SENSUALITY

An ecstatic revel in pleasure!

I tasted the nectar of the gods,

drank my fill of it,

slaking my avid thirst to the last dregs.

I indulged myself in the profligacy

of sumptuous banquets, set before me

as I fell headlong into temptation’s snare

- willingly!

No guest was better served of all he desired,

no stranger made more welcome

at the table of the night’s luxuriating creatures.

Dark angels drew me into their masked balls,

no-one quite knowing who was dancing with who,

as wings enfolded me into a softening womb of comfort.

I became as one enthralled and ensnared

- and blind to the world’s ennui beyond

the voluptuous revelries in which I was

impelled to enjoy and savour

every last drop of love’s ocean.

Reviews

[marcus]

Wow! I thought that was really great!! What a journey into ... into what? well, into love ultimately, but it was the journey through the pleasure's of excess and temptation that captured me.

[Bill Grimke-Drayton]

Thank you so much for your review, Marcus. I'm glad you liked it.

[marcus]

it's a really good poem!