Tags : Courtship

Days of Jacob's Labor

Days of Jacob's Labor

A Poem by Rubein Geterminah


Relationship for marriage yesterday was not about sex but mutual respect and good acquaintance before wedlock But our society today's is the opposite..
Tara's Wager: The Devil's Datebook

Tara's Wager: The Devil's Datebook

A Story by Abishai100


Tara is a beautiful young librarian at Harvard University who begins to explore Satanism and the Occult and purchases a Ouija-board to 'invite' the co..
If

If

A Poem by Hasan669


This poem is a romance poem. I've borrowed from Shakespeare but have tried to be original.
Sweet Rose of Virtue

Sweet Rose of Virtue

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sweet Rose of Virtueby William Dunbar [1460-1525]loose translation by Michael R. BurchSweet rose of virtue and of gentleness,delightful lily of youthf..
Water and Gold

Water and Gold

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Water and Goldby Michael R. BurchYou came to me as rain breaks on the desertwhen every flower springs to life at once,but joy's a wan illusion to the ..
Nothing Returns

Nothing Returns

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Nothing ReturnsbyMichael R. BurchA wave implodes,impaled uponimpassive rocks . . .this eveningthe thunder of the seais a wild music filling my ear . ...
Righteous

Righteous

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


RighteousbyMichael R. BurchCome to me tonightin the twilight, O, and the full moon rising,spectral and ancient, will mutter a prayer.Gather your haira..
Resurrecting Passion

Resurrecting Passion

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Resurrecting Passionby Michael R. BurchLast night, while dawn was far awayand rain streaked gray, tumescent skies,as thunder boomed and lightning rail..
She Was Very Strange, and Beautiful

She Was Very Strange, and Beautiful

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


She Was Very Strange, and BeautifulbyMichael R. BurchShe was very strange, and beautiful,like a violet mist enshrouding hillsbefore night fallswhen th..
Fountainhead

Fountainhead

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Fountainheadby Michael R. BurchI did not delight in love so muchas in a kiss like linnets' wings,the flutterings of a pulse so softthe heart remembers..
Will There Be Starlight

Will There Be Starlight

A Story by Michael R. Burch


Will There Be StarlightbyMichael R. BurchWill there be starlighttonightwhile she gathersdamaskand lilacand sweet-scented heathers?And will she find fl..
She Gathered Lilacs

She Gathered Lilacs

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


She Gathered Lilacsby Michael R. Burchfor BethShe gathered lilacsand arrayed them in her hair;tonight, she taught the wind to be free.She kept her sec..
Redolence

Redolence

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


RedolencebyMichael R. BurchNow darkness ponds upon the violet hills;cicadas sing; the tall elms gently sway;and night bends near, a deepening shade of..
Snapshots

Snapshots

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


SnapshotsbyMichael R. BurchHere I scrawl extravagant rainbows.And there you go, skipping your way to school.And here we are, drifting apartlike unteth..
Warming Her Pearls

Warming Her Pearls

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Warming Her Pearlsby Michael R. BurchWarming her pearls,her breasts gleam like constellations.Her belly is a bit rotund ...she might have stepped out ..
Once (when her kisses were fire incarnate)

Once (when her kisses were fire incarnate)

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Onceby Michael R. Burchfor BethOnce when her kisses were fire incarnateand left in their imprint bright lipstick, and flame,when her breath rose and f..
Violets

Violets

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Violetsby Michael R. BurchOnce, only once,when the wind flicked your skirtto an indiscreet heightand you laughed,abruptly demure,outblushing shocked v..
Baring Pale Flesh

Baring Pale Flesh

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Are You the ThiefbyMichael R. BurchWhen I touch you now,O sweet lover,full of fire,melting like icein my embrace,when I part the delicate white lace,b..
At Once

At Once

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


At OncebyMichael R. BurchThough she was fair,though she sent me the epistle of her love at onceand inscribed therein love’s antique prayer,I did..
Let Me Give Her Diamonds

Let Me Give Her Diamonds

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Let Me Give Her DiamondsbyMichael R. BurchLet me give her diamondsfor my heart'ssharp edges.Let me give her rosesfor my soul'sthorn.Let me give her so..