Tahitian beaches roar,

white lions in a dry thorn.

They heed the wind’s poem,

pointing where we drop off,

as the sun rests its sweaty head

on the lingered shore.

Tête-à-tête with the vast and wet

before a long, dark snore.

©2024 | K.F. Hartless


d’Verse Poet’s Pub | Poetics: Daffy for Daffodils, Sprung in Spring

Cover Art: Paul Gauguin 1897-1898

Norah Jones “Paradise”

16 responses to “Pillow Talk”

  1. so beautifully goes with Gaugin and who and where he was

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    1. Thank you kindly, Beth. I thought it was a nice blend. I appreciate your kind comments very much.

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  2. WHat a wonderful place to be… and what better to do than to sleep….

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    1. Thank you, Björn. Even the fiercest lion must rest some time.

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  3. The white lion beach slumbering. I wonder if it seemed that way to Gaugin. I love the sun’s sweaty head!

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    1. Thank you, Merril. When that sort of heat breaks, it’s relief for sure. I wish I could travel back and have that sunset conversation.

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      1. You’re welcome. It would be interesting.

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  4. I love your great images in this poem. Especially the sun’s sweaty head!

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    1. Thank you so much, Dwight. It’s already heading in the direction of sweaty here.

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      1. 80 F here tomorrow! You are welcome.

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    Helen

    Your poem is as lush and gorgeous as I imagine Tahiti!

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    1. Thank you, Helen. I enjoyed trying to puzzle together the daffodil names and it was delightful to see where my mind traveled to.

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  6. Gillena Cox Avatar
    Gillena Cox

    “as the sun rests its sweaty head”
    OMG this is just fabulous.
    Thank you for dropping by to read mine

    Much♡love

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    Anonymous

    Lingered shore is such a wonderful description of an ocean’s beaches. (K)

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    1. That’s Kerfe, I forgot to log in.

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  8. Lush, sensual and tropical like Gauguin’s painting, Such beautiful writing!

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