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Fair Trade
by Chris Sorrenti
woman -
intoxicating
resplendent enigma
you yearn to possess her
in every sense of the word
mistake my friend -
you can no more do this
than bottle the wind
though filling your sails for a time
- if she fancies
if so -
she’ll move you at dizzying speed
far from where you started
and may all the constellations
illuminating your nights together
keep you from trying to steer her -
see how quickly fair Trade
turns to hurricane
you’ll pray she never changes
the voyage never ends
though it will
always does
unless -
unless presenting her
with an even greater enigma
© 2000
Revised © 2014
Painting by Pablo Picasso
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07/05/2014 Posted on 07/05/2014
Copyright © 2024 Chris Sorrenti
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 07/07/14 at 12:06 AM OK, Chris! I love it. He is one of my favorite artists. He was so creative in so many different areas. One of the first to make people stop and think when looking at his art. |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 07/08/14 at 06:55 PM There is a certain sadness about it all. |
| Posted by Ken Harnisch on 07/10/14 at 12:16 PM The preface to my autobiography...oh yes! thanks Chris, for this |
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