[Eadha Deora]

"Let me take that word," she said,
opening her mouth,
apple blossom full of sun,
and with golden discretion,
I leaped on her and kissed her,
filling her with my word of passion,
the word above all others
for those with a shrine to the heart.

She cried, "Ah! Ah! It is too much in me!"
but I wept to feel her breath,
knowing we had partaken of
Rumi's wild wine or
Keat's endless truth--

the word above even "love",
piercing the turtle shell of fear
with willow branches shaking and sighing forth
animal longing,

moving beyond what the beholder sees and
turning backwards into the eyes of

Beauty that thrives on the sweat of love.

[RENA HANDS]

I may be wrong and if so many apologies…

…piercing the turtle shell of fear

Should this not be possessive? If not then please explain.

…piercing the turtle’s shell of fear (Possibly correct?)

I would like to know for future writing experience, knowledge.

Again, many deafening applauds to your BRILLANCE!

A rating of 5/5!

[Lubesh]

Beaituful and 'words' amazing eadha.

[Vorcla]

Gaaahhhh! I missed this?! How? Just wonderful, Jenn. I echo Lu - your choice of words and imagery is spot-on and flawless. Great job.

[jlynam90]

Who's your biggest influence as a poet?

[Eadha Deora]

No, Rena, it shouldn't be possessive to me. It is a turtle shell ... like a sea shell or a seed pod. The emphasis is on the shell. If it was possessive, the emphasis would be on the turtle. Try saying both out loud and see if you hear a difference. I hear "a TURTLE'S shell" versus "a turtle SHELL" ... *shrug* ... no vast difference in meaning either way though, so I won't quibble!

Re: jlynam90 .... my biggest influence at the moment, is David Whyte. I used to be strongly influenced by William Wordsworth and John Keats though. Rumi and Rainer Maria Rilke are two other excellent poets I feel very inspired by reading.