Duet in Red and fade…

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Sue Vincent

In response to the photo prompt

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They were bright red on the day he bought them

From the impossible shop in the mountains

So far away.

—

Like her throat in the heat of passion

As their skins moved like silk

And their lips were liquid joy.

—

Now, faded, she gathers the leaves around their stems

Like a cloak over the beloved

As the colour, though not the memory

Fades…

—

They were bright red

On the day he bought them

On the day he died.

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In response to Sue Vincent’s photo prompt, #writephoto

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About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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8 Responses to Duet in Red and fade…

  1. ssunshine14's avatar ssunshine14 says:
    April 15, 2016 at 06:07

    Alluring and mortifying..those emotions can be felt..excellent poetry..

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  2. Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes's avatar jenanita01 says:
    April 15, 2016 at 09:17

    Steve manages to treat pain as if it were an ordinary emotion, easy to conjure and describe. He must be one hell of a human being…

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  3. pensitivity101's avatar pensitivity101 says:
    April 15, 2016 at 09:19

    How poignant, and beautiful.

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  4. dgkaye's avatar dgkaye says:
    April 16, 2016 at 02:08

    Powerful emotions woven into beautiful poetry. 🙂

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