juniper by Peter Humphreyson
Princes Street
where young
folk meet
a piper
pipes
delight
on
Arthur's Seat
where old
folk meet
the sun
streams
down its light
on
the Mount
you walk
then
pause
and
talk
your breasts
with sweat
point bright
I lean
to
you
you lean
to
me
with
juniper
on
your
breath
06/23/2006 Author's Note: For those who know Edinburgh (Scotland), and those who yet do not, this is a short romantic air.
Posted on 06/23/2006 Copyright © 2024 Peter Humphreys
Member Comments on this Poem |
Posted by Leslie Ann Eisenberg on 06/23/06 at 08:30 PM mmmmmm. sweet. i like the short lines. simple. romantic. bristling, too! PK |
Posted by Dave Fitzgerald on 06/24/06 at 08:34 AM Spot on. Simple, effective and vivid. |
Posted by Anne Engelen on 06/24/06 at 08:44 AM very inviting! Makes one wanna go Edinburgh :) |
Posted by Christel Crews on 06/25/06 at 02:23 AM this is incredible! the flow makes it feel almost like a children's rhyme but the imagery takes you deep :) |
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