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POETRY - April, 2003

FIRST PLACE

Dark Desires

By Laryalee Fraser
Salmon Arm, British Columbia


A drop of light
from an angel’s halo
fell to earth, floated down
a deep core of velvety darkness.

Warmed by the heartbeat of time,
it began to churn and bubble,
blending the essence of desire
with the creamy texture
of a freshly poured dawn.

Then, bursting with energy,
it billowed up; the earth trembled
and chocolate spewed forth like lava,
layering its thick, silky nectar
across the tongues
of complacent multitudes.

It awakened their senses,
leading them up new heights
of awareness;
it trickled into pockets of loneliness
and spelled “friendship” in a universal language.

Worries wafted away
on a pillowy sigh
as people understood, for the first time,
the meaning of pure bliss.

Copyright (c) 2003 for the author, all rights reserved.

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