Sunday, April 7, 2013

Invitation


    Image: Woman with Towel by Degas

“Be mild, and cleave to gentle things,
thy glory and thy happiness be there.”  ~William Wordsworth


I see you in the mirror
watching me
watching you
as the yellow sunshine
and blue shadows
fall across my skin.

You know the arch at the small of my back,
the hollows beneath my shoulder blades,
the curve of neck and breasts and belly.

They wait for your kiss.
Written for The Mag where Tess Kinkaid presides over the weekly creative writing group, IGwRT, and for NaPoWriMo Day #7.  
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38 comments:

  1. MargaretApril 7, 2013 at 6:15 PM

    Absolutely perfect! I love this painting and have been pondering Tess's challenge this week. You were wise to pair it with Wordsworth - it gave it a classical and endless appeal.

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  2. ayalaApril 7, 2013 at 6:58 PM

    Mary, a sweet write. :)

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  3. Kay L. DaviesApril 7, 2013 at 7:03 PM

    Lovely combination of the Mag prompt and the Toads prompt. Mild and gentle and beautiful!
    K

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  4. TruedessaApril 7, 2013 at 7:11 PM

    Mary

    Adored this one! Passionate...

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  5. Pat HattApril 7, 2013 at 7:18 PM

    Knowing every nook and cranny, even down my the umm can't help myself fanny haha

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  6. GraceApril 7, 2013 at 7:28 PM

    Romantic and passionate ~

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  7. Jenn JilksApril 7, 2013 at 7:30 PM

    On, no! Day 7 already. Well done. I'm behind...

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  8. HelenaApril 7, 2013 at 7:35 PM

    Oh, those supersoft sensual body bits.......*sigh*

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  9. Brian MillerApril 7, 2013 at 7:57 PM

    oo la la...what an invitation that is...just waiting...ha...love it mary...

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  10. EllaApril 7, 2013 at 7:59 PM

    I love the intimacy in this canvas!
    WE all need to paint more often ;D
    lol
    Beautiful!

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  11. limeApril 7, 2013 at 8:52 PM

    wonderful pacing in such economy of words!

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  12. Sherry Blue SkyApril 7, 2013 at 11:15 PM

    Lovely.

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  13. AnonymousApril 8, 2013 at 12:26 AM

    Mary, this was so sensual, a portrait in words that mimics the calm of the painting. Your use of color is tender. Perfect quote for you to take on. Thanks, Amy

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  14. AnonymousApril 8, 2013 at 12:36 AM

    nice one, flows really well

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  15. BerowneApril 8, 2013 at 3:48 AM

    Shrewd and wise; beautifully done...

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  16. Silent Otto April 8, 2013 at 6:06 AM

    An erotic invitation only a superhuman could resist !

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  17. Dave KingApril 8, 2013 at 6:25 AM

    I can relate to this, thought and craft equally supreme.

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  18. MaryApril 8, 2013 at 6:26 AM

    This is beautifully sensual and really captures the moment (and the picture).

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  19. Yvonne OsborneApril 8, 2013 at 6:28 AM

    Your poem is as lovely as the arch of her back.

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  20. JinksyApril 8, 2013 at 7:53 AM

    Mmmmm... how lovely...

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  21. Kerry O'ConnorApril 8, 2013 at 9:15 AM

    This is very beautiful - everything sensual writing should be. You do justice to both the image and Wordsworth's quote.

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  22. HelenApril 8, 2013 at 9:22 AM

    Deep sigh ..........

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  23. HeidiApril 8, 2013 at 10:25 AM

    Wow. I want to be the speaker!

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  24. gautami tripathyApril 8, 2013 at 10:41 AM

    I don't have words.....

    I am truly amazed how that painting has taken us venturing into new paths...

    paint me in many hues, not just black

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  25. Buddah MoskowitzApril 8, 2013 at 12:01 PM

    This was quietly sensual, and impishly fun.

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  26. 21 WitsApril 8, 2013 at 2:13 PM

    Such a sweet tale of love, your words sing magically!

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  27. hedgewitchApril 8, 2013 at 2:16 PM

    An intimate moment, suspended in words, like a prism crystal is suspended in light, breaking it into dazzling colors. Lovely, Mary.

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  28. PanchaliApril 8, 2013 at 2:46 PM

    Wow...a deeply sensual piece...absolutely beautiful!

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  29. Lisa A. WilliamsApril 8, 2013 at 3:05 PM

    What a soft and sensuous poem and so fitting with Degas' lovely painting.

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  30. AnonymousApril 9, 2013 at 12:58 PM

    Very romantic and sensual, beautiful job

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  31. Tess KincaidApril 9, 2013 at 2:45 PM

    Sweet and sensual...

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  32. ~T~April 9, 2013 at 10:34 PM

    Yes, very sweet.

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  33. Susan AndersonApril 10, 2013 at 10:59 AM

    Really loved this one, a favorite for me this week.

    =)

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  34. Theresa MilsteinApril 12, 2013 at 1:26 PM

    watching me-watching you. Sweet!

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  35. KatherineApril 13, 2013 at 12:45 AM

    I love the sensuality of this!

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  36. Susie ClevengerApril 16, 2013 at 11:36 PM

    Beautifully romantic...It is the sigh of love.

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  37. Doctor FTSEApril 17, 2013 at 5:29 AM

    I missed this as your Mag post. Now I've read it as your IGWRT post and like it just as much.

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  38. Other MaryJuly 3, 2013 at 2:22 PM

    Thank you all. I'm sorry I haven't commented individually on each comment here, but I have visited all your lovely blogs and read and commented on your pieces. :o)

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