Flirtation
Sanaa -
February 8, 2021
PoetryPresent-Day Poems

Magnolias know not of sinful taste;
uncomplicated as they are,
I could be wrong, (and I sometimes am)
but I sense, you feel it too,
don’t you?
I’ll give you
adoration,
certainty without caveats,
and a lasting embrace
for every
gorgeous
inch
of you.

 

 

 

Photo credits: ‘The Lovers Series,’ by Puczel, Pinterest

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Posted for Quadrille #121 @ dVerse Poets Pub

56 Responses

  1. Bjorn Rudberg says:
    February 9, 2021 at 3:51 am

    I think magnolias know more than we might think… maybe that’s why we love to have them close.

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  2. Merril D Smith says:
    February 9, 2021 at 4:06 am

    So sweet and romantic! I like the bit of hesitancy, like a beginning romance. I think you and Bjorn are right about magnolias. They certainly are beautiful!

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  3. msjadeli says:
    February 9, 2021 at 4:11 am

    No caveats is saying a lot. It must be easy for a magnolia who gives and receives pleasure but for a day. Passionate pleas, Sanaa!

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  4. Kim M. Russell says:
    February 9, 2021 at 4:16 am

    Ah, the magnolia, a gorgeous shrub, Sanaa. I’ve always wanted one in our garden – maybe after our final house move, hopefully close to my daughter – although the blossoms don’t last very long. Someone’s lucky to get a lasting embrace like that!

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  5. Linda Lee Lyberg says:
    February 9, 2021 at 4:27 am

    Such a lovely romantic quadrille Sanaa!

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  6. Ingrid says:
    February 9, 2021 at 4:35 am

    I feel the unconditional love of this poem, Sanaa – it’s heartwarming!

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  7. Christine Bolton says:
    February 9, 2021 at 4:36 am

    Your poem is so romantic and delicate Sanaa. Beautiful words for Valentine’s Day 🥰

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  8. Lucy says:
    February 9, 2021 at 4:43 am

    I love this! It’s romantic, sensual, and seductive. It fits the tone and mood for Valentine’s day so well. I loved these lines the most, admittedly:

    “Magnolias know not of sinful taste;
    uncomplicated as they are,
    I could be wrong, (and I sometimes am)”

    Makes me think of how lovers embrace the chaos of the other and what we can consider “depraved” with our feelings. But, that’s probably the most appealing thing about it, that not everyone is “innocent” and that we can embrace the darkest parts too. That’s what I adore about this piece, inching along flirtation and romanticism. It’s raw and so utterly passionate.

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  9. Glenn Buttkus says:
    February 9, 2021 at 5:00 am

    Lucy nailed it. This is a romantic poem with dark edges. Those first budding embraces following flirtation, are alway molten, A thousand kisses later (as Leonard Cohen sang) it may be more difficult to keep the temperature and tempo up.

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  10. Susan says:
    February 9, 2021 at 5:40 am

    Very nice! Tres romantique!

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  11. Dwight L. Roth says:
    February 9, 2021 at 5:50 am

    Uncomplicated love is what we all seek! Very nicely done Sanaa!

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  12. Jane Dougherty says:
    February 9, 2021 at 5:51 am

    Yes, very romantic, though I’ve never understood what people see in magnolias. I like the unconditional giving.

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  13. Beverly Crawford says:
    February 9, 2021 at 5:58 am

    My daughter lives in Oregon, where they have magnificent magnolia treesl Your poem is subtly romantic and promising.

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  14. Ron. Lavalette says:
    February 9, 2021 at 6:28 am

    Ooo-la-laa! Simple & Straightforward, as all things should be. Well done, Sanaa.

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  15. calmkate says:
    February 9, 2021 at 6:54 am

    I’m smiling as I feel fully embraced!

    May sound like it’s for your partner but I’ll enjoy it too … a magnolias are blooming now, the perfume

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  16. Tricia Sankey says:
    February 9, 2021 at 6:56 am

    “certainty without caveats”
    is so romantic! It’s an “uncomplicated,” simple wish, this kind of love 💕

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  17. Gillena Cox says:
    February 9, 2021 at 6:59 am

    Gorgeous embracing poem Sanaa

    Happy Monday

    much❤love

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  18. Alexandra (Xan) says:
    February 9, 2021 at 7:33 am

    I love the way the rhyme sneaks up on you!

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  19. lynn__ says:
    February 9, 2021 at 7:41 am

    Magnolia love…beautifully breathtaking!

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  20. Helen says:
    February 9, 2021 at 8:11 am

    WELL! That’s quite a declaration. Thank you. And quite a luscious poem. Magnolias are my favorite flower.

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  21. Doug Jacquier says:
    February 9, 2021 at 8:24 am

    Great opening line and then unfolds neatly. Well done.

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  22. Arcadia Maria says:
    February 9, 2021 at 8:25 am

    Lovely poem. I especially like that opening line. Well done.

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  23. Eugenia says:
    February 9, 2021 at 10:13 am

    Lovely and romantic with much left to the imagination.

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  24. Ken Gierke says:
    February 9, 2021 at 10:26 am

    Mmm. A lovely love poem!

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  25. Mrityunjay Dixit says:
    February 9, 2021 at 12:17 pm

    What a romantic poem, really loved it!

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  26. ben Alexander says:
    February 9, 2021 at 2:45 pm

    So sweet and sexy! This was a lovely read, Sanaa <3

    Yours,
    David

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  27. Paul Cannon says:
    February 9, 2021 at 9:51 pm

    I love the idea of no judgement, desire, passion, love, it is, and in this moment to simply give in embrace, delicious.

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  28. Lillian says:
    February 16, 2021 at 3:15 am

    The simple beauty of a magnolia….delicate when closed and stunning when open. Love your romance here…a bit of teasing too.

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