanks darkangel …. it’s one of those impromptu writes that just works, you know?
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Posted by bajanpoet | January 25, 2012, 4:34 PMSo sweet… I love it! (and she is beautiful)
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Posted by Laurie Kolp | January 25, 2012, 2:57 AMYeah, she is Laurie 🙂 Thanks!
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Posted by bajanpoet | January 25, 2012, 4:32 PMah nice…there is a kind of beauty that just makes us stand in awe..not wanting to move… nicely played..
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Posted by claudia | January 25, 2012, 5:35 AMYup, and Trina embodies that beauty quite perfectly!
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Posted by bajanpoet | January 25, 2012, 4:32 PMlovely words to a lovely image 🙂 ~ Rose
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Posted by C Rose | January 25, 2012, 4:26 PMThanks Rosie ❤
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Posted by bajanpoet | January 25, 2012, 4:33 PMDelicate and lovely! Just this side of sensual….a good usage of so few words, and in that simplicity, you have done very, very well.
Lady Nyo
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Posted by ladynyo | January 25, 2012, 9:06 PMthat’s a great compliment coming from you, Lady Nyo. I’m touched 🙂
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Posted by bajanpoet | January 26, 2012, 11:36 AMWhen you forget to breathe, time passes slowly while your brain stores the memory, to be played over and over again. That’s when poems are written. Your poem is beautiful.
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Posted by danroberson | January 25, 2012, 11:50 PMThank you so much! And I totally agree – that’s when poems are birthed!
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Posted by bajanpoet | January 26, 2012, 11:24 AMWhat an alluring description of someone who must be very beautiful indeed!
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Posted by Chazzy Chazz | January 26, 2012, 2:00 AMWell you can tell – that’s her in the picture 😉
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Posted by bajanpoet | January 26, 2012, 11:23 AMSweet and romantic ~
http://a-sweetlust.blogspot.com/2012/01/spicy.html
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Posted by Heaven | January 26, 2012, 4:00 AMYeah it was, wasn’t it? 🙂 Glad you liked it, Grace 🙂
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Posted by bajanpoet | January 26, 2012, 11:21 AMWhat a way to wake up to a sweet poem. Thanks for sharing.
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Posted by brendafraser | January 26, 2012, 5:13 AMYou’re welcome. Thanks for passing by!
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Posted by bajanpoet | January 26, 2012, 11:21 AMA right on piece of writing for sure, just gorgeous…
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Posted by Lindy Lee | January 26, 2012, 4:22 PMThank you so much! ❤
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Posted by bajanpoet | January 26, 2012, 4:30 PMThanks Lindy Lee 🙂
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Posted by bajanpoet | January 26, 2012, 4:51 PMBrian Miller said it, “the template from which Aphrodite stole her glory!” – definitely scored one with that line.
~* Beautiful poem *~
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Posted by Nekisha CD Lewis | January 26, 2012, 9:15 PMThanks Nikki! ❤
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Posted by bajanpoet | January 27, 2012, 11:13 AMWow! Hope you won’t get me arrested if I should say that the way you’ve potrayed her makes me want to say: “wish she was mine”
Good piece; nice picture and a great poem to go with it!
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Posted by teeceecounsel | January 28, 2012, 5:55 PMThanks so much Tee 🙂 Can’t get you arrested – she ain’t my girl … yet! *grin*
I wish she was mine too LOL
But anyway, glad you loved the piece! 🙂 Thanks for commenting!
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Posted by bajanpoet | January 28, 2012, 8:40 PMA lovely tribute to a for-sure goddess (:
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Posted by mairmusic | January 28, 2012, 10:37 PM