The Rib of Him

The Rib of Him

 

And I long for him,

to be adjacent to the rib of him

just below the heart of him…

to feel the madness of the world dissipate within       
the circumference of his arms,

to hear the symmetry of his breathing with mine

                        so sweetly with mine,

as the orchestration of our hearts beat

like the hoofs of a thousand steeds

pulsing,

converging,

never- ending.

 

 

 

 

photography by Stefan Beutler

 

 

 

Reviews

[Alfred Kukitz]

You have swept yourself into the champion of romance!

Love,
Al

[Kelly Scheppers]

...wow, thank you, Alfred!

[Nadia Gerassimenko]

It's not surprising that we desire to be "the rib of him," it is like a historical, hereditary instinct as God created Eve as rib of Adam's. When we are in love and in passion, we want to be so close to our lover, almost to be joined into his body to be as one. Lucidly, I felt your fervor for your lover here.

[Kelly Scheppers]

My love for passion consumes me within my writing, and I'm delighted to garnish such an appreciation for it. Thank you, Nadia!

[....................]

This is a well orchestrated symphony of lines, Kelly, using the biblical backdrop of the rib to fuel its longing. I also love the lines: 'to feel the madness of the world dissipate within/the circumference of his arms' - he becomes your whole world; a biosphere of love. How wonderful it must be to be loved like this... your 'Adam' is a truly blessed man!!! :) Bravo!!

[Kelly Scheppers]

Your eye for detail never misses a thing, does it? Thank you for a most generous review, Thomas!

[alf]

Hi Kelly. I loved the understated passion here. I could feel it, in the 'hoofs of a thousand steeds', in the 'circumference of his arms', and hear it the 'symmetry of his breathing'. You had no need for anything else, it pulsates with passion, and you painted it on the page. Thrilling to read!!!! alf

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you most kindly, Alf!

[Einstein Noodle]

can't get much closer nor complete .. simply beautiful ... heavy sigh .. inside the breath of wild running horses ;) simply beautiful in my opinion
E.

[Kelly Scheppers]

How kind of you to say...thank you, E.

[andrew mitchell]

Warning! GLOBAL WARMING WITH THIS WRITE! A lovely write Kelly so sweet I think he would throw in an arm and a leg to have you as well! :)

[Kelly Scheppers]

I'll take a horse! Lol, thank you so much, Andrew!

[Ana B.]

A beautiful, emotional piece....one can just read and sigh. A most wonderful job :)

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you so much, Ana...nice to meet you!

[Ana B.]

Anytime dear Kelly, nice to meet you too!

[~]

Ahhhhhhhhh left me breathless.. what a yearning! what a write! the perfect allusion of Adam's rib is the most befit. a poem that has it all and says it all when it comes to the love our hearts wish to embrace.
loved it!!! XX

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you dear heart! How kind of you to say...

[Jamestown]

I have to completely agree with Jaco!
This piece is marvelous in so many aspects, but
the clear cut obvious of love that is needed with another
is really bold and beautiful in this amazing piece, you have
a talent I could appreciate today-years of reading your work:)
Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you for your blessings, Jamestown...I wish the same for you!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

You express your vision of love so descriptively Kelly. To want to be so close as to feel the other person's rib and their heart beating and have such a sense of well-being is laid out in lovely terms here.

[Kelly Scheppers]

...are we ever close enough, when we love someone? What a feeling it is, to be so consumed by it. Thank you for seeing that, John!