A Drop of Jasmine


I only need a drop of jasmine to weave into the corkscrew vines of my garden. It is already dew-kissed knowing you will slip in just as night begins to lap up the sky as it explodes into stars.  


My tongue led along
constellations of freckles
reaches towards your bliss.



Song Choice: Love Reign O'er Me by The Who


This poem was created for the prompt given at Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads: Fireblossom Fridays Poetic Imagery. It is also linked to the Friday 55 at Verse Escape and Poets United Poetry Pantry #397.
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58 comments:

  1. Debra She Who SeeksMarch 28, 2018 at 11:39 PM

    Sexy!

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  2. Sherry Blue SkyMarch 29, 2018 at 8:23 AM

    Wowzers!

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  3. ✿March 29, 2018 at 8:42 AM

    "knowing you will slip in just as night begins to lap up the sky"

    "My tongue led along
    constellations of freckles"

    Beautiful.

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  4. Kerry O'ConnorMarch 29, 2018 at 9:06 AM

    I love the way you have layered the imagery, from the heady scent of jasmine to the explosion of stars.

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  5. Sharon RawsonMarch 29, 2018 at 9:35 AM

    Oozing sensuality!

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  6. annell4March 29, 2018 at 11:09 AM

    A "Drop of Jasmine" will do! Perfectly beautiful!

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  7. FireblossomMarch 29, 2018 at 12:05 PM

    Exactly what I was asking for in the prompt. Gorgeous from the opening line and throughout.

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    1. RommyApril 1, 2018 at 8:16 PM

      Thank you for the kind words, and for being such a good sport :D

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  8. MargaretMarch 29, 2018 at 1:04 PM

    Swoon. This is an A+

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  9. Kim M. RussellMarch 29, 2018 at 1:55 PM

    So sensual, especially:
    'knowing you will slip in just as night begins to lap up the sky'
    and
    'My tongue led along
    constellations of freckles
    reaches towards your bliss'.

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    1. RommyApril 1, 2018 at 8:16 PM

      I had a perfectly evil grin on my face as I composed those lines.

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  10. Maude LynnMarch 29, 2018 at 3:04 PM

    Every word of this is just gorgeous!

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  11. AnonymousMarch 29, 2018 at 4:33 PM

    the sensuous seeds every line
    "constellations of freckles" - love how it links with "the sky as it explodes into stars. "

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    1. RommyApril 1, 2018 at 8:18 PM

      That was definitely purposeful. It's cool you caught it.

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  12. tonispencerMarch 29, 2018 at 8:00 PM

    I only need a drop of jasmine...wow. Gorgeous imagery and so sensual.

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  13. grapelingMarch 30, 2018 at 12:41 AM

    wolf whistle!

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  14. brudbergMarch 30, 2018 at 2:34 AM

    I simply love the constellation of the freckles... excellent

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  15. Magaly GuerreroMarch 30, 2018 at 10:27 AM

    I had to read this slice of delight many, many, many times... before the eternal-teenager in charge of digesting sexually charged imagery could stop giggling and pointing long enough to allow the poetry lover to bask in the heat and grace of each line. Goodness gracious, this is... poetry that knows flesh and loves what it knows.

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    1. RommyApril 1, 2018 at 8:19 PM

      The teenager in me giggled like a fiend when writing it.

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  16. hedgewitchMarch 30, 2018 at 12:32 PM

    This is as sensuous and sweet as the smell of jasmine--tho knowing you, I thought first of jasmine tea--and it has an innocence under the heat that goes well with such a shy, pure white flower. (AFA the word count--we don't quibble about things like titles being off limits--many's the time I've done the same thing.)Thanks so much for playing and helping this weekend kick ass for all of us.

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    1. RommyApril 1, 2018 at 8:20 PM

      I admit it...I had a cup of jasmine pearl tea on hand while creating it. The "pearl" part took my mind in a certain direction, and you have the results before you.

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  17. Vivian ZemsMarch 30, 2018 at 8:02 PM

    Very sensual....I like!

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  18. sarahMarch 31, 2018 at 2:59 AM

    "A face without freckles is like a sky without stars". Love this twilit seduction.

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    1. RommyApril 1, 2018 at 8:21 PM

      I hadn't heard of that quote before so I had to look it up. I'm so glad I did. Thanks Sarah

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  19. purplepeninportland.comMarch 31, 2018 at 10:57 AM

    Like flowing silk!

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  20. Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 1, 2018 at 9:04 AM

    Mmmm, lovely!

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  21. Sanaa RizviApril 1, 2018 at 10:27 AM

    Ooh this is incredibly sweet and sensous!💜

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  22. revelationsApril 1, 2018 at 11:43 AM

    just filled with seductive imagery... nicely done

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  23. Neeraj KhankaApril 1, 2018 at 12:42 PM

    Loved the way it is expressed...very sensuous !

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  24. Donna@LivingFromHappinessApril 1, 2018 at 6:08 PM

    Any jasmine in a garden is luscious...as are the images in your poem!

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    1. RommyApril 1, 2018 at 8:23 PM

      Thanks Donna. Jasmine is such a lovely plant. I've never had much luck growing it, though I love its scent.

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  25. Gillena CoxApril 1, 2018 at 7:13 PM

    Very sensuous. Happy April

    Much🌼love

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    1. RommyApril 1, 2018 at 8:24 PM

      Thanks Gillena. I hope your Easter holiday is a joyous one.

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  26. ThotpurgeApril 2, 2018 at 2:58 AM

    suggestive sensuality...

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  27. Myrna R.April 2, 2018 at 12:30 PM

    Nice. Subtle enough but utterly sexy.

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  28. Wendy BourkeApril 2, 2018 at 8:01 PM

    Lovely - exquisite, really ...so delicately rendered.

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  29. colleenApril 3, 2018 at 4:38 PM

    So sweetly hot!

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  30. RommyApril 4, 2018 at 6:44 PM

    Thanks Colleen!

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