Showers
April showers bring
May flowers—by the window,
I wait for peonies,
peach roses, a white tulle dress,
a kiss from you down the aisle
2019© Nortina Simmons
Pacific
Let’s go to the beach
tonight, only the ocean
to whisper poetry
in our ears, the stars to
dance on our skin as we dive
2019© Nortina Simmons
Ocean
Your love is like the
sea, like high tide at high noon,
sweeps me off my feet,
pushes deep with the lunar
cycle, overwhelms my heart
2019© Nortina Simmons
Love Tanka #10
Show me everything,
baby, and I’ll remove my clothes—
tonight we’ll learn all
there is of one another,
from our heads to our toes
2019© Nortina Simmons
Here’s another bonus post for the A to Z Challenge, this one inspired by the “M” and “N” sedoka pair. Again, this isn’t necessarily part of my A Kiss in Your Pocket theme, but the muse has definitely been talkative since I started this project, so I’m letting her take over and guide my pen…err…fingers. 🙂
Lucky
You are a blaze I
never want to extinguish—
Come to my bed, warm
pillow, lay your body next
to mine. How lucky am I?
2019© Nortina Simmons
Kindle
I look in your eyes,
see a fire I thought had died
within me—your love
sparked a flame doused by proud men,
but with a kiss, I ignite
2019© Nortina Simmons
Happily
Morning, you’re brighter
than the sun today; let me
brush the hair from off
your face—skin gleaming like light—
Hon, have you seen your own smile?
2019© Nortina Simmons
Gazing
After the rain, clouds
cleared just enough for me to
spot one star, and on
it, I wished for you—to see
your eyes, when I open mine
2019© Nortina Simmons
Diabetic
Candied apple pie,
drizzle down, sweet caramel,
your lips taste divine;
To sacrifice, darling—for
you, I’d gladly lose a limb
2019© Nortina Simmons
Cherry
Sugar-sweet gum drops,
candy cane lollipops; kiss
me like soda pop.
Never had a love stop . . . [ahhh] my
heart—til you—came right on top
2019© Nortina Simmons
