At Winterkiss

conceptual portrait of hands with red thread
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Lingering at midnights, the skin’s hollow drum thrumming with tension tugging taut the skin in anticipation as black coil fingernails trace leys down the soft flesh of an inner forearm. First right, then left, setting lines burning like fireflies down to the fingertips.

Comes at winterkiss. “Are you ready,” said she. A nod with it begins, her kiss leaving every nerve burning alive.

A furtive nod, afraid the spell will break and longing for the neverending. Miraculously, there is only long vibrations humming through, a guitar string of tension bound under flesh.

All bells break, shatter the water’s razor edge and then begins a falling, a falling lingering a twilights all that remains is the skin’s hallow drumming while wondering at Elektra and if might this be that hunger she beheld.


11 responses to “At Winterkiss”

  1. lyndhurstlaura Avatar

    Wow. Echoes of very long ago felt in this. Thanks for sharing, Michael. 🙂

    1. michael raven Avatar

      Thank you, Laura. 💙

  2. The Creative Chic Avatar

    Oh my, this is just so beautiful. So many gorgeous lines. My favorite being “afraid the spell will break and longing for the neverending. Miraculously, there is only long vibrations humming through, a guitar string of tension bound under flesh.” Wow!

    1. michael raven Avatar

      Thank you, Jenn. I’m honored. 💙

      1. The Creative Chic Avatar

        You’re welcome. I hope you’re feeling better today 💙

        1. michael raven Avatar

          Much better, thank you. If I can catch a better night’s sleep, I’ll be set.

          1. The Creative Chic Avatar

            I hope you can 🙂

  3. chrisnelson61 Avatar

    Great imagery in this piece, Michael.

    1. michael raven Avatar

      Thanks, Chris.

      I wonder sometimes how something leaning more poetic prose would read in a longer form. Could it work? Or would it just be exhausting to read? I suspect the latter, even in the hands of a master — of which I am not. But I still ponder the question.

      1. chrisnelson61 Avatar

        Probably works better in one’s own head as you have full context. Might connect though.

        1. michael raven Avatar

          Perhaps. Seems better to keep it short.

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