Ultimate Poetess⁓✨ (a salute to all our wonderful Lady-Poets)

Quatrains in Iambic Hexameter, with an aabb, ccdd, etc; Rhyme Scheme.

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 U l t i m a t e Po e t e s s^✨

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Her ink vibrates in universal amplitude,

with such sure vibrant force pure ecstasies exude …

releasing with each graceful sweep of every stroke,

her words resound upon the page, as tho’ they'd spoke.

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Her flowing mane, as ebon as the Stygian night,

or golden as soft-textured braids, corn-silken bright.

I’ve seen her auburn waves, as hot as Hades’ fire;

or, lustrous brunette strands, that spark ardent desire.

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Oh, passion’s touch, awake unto life’s fervent dreams,

that evermore, desires and wantings merge as streams.

From every heartsong pours her sweet elixir’s voice,

eternal rapture ~ captured … aye, you'll have no choice.

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The shape she takes, it may be lithe or slightly slim …

might be, she’s strong or stout; perhaps, just prim.

She’s every woman whom has bravely shared her heart,

learned how to charm us with her wonders from the start.

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Each smitten bard in every land and realm worldwide,

has surely yearned to have her writing by his side …

impressive with her graceful wisdom’s keen surprise,

indulge him with the magic in her spark’ling eyes,

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If Free Verse, Sonnet, Villanelle, or lovely Prose,

it matters not what kind of poem she bestows;

for, when she blends her heart and soul into her ink,

it's hers you'll be ~ when she signs with a knowing wink*

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Richard W. Jenkins

©2019

Author's Note

Artwork, from Wikimedia Illustrations.

Please, don't hesitate to offer whatever advice or comments you believe will help! : )

Reviews

[Susan]

I LOVE THIS!!!!!!.. Awwwwww It's just such a sweet tribute to all the lovely ladies and their beautiful hearts, thoughts and feelings poured into poetry that captivates! Geez ya got it going on here...loving the imagery!! From that smitten bard to a parade of wonderful ladies!! ( ha! lithe, slim, strong or stout!!) Such an enjoyable read this afternoon. Thank you!
**** I have added a word in particular to my notes.."stygian night" :-)

[Richard 🍃]

Aw, Sweet Lady Susan,

I am sooo very grateful for You,
and the privilege of all we've been through.
You've made teaching such a sheer blessing;
plus, reading your poems, I'm confessing,
has been more rewarding than you know …
for, it's been divine watching you grow.

You are truly welcome, Susan Dear … yet, it is I who most humbly and gratefully thank YOU ever-so true! ⁓ Richard 🍃

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

A beautiful tribute to female poets and love your rhyming

[Christine Anne Shaw]

A finely crafted tribute to women poets. How wonderful Richard. That will put a smile on many faces for sure. I love your quatrains, each beautiful but the second with it's exceptionally delightful poetic expression has to be my favourite. Corn silken braids adds a touch of summer to a winter day. So very nicely composed, utterly charming.

Chris

[Einstein Noodle]

:) fine tribute to women sir! and so romantic if i were a woman i would fall in love with you :))))))))))))))) and the pinch of humor in closing is simply the perfect touch .. well done .. this one will have the maidens swooning :)
E.

[Silmara McGarry]

So so very much enjoyable and absolutely amazing the way that joyfully the words dance in the reader's mind. I could hardly wait for the next word!!! The lady's and poetesses are most certainly to really love this sparkling, colourful, and vibrant poem. I love the title!!!! And though the entire poem is wonderful, my favourites were the first and third parts and also great finish!!! Superb Richard!!!!!

[emmajoy]

Oh you've opened the flood gates with this one, Richard!!!!

What a wonderfully considered and beautifully created happiness here. It's true, of course, ladies can have the upper hand when it comes to their choice of words, language.. but then again, you and your bless like can create tsunamis of your own but definitely not as lethal! How on earth you can express such genuinely considered phrases within such incredible meter is beyond my brain ( you know it's only pea size, anyway! )

What wonderful thoughts here laid: ' The shape she takes, it may be lithe or slightly slim … might be, she’s strong or stout; perhaps, just prim.' - - - ' If Free Verse, Sonnet, Villanelle, or lovely Prose, - it matters not what kind of poem she bestows; - for, when she blends her heart and soul into her ink, -
it's hers you'll be ~ when she signs with a knowing wink* '

Wonderfully happy, sharing, and of course, absolutely TRUE! :)

What a wonderfully wonderful illustration, Richard!

[justsomepoet (Kimmie)]

This is just sweet and ever so lovely thought out. Very poetic and wonderful.

[Richard 🍃]

Hi, Kimmie : )

I am so thrilled you found such bright favor in this salute to all of you fine Café Poetesses.

Bless You for all you do in sharing your heart, mind, and soul … you're a wonderful inspiration!

Thank you ever-so sincerely, Kimmie ⁓ Richard🍃

[Betty Hermelee]

Beautifully written poem about the ultimate poetess. No matter what she writes , you will be smitten with her choice of words. Lovely.

[Richard 🍃]

Hi, Dear Betty : )

I hope you enjoyed Your poem … and, how right you are, Dear Poetess … I'm always smitten by the Lady Poets!
Hey, thanks for the "Beautifully written" and Lovely" compliments … a great way to begin the new year!

Warmest thanks, Lady Betty …
with New Year's Hugs "n Blessings! ⁓ Richard 🍃

[Betty Hermelee]

Same you you! Love your poetry poet!

[Richard 🍃]

"B l u s h !" 😊

[Robert Trakofler (Bad B..]

Wonderful Richard just wonderful flawless flow and not a smidge of a sense of stricture in this most lofty structure frame you placed upon this write! This may be one of your very best poems and I don't say that lightly:) You know I love so very much when the lines intent melds so beautifully with the rhyme scheme that it feels like the word was designed for the piece and not vice versa you captured this perfectly simply blown away by this one I have read hundreds of your poems and this one stands out swimmingly. Its is a comfort to know that you and your style of write can still flourish in these times when structure and rhyme are not the vogue and dare I say sometimes frowned upon in popular poetry. I will never have your gift of structure (only a glimpse of it on occasion) My fractured bunny mind gets lost with too much structure but it is a lovely thing to read good sir!!!! Merry Christmas dear Richard

[Richard 🍃]

Happy Christmas, Dear Robert🎄

What wonderfully gratifying accolades of praise, enjoyment, and appreciation you've so exuberantly blessed upon this most graciously rendered poem of admiration, awe, and respectful regard unto our wondrously treasured, invaluable Lady-Poets.
To think … without them, poetry would have no heart and soul, no breath, pulse, vibrancy, or reason for even existing … must-less, life itself.

With that pattern to follow, it's no small wonder you think so highly of this piece, eh, My Brother Penman?
That we (You and I) stand together on the precipice of another glorious year shared with our amazingly gifted, adored, accomplished, and beloved feminine counterparts is a promise of joyful adventure and enthrallment I'd not wish for either of us to miss. 😊

Thank You, my fine friend, for reading and enjoying this beautiful piece to our incomparably amazing Poetesses … SALUTE! ⁓ Richard 🍃

[Cassie]

I would like to believe this was written for me....hahaha

[Richard 🍃]

Ahhh, M'Lovely Cas 🌼

And, for whom else? 😏
How you so delightfully warm the page.

Thank you, Dear Lady-Poet, for the treasured blessing of your company! ⁓ Richard 🍃

[Terpsichore]

What about us blokes then!

Seriously, this is a really well written poem and puts praise precisely where it should be. Too often we hide ourselves and our true feelings away, not so though, the many female poets who bless the cafe with their insight and wisdom.

Seasons greetings to you and yours Richard. T

[Richard 🍃]

Ahhh, T!

That's another poem, altogether. : )
Thank you immensely for your praise and like-mindedness with my discernments of our faire poetical genre. And, how true your words, that we learn from them when it comes to deeper affairs of the mind, heart, and soul.

Happy Holidays to you, as-well, Sir Poet! ⁓ Richard 🍃