Shades of Red

The colour of lust bold and hot

Radiating sultry lips of crimson

Which pucker to temptations call

Beckoning with covetous hunger

To devour desire with sweet red tongue

Which moistens full luscious lips

Parting for whispers of deep seeded longing.

 

Shades of heat rising through warming blood

Pumping hard through veins of arousal

Circulating cherry tones of grinning seduction

And raising goosebumps along peek-a-boo flesh

To awaken senses of magnetic provocation

 

Skin glistens like dew covered grass

With beads of sweat rolling down like pebbles

Over tantalizing curves swelling with unbearable need

To a bed below so soft with moss, cooling steamy flesh

Of desire so ripe, rippling out in a wave of pleasure

To caress the universal hunger with blazing tongues of fire

And evoke that animalistic craving of satisfaction

 

With lips of scarlet plump with lust

And the cool motion of a slender finger

She beckons all to taste her sweet flesh

Planting kisses of blossoming roses

Along the soft pale skin of a goddess

As fine silks fall away like feathers

Like the feathers from the stroking wings

Of the seducing angle, the smirking temptress.

Author's Note

Written for the 'Angles and Ravens" contest. Picture prompted.

Reviews

[Lena]

Very well written and visual! Your words carried me along with anticipation for the complete revealing of your story. Extremely sensual as it leads one down the path but not vulgar more like a tease leaving one wanting satisfaction and more I like it, hope you win.

[Chilson, Joshua]

Fourth line, instead of the noun "Covetousness" use "Covetous". This is an amazing write, your creative mind always finds a way to poke a hole in my balloon *laughs*. Great imagery and use of words, I had only stopped reading on the fourth line though afterward couldn't till finish. Favorite part "To caress the universal hunger with blazing tongues of fire And evoke that animalistic craving of satisfaction".

[John Stussy]

This is an intense poem speaking of the passions that can capture us so easily. Red does indeed seem to illustrate the sensations quite well. And, matching the feel of how well the color fits the actions, thoughts, and emotions, your flow and word choice fits just as perfectly, great job.

[Kelley]

This was hot Emily !!! I really liked the lines....

As fine silks fall away like feathers
Like the feathers from the stroking wings
Of the seducing angle, the smirking temptress.

You need to write me a poem about fallen angels
like this.......smiles
Anyway loved your poem thanks for sharing.

Kelley

[Jonathan De Elvira]

I could feel that this one gonna win...

[Robin]

sensual and beautifully wrtten ~

[Lyr J. Thirsk]

I like the idea of a a 'seducing angel'....a sprirtual nymph like a demon, but good...so to speak.

also, 'moistened lips that part for whispers of deep-seeded longing' is an excellent image.

it made me actually visualize the best girls ive been with and memories, and even fantasies at the same time that i want to happen.

good style!

[Matthews Reggie]

WoooW!, the picture really prompted you... what an amazing use of words.... self-descriptive expressions.... undoubtedly brilliant work.....

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

Wow!
I tried...a few times...but thats all that would come out...

Wow!