between the lines

between the lines

A Poem by Lydia Shutter


artwork by azalea thomas





here
between the lines of a poem
you dress my mind
in lacy lingerie that fits
over well placed nouns
and stimulates adjectives
i long to hear
no need to split infinitives
sibilants soothe in other venues
but here my body recognizes the passion
              bids it good day
                      kisses it good night

because here
i am a valiant footslogger
plodding through a life of reality
while tiptoeing through velvet romance
with naked indecency
following footsteps in the sand
knowing words will shield
the underbelly of my so called identity

of course
maybe not through tomorrow
and certainly not next week
just here
between the lines of a poem

© 2019 Lydia Shutter


Author's Note

Lydia Shutter
it's been a while since i posted a poem. hope you like this one.

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I think it is beautiful - and flows smoothly like cream... You are not alone in finding solace in words - the engine of the imagination, taking us into longed for places, where the silk feels soft and the heart beats faster..

I wonder if the footsteps in the sand is too cliched now... It jarred for me... taking me out of the pleasure of your presence into another world... just saying.

I like it a lot.

Posted 5 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

5 Years Ago

Thank you for your review, Jibey. Lydi**



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descriptively revealing. very clever & telling. that is exactly where the marrow of life can be found. i offer this piece some nicely done superlatives and adjectives ... :)

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

4 Years Ago

Thank you, Pete. Have a wonderful holiday season. Lydi**
Your poem is so tip-toeing & tantalizing, I have to make a confessional here & now. I love living in the make-believe world of writing . . . everyday living is what I'm forced to do when I don't feel creative! The land of make-believe-thru-writing is every bit as alluring as your seemingly-sexy poem makes it feel! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

4 Years Ago

Thanks so much, Margie. Sorry it took me so long to reply....I was away. Lydi**
barleygirl

4 Years Ago

I've been incommunicado myself! Have a great holiday season!
Lydia Shutter

4 Years Ago

Same to you!
like it???? Lydi, it's a multitude of snaps with a main dish of gluttonous "nice" and a rich sensuous velvet cake for dessert.... in truth, your poem (un)dresses our mind in-between, behind, out front and even on the sides with the feelings of love…. did I mention it has to be one of your "nicest" poems...

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

4 Years Ago

Smiling here....all this and no calories, fat, or gluten! :) Thanks so much, Curt. You rock! Lyd.. read more
Woah wow I didn't know you could write such a saucy creatively sensational poem, poetic sass in between poetic lines eh. Kudos fir a super fantastic poem.

Pls pleez do review/ comment/ add your thoughts on my newest poem too

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

4 Years Ago

Thanks so much. Lydi*
oh my goodness .. brilliant, Lydia! simply brilliant ... what poetry is all about .. i love it .. sensual, intellectual, challenging, emotive and profound ... well done ... not a hint to change a thing .. a keeper my friend ... well done! mmmmmm "between the lines" ... beautiful! :)
E.
ps. L 3 is just killer says i! just killer!

Posted 4 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

4 Years Ago

When you review one of my poems, I always smile, E. Thank you so very much. Hope all is well in yo.. read more
Einstein Noodle

4 Years Ago

all is well ... top o' the mahrnin to ya lass
Lydia Shutter

4 Years Ago

Good Morning, E. Have a fantastic weekend.
Élégance continues, i feel the dance taking me to orbit around your moon.

Regards,
Al

Posted 5 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

5 Years Ago

Al, you are always so kind. Continue dancing....it keeps the bad stuff at bay! Thank you. Lydi**
Lydi;
You have taken the spaces between these lines and filled them with the most delightfully decadent thoughts of deep passion waiting for the right time to make an appearance.
Passion, of course, is not always about sex ... we can be passionate about the most mundane of things ...
passion should be a driver underlying the day to day and gifting we 'valiant footsloggers' with that touch of hope to carry on.

Beautiful write.

Posted 5 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

5 Years Ago

Such a poetic review, Ted! You are absolutely right, of course. Passion for life is not about sex... read more
i like this revel in reading the feel of this is just damn lovely when a great piece of beauty evokes passion to the witness in its unfolding few things get my blood stirring more and these lines are a stir of your stirs stirring this reader this is truly beautiful writing Lydia:) I think i'll let this be my last read for the day as I get ready to slog off to work maybe it'll give me a lift in my step for these tired old bunny bones today:)

Posted 5 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

5 Years Ago

Smiling here....I was away for a while so I am late in thanking you. Glad you liked this one so muc.. read more
Very nicely done, Lid! Love the metaphors
T

Posted 5 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

5 Years Ago

Thanks so much, Kentuck. Lydi**
' .. plodding through a life of reality ~ while tiptoeing through velvet romance ~ with naked indecency .. '

Lydi, you do it every time, place your bar higher and leap over it with absolute ease! Not only does this poem have a certain succulence but also such a subtle and academic use of language.

Posted 5 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Lydia Shutter

5 Years Ago

emmajoy

5 Years Ago

? Maybe misread ?

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