by Cheryl W.
Member since:
December 10, 2005

Curves of a Woman

March 10, 2009 09:01 PM EDT (Updated: March 12, 2009 07:06 AM EDT)
views: 120 | comments: 35

These curves (ample though they are)

have been adored,

polished like fine silver,

used as a cushion

for the hardest of hearts.

They languish lazily

on bones begging to be revealed

(such grim protrusions they can be!)

 

These curves

have given birth

to love and lust,

suckling babes

who greedily drank their fill

and men who did the same.

 

These curves

have been molded like clay

by a master's hands

and the bones still lie dormant,

waiting in vain

for what has already been

a long time coming.

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Comments: 35

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Mar 10, 2009, 9:04pm EDT
A wonderful affirmation of a woman!
♥Tabitha Cowan♥ Mar 10, 2009, 9:04pm EDT
Great job! I sure got more than plenty of curves to spare right now lol.
B.B. B. Mar 10, 2009, 9:04pm EDT
thats a nice one
Beth G. Mar 10, 2009, 9:12pm EDT
This was really great, as usual, Cheryl!
Teresa A. Mar 10, 2009, 9:21pm EDT
Very nice
Leah Christensen Mar 10, 2009, 9:27pm EDT
A 10 for you.
Kevin E. Mar 10, 2009, 9:36pm EDT
Cheryl your poem is very beautiful. I would like to give a copy to my daughters
Jennifer Lee Mar 10, 2009, 9:37pm EDT
Poignant and resonating poem, Cheryl. I enjoyed it and read it more than once. Thank you for posting to our group.
Stacey *Mamasaid* D. Mar 10, 2009, 9:47pm EDT
I really enjoyed this, excellent poem.
Renee (Pres of Baby James Foundation) ~. Mar 10, 2009, 9:51pm EDT
Great job Cheryl
Larry H. Mar 10, 2009, 10:02pm EDT
loved your poem, thanks for sharing
Cheryl W. Mar 10, 2009, 10:09pm EDT
Thank you, everyone...for reading and commenting.
Kathryn E. Mar 10, 2009, 10:15pm EDT
This is really, really lovely, Cheryl.

Featured in the Triple Name Club.
Mark Jepsen Mar 10, 2009, 10:31pm EDT
A heartfelt AMEN!
Kushal Poddar Mar 10, 2009, 11:12pm EDT
It is beautiful. Clever too.

explode in colors
John Doyle Mar 10, 2009, 11:36pm EDT
Great one Cheryl
Elsie Duggan Mar 10, 2009, 11:37pm EDT
wonderful poem Cheryl, we have as women , all been there,
Howard b. Mar 10, 2009, 11:55pm EDT
Your words are so true. There is nothing on this earth more beautiful than the curves of a woman. Thank you for sharing your beautiful poem.
Glome . . . Mar 11, 2009, 2:15am EDT
Another wonderful poem Cheryl. All very true. These bodies we lived our lives in are part of who we are. I'm glad He's decided to resurrect them. :)
Mark Jepsen Mar 11, 2009, 5:13am EDT
Perhaps I should've said "a heartfelt HooWAH!" (From Scent of a Woman... okay, you already got it. Never mind.)
Charity M. Mar 11, 2009, 8:08am EDT
((( Cleverly put... )))
Eric Cabot Steed Mar 11, 2009, 11:09am EDT
Filled with wonder ...
Cheryl, you're way too awesome!
Terry Collett Mar 11, 2009, 3:59pm EDT
Always more than meets the eye with your beautiful and honest poetry. We dig deep and find gems.
zale orcid Mar 11, 2009, 11:04pm EDT
=)
Bert Van Essen Mar 12, 2009, 9:49am EDT
Give any day a poem with depth and heart.
John F Walter Mar 13, 2009, 4:19am EDT
Nice use of the anaphora trope to get across the sense of this speaker´s attitude toward her body image, Cheryl. I like how the final stanza fittingly and musically concludes the poem with a strange mixture of hope and despair.
Cortney R. Mar 15, 2009, 3:57am EDT
That was wonderful.
Joseph Breunig Mar 21, 2009, 4:09pm EDT
A lovely and sensual piece without the vulgarities of erotica; wonderfully written. --Joe

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