BlaPoWriMo: The Darker the Berry . . .

Love Tanka #6

Of all the makeup,
apply lipstick first, red as
blood, let it illume
your dark cherry skin. A kiss
never tasted sweeter juice.

—Nortina

Written for Black Poetry Writing Month, 2017— a fortnight of “black” love poetry. Join the challenge and share your love poems today!

5 thoughts on “BlaPoWriMo: The Darker the Berry . . .”

Ericajean says:

October 31, 2017 at 1:54 pm

Love the poem and the pic!!

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1. Nortina S. says:
  
  November 1, 2017 at 1:39 pm
  
  Yes, the pic is EVERYTHING! 🙂
  
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relationspdbeverly says:

February 16, 2017 at 11:39 am

Nice poem Also nice to hear from you again, Nortina!

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1. Nortina S. says:
  
  February 17, 2017 at 9:03 am
  
  Thanks! It’s been a while, but I’ve truly missed being able to write
  
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Marquessa says:

February 15, 2017 at 11:14 pm

👍☺ And I have that MAC lipstick!

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