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Concrete Blonde “Darkening of The Light”
as the storms of temper calmed
i took her palm into mine
looked oceans deep into her eyes
could barely breathe
such was the stature of her fame enraptured rise
this moment captured through the lens
both panoramic and intense
it made no sense to show restraint
henceforth i took the reins and leapt
she fell to knees and gently wept
her body’s tears of centuries kept
i would have died for even less
such was the sweep of her caress
as the storms of temper calmed
i somehow mustered single breath
had this entrusted me to death
then i would hurriedly have bled
for she encouraged me to see
the woods, the trees and every blossom in-between
from top to bottom she was steeped
in the regalia of queen
thus, i fell gently to my knees
and kissed her dainty little feet
hummingbirds hummed their sweet tune
a timeless melody for two
of rhododendrons in bloom
the mystic rune she wore as pendant
bore the remnants of descendants great
adorned with tender grace the jewels of mythical salute
both sun and moon appeared subdued
eclipsed by dawning star anew
and as the storms of temper calmed
a single shadow bled for two
the paso doble was our dance
and most illustrious perchance
a fiery gust of flamed advance
that framed the tempo of our hearts
ablaze the ballroom floor before us
she led the march with posture flawless
this moment captured through the lens
melodramatically intense
yet understated in its splendour
akin to mists of mid november
for amidst the rising embers
i observed her wings extend
as the storms of temper calmed
i took her palm into mine
looked oceans deep into her eyes
and all at once my heart took flight
could barely breathe
such was the stature of her fame enraptured rise
as we raged against the dying of the light
Richard Charles Stevens
Keeper of The Crimson Quill
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Very hot my Keeper. Well done, I have spent the last chapters, & this one, enthralled. The pictures you have placed in my head are wonderful and I cannot thank you enough. <3
An epic ending to a spectacular series Keeper. Thank you for sharing your darkness with us. xo
Thank you keeper for sharing this dark erotic masterpiece! It seems the fragrance of this bleed lingers with me.
Intoxicating truly!! Xoxoxox
You bring it, Keeper. The rapture. The torture. The pleasure. The pain. What a skilled scene-builder you are! Master to the max! Thank you for always ‘bringing it’ exquisitely to us.
Respect, awe and adoration,
Gayle xxoo