...And the North Beach Rain

Staring at Cathedrals from the park in North Beach...one of my favorite places to hang.

In tracing the path of that one drop of rain, sublime

The one that started at the top of the spire

Of the immense cathedral, deathly ornate….Jesus

Dripping from the finger of Mary and on to the back of your neck

Following that rivulet I might find the words

That only gods use to describe timeless lust

Chaotic and unbridled, what is the law my darling?

Lawlessness is acceptable when it is your eyes that give direction

That drop would settle in that little hollow

At the base of a supple spine…yours, beauty in strength

And if at times like these I refrain from drink and dreams

I would stab my finger, tasting, dignified moisture, quenching

That pool sends a mortal mans mind racing

Would you deny me a swallow of desire perfectly placed?

I could pay you in the warmth of longing and new pennies

And if I am short, take my umbrella

Let the pool dry, those swimmers are not likely to please

I will work fast and with fastidious abandon, anxious

And when I can let gossamer words float like petals on the surface

I will taste that gaze and the North Beach rain

Author's Note

Beers at Vesuvio anyone....or maybe a trip to City Lights?

Reviews

[lightsong]

a hymn a song almost a prayer, Your words flow with music, pure from You heart, softly touching, I thought about a drop of beer, I felt it as a drop of beer... overwhelming in all the meanings, there is rapture felt there strongly, rapture of lust and love, of bones and spirit, this piece reveal Your varied personas, I like it so much, the wandering of Your mind...

[barleygirl]

This is exquisite imagination, using the drop of rain to follow a thread of ideas. Love the way you drip down the panorama before smoothly transferring to the small of her back. Love the way your storytelling is packed full of well-crafted imagery & dynamic verbs. This is very original writing about very relatable ideas (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Crowley]

I wrote this while in North Beach at that little park that is lined on one side by a Cathedral. I love North Beach. Thanks Margie!!

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

There is such a beauty in the way you take things in and spit them back out. You have got to know how talented you are? In each new piece I read, I'm transported...like the wind in a tornado and at the end set back down so gently as to not ruffle my skirt. Its amazing....just radiant

[Crowley]

Ha...pretty soon my head will not fit through the door. Thanks for the review this is one of my faves.

[roarke]

Great moment captured. How does one put those into words... I think kinda like this. Bravo.

[Ghost]

Very nicely done and such imagery left from the words the are place here for us to read.. I like the way you make it sound so innocent to want and crave someone so bad.. Thanks for sharing

[Crowley]

Thanks Playahhh!!!! I appreciate the kind words. Trips to San Francisco have that affect on me!

[Ghost]

This Ohio boy likes when he can get to La Jolla, California.. But it is my muse and I who travel there and we get lost in the moments..

[Crowley]

That sounds amazing. I love La Jolla as well.