Spoken

(For AJ)

when your Richard Burton
mulberry silk voice
smooth like crushed velvet
recites my poems aloud
the cacophony at home
ceases and stands to attention

when you slip your tongue
round my English vowels
caress my consonants
embrace my stanzas
then hold my pauses close
you send tingles racing
down my spine

i imagine i am Liz Taylor
dripping in dazzling diamonds
cosseted in cosy adoration
you transform my dishwater words
into jewels of sparkling satisfaction
so thanking you will never
be sufficient

Reviews

[June bug]

when you slip your tongue
round my English vowels
caress my consonants
embrace my stanzas

I SO LOVE these lines here, This is amazing Chris.
I love your writes. You are clever in your words.
Awesome!!

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you June bug. I appreciate you.

Chris

[FlaLover]

I love your work!
You are an inspiration!

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Chris

[JessyJacob]

hi Chris, what is a women duty/responsibility or her way ? i see a woman as a lover, wife and mother. I had this natural inclination to my man, to have him to love me and being loved by me, marry him, give birth to his babies. But my mother always wanted me to focus on studies, so i did , but i did missed my man's love too, so eventually found one to get marry though not a lover, i loved him and made love life, but fortunately or unfortunately what my soul was searching for, got him, moved out for him, settling everything, but people interfered that i do care for him too, ok then i said you try to finish with her, but she is like too much wanting everything to fill her tummy and feed by herself only but for how long, too much of everything makes you unhealthy, i think its enough of having his salty sea weeds flush, let me clean it for his baby, at least i just need this, i ask you, you might be thinking of me but unable to give due to her and her tears or wicked anger hurting my aura and disturbing him, but if we fear people scare you more taking advantage, use sama, bedha, danda, if listen teach them, if not move away then also not then punish this is what vedas are god has been teaching.

please let me know if I am too trouble in back or something better.

Ability to handle crisis is what we have to learn but not to give up or surrender, then you will not have a problem.
every difficulty is a helium balloon, sometimes it stays and then it goes away.

with love,
jessy jacob,
a purple heart.

please let me know you r thoughts, please.

[John the Baptist]

This is the second recent tribute to Mr. John's elocutionary excellence I have heard recently, and the first with erotic overtones. I must hear this man.

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks John. He has a wonderful reading voice.

Chris

[nadia dmitri]

Wow this imagery is astonishing. The mix of different senses to create such beautifully flowing contrast is a rare skill, amazing amazing work :)

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Nadia. I appreciate you.

Chris

[Mauricio Montoya]

I was a kid during Liz and Rich but I do like the write very colorful to describe the rollercoaster ride of two. Thank you for sharing.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you dear Mauricio. I appreciate you.

Chris

[Stella Armour]

Don't think i would want to be Liz Taylor , but oh Richard Burton .... yes please i love his beautiful voice ..
i have a cd of him reciting 2 Dylan Thomas poems ..... beautiful :)

[Chris Shaw]

Wonderful voice did Burton have. Thank you dear Stella.

Chris

[andrew mitchell]

The power of voice can be handsome as well. Richard Burton was brilliant as a narrator in War of the worlds.im sure with a few drinks he would sound like Oliver Reed.

[Chris Shaw]

Ha, you could be right Andrew. Many thanks my friend.

Chris

[Sami Khalil]

Some voices soothe and comfort; others cause annoyance and feel discordant.
Your muse is being humorous and little naughty, raising the bar of romance.
All adoration for your work.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you my friend. I appreciate you.

Chris

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome Chris.

[Lorry]

The last time I slipped my tongue round someone's vowels I got told my rights....and sliding your tongue round anything wasn't one of them! ☺

[Chris Shaw]

Ha ha. Thanks for the laugh Lorry:) My muse decided to have some fun with this piece. Have a great day and ta for checking in.

Chris