Marcella

More intoxicating than the wine she was named after

Marcella

Marcella wore blue stockings yesterday

Presumably to hide the bruise she

Recently invited me to touch or see

Marcella bears a faint though hungry

Private scar

Which only fingertips or lips or tongues

Of curious or serious lovers

Are welcome to explore

Marcella wears a tiny lunar smile

In each perfect lobe of her pierced ears

Marcella wears a timeless sensuality

The way old soldiers wear their polished

Campaign medals

For all the world to see

Marcella does not need reminding

Of her beauty

But occasionally she likes to be

I imagine her wearing a silver raincoat

Or plain white cotton bodice top

More graceful and exciting

Than a dolphin or Ferrari

Could ever claim to be…….

Author's Note

Have a drink on me

Reviews

[lightsong]

When I read Your first line I smiled big, then I stopped in Your second line, then again I smiled... though, Marcella seems to be a playful beautiful and luring woman, but i believe that she is searching for her true love, the one who is able to heal her hidden wound, yes she has a wound that only can be healed and sated by her true man, another poem written with Your own unique style, with Your own mind and imagination, with Your own unique expressions! those expressions which pay attention to the details many ignore, I hope she will give You a chance and have a drink with You.

[Neville]

Oh' wow, what a delight to read & most kind of you...Written many moons ago and now long gone..........Neville

[Lydia Shutter]

Many people have scars they hide to most of the world. Only the ones whom they truly trust are permitted full disclosure. There is an intimacy in this one that is charismatic. Whether Marcella was a fantasy or a reality, she is certainly alluring. I liked this. Lydi**

[Neville]

Thank you so much..your kind words mean so much to me...She was indeed real but that was a long time ago now...............Neville

[emmajoy]

Marcella isor was either a fantasy or a beautiful statue come to extraordinary life! A magical write which speaks for itself - with just a little help from a loving poet.

[Neville]

Ha.. she was real but a long time ago...Many thanks for considering this old guys scribbles, tis much appreciated......Neville

[emmajoy]

It's beautiful..

[Neville]

Thank you so much emmajoy...

[Paul Bell]

Marcelella feels like the drug you can't do without.
She's 24/7. But that's not a bad thing.

[Neville]

Thank you Paul, much appreciated, mark my word....N

[Samuel Dickens]

I think I'd like to see this Marcella, more exciting than a dolphin or Ferrari. Excellent writing, Neville.

[Neville]

Samuel, I am extemely grateful to you for having taken the time to read 'Marcella' your review means a lot more to me than you probably imagine. I tend to appreciate folk reviewing my stuff that has been posted for some time. many folk tend to read the last ones to be uploaded & yeah, she was something just a little bit special. AGT's N

[Samuel Dickens]

I know exactly what you mean. A piece of writing's position on a list has nothing to do with it's quality. This one caught my eye because, back in the sixties, my dad had a girlfriend with that name. She was nothing like yours, though.

[Neville]

Ha ha, beauty is in the eye of the beholder my friend
and like pain, very subjective whereas, performance
well, one would be hard pushed to out perform either
a dolphin or a ferrari, eh? All Good Things my insightful Friend, N

[Neville]

Wow, I am truely grateful to you Circe for your very kind and encouraging review. Much appreciated. Many thanks. All Good Things, Neville

[Circe]

stunning... quite exquisite, you romanticised what appears to be real and ordinary impressions and created something glorious, it's easy to become lost in your words.

[Sami Khalil]

Marcella wears a tiny lunar smile. Wow .
That is poetic.

[Neville]

She did indeed. Thanks again sami, N

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome.