Petite Mort #2

Neville

Petite Mort #2

 

She would invariably

smile

to herself

whenever recalling

those

exquisite

little

deaths of hers

she so often enjoyed

when they

were an item ..

And then, sometime

later

they would

inevitably 

laugh till they cried

at the

meaning behind

the French

la petite mort ..

Since he

was inclined

to call

them her sigh naps

and then

she near died again

held safe in his arms ..

  • Author: Neville (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 5th, 2022 00:32
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  • dusk arising

    Ah, in this new wave of gender confusion will we come to recognise the confirmation of gender by the demonstrable capcity to experience la petite mort.
    Who are we to interfere when the old ways are the... well they served us well enough i believe.

    • Neville



      you may well have something there mate .. could be very tricky indeed .. or is that just an age thing .. is that even a saying these days 🙂

    • orchidee

      Bit of French there? I've swooned now. That'll teach me to translate stuff! lol.

    • orchidee

      Bit of French there? I've swooned now. That'll teach me to translate stuff! lol.

      • Neville



        You just made me see double Mr. O and I only just removed the cork from the bottle sir 🙂

      • Fay Slimm.

        A fresh look at recalling small deaths in this well crafted verse mon ami. We seem in tune with French phrases today Nev. - - just how do you it - -maybe telepathy ?............x

        • Neville



          for some reason, I thought you might say something like that dear Fay ... funny innit 🙂 x

        • Bella Shepard

          What could be better, love reminisced? All those moments that make us smile. Makes you wonder about those people who have a perpetual one on their face. And French to boot, well done!

          • Neville



            and you, my dear Bella sure made this old fella smile .. & bigly, tooly too n true ................... mon cher ami 🙂

          • MendedFences27

            Somehow, I sense a passage of time and " those exquisite little deaths of hers" become the real thing, a "near died again, held safe in his arms" event.
            If so, it's a sad poem, if not a joyous one. In any event it's a well-structured, intriguing, and sensual poem. - Phil A.

            • Neville



              there is invariably more than one way of looking at anything and everything .. the secret, is in the seeing .. you have that gift Phil .. & I thank you for it here ... Neville



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