Marcella

Neville

Marcella

 

Marcella wore blue stockings yesterday

Presumably to hide the bruise she

Recently invited me to touch or see

Marcella bears a faint though hungry

Private scar

Which only fingertips or lips or tongues

Of curious or serious lovers

Are welcome to explore

Marcella wears a tiny lunar smile

In each perfect lobe of her pierced ears

Marcella wears a timeless sensuality

The way old soldiers wear their polished

Campaign medals

For all the world to see

Marcella does not need reminding

Of her beauty

But occasionally she likes to be

I imagine her wearing a silver raincoat

Or plain white cotton bodice top

More graceful and exciting than

A dolphin or Ferrari could ever claim to be …

  • Author: Neville (Offline Offline)
  • Published: November 19th, 2018 08:26
  • Comment from author about the poem: More intoxicating than the wine she was named after.. have a drink on me
  • Category: Love
  • Views: 105
  • User favorite of this poem: L. B. Mek.
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Comments5

  • BRIAN & ANGELA

    WELCOME NEVILLE ~ Thanks for your first POEM ~ an elegant tribute to a lovely LADY. Your have verbalised an awesome picture and (in my minds eye) I see her in all her Femininity ~ Beautiful. I share my site with Angela (my fiancee ~ who is in Auckland NZ until September 2019 on a work exchange) and ~ to me ~ she is more graceful & exciting than a Tiger or a Ford Mustang ! Please check our site to read some of our Poems ~ Thanks. Yours BRIAN (UK) & ANGELA (NZ).
    The way MPS works is we read & comment on each others Poem ~ OK ~ B & A !

    • Neville

      Thank you both, I shall visit your pages shortly...

    • Goldfinch60

      Obviously a very beautiful lady with whom you are in awe (not sure she could be more exciting than a Ferrari though)
      Welcome to MPS.

      • Neville

        Not sure whether she is now, twas a long time ago... she certainly was though.. and what is it they say about beauty.... many thank you's Goldfinch60

      • Fay Slimm.

        Catching a few spare moments with a read of past pleasures and Marcella of the tiny smile in her ears..... love this an exciting write right from the heart Nev. And now A Bientot for I must no longer tarry. - - Fay x

        • Neville

          You have made my day my friend... so much appreciated & true.... Neville x

        • Christina8

          Very sensual poem. I love it! Obviously more exciting than a Ferrari.....women always are! 🙂 Great tribute to Marcella!---Christina

          • Neville

            thank you my friend...... N

          • L. B. Mek

            you started as you meant to continue, didn't you?
            simply Brilliant! dear Poet supreme

            • Neville



              Thanks Mek, I am glad you found Marcella .. she still pulls & rocks & we are still good friends which is really cool ....... N

              • L. B. Mek

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