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Asked & Answered

Posted on 13 September 201924 September 2019 by H. Hennenburg
Image by Mervyn Chan illustrating poem titled Asked And Answered by H. Hennenburg
Image by Mervyn Chan

Asked And Answered

I am asked and answered
Beleaguered jasmine trill of longing
Skyward dances
Snake smoke trail seducing sway
Leading way
Beguiling smile descending
Swing upending the cause
Bemused and bespoke
I am exactly as ordered
Dyed crimson and bordered
In sailcloth and wind
And nothing untangles the fragrant cry of desire
The sea sprayed reaching
For fire aloft
From hands singed with elation to remain

© H. Hennenburg, 13 September 2019

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17 thoughts on “Asked & Answered”

  1. Sherry Blue sky says:
    13 September 2019 at 6:57 PM

    This is so perfectly lovely! Yay! Happy Wild Friday to your crew. Coming back from Ukee today, i think i saw your RV. Hope you are having the best time!

    1. H. Hennenburg says:
      13 September 2019 at 8:16 PM

      Thank you, Sherry. And thanks for the visit. The pups are not at all happy with this new beach as “the treat lady” isn’t here.

  2. Sanaa Rizvi says:
    13 September 2019 at 7:10 PM

    This is absolutely stunning! I love how seamlessly you have combined passion with midnight with that of stars and sea. The use of imagery and language is vivid and intense especially; “Beleaguered jasmine trill of longing,” is my favorite! Thank you so much for writing to the prompt!

  3. Sanaa Rizvi says:
    13 September 2019 at 7:12 PM

    This is utterly stunning!! I especially love, “Beleaguered jasmine trill of longing.” Just wowww!!

    1. H. Hennenburg says:
      13 September 2019 at 7:20 PM

      Thank you, Sanaa. Funny thing is, when I wrote that line, I thought to myself, that sounds like something Sanaa would write!

      1. Sanaa Rizvi says:
        13 September 2019 at 7:32 PM

        That’s amazingly sweet, H! Thank you so much!

  4. Old Egg says:
    13 September 2019 at 8:25 PM

    What a great boating poem which is quite visual in its descriptive form.

    1. H. Hennenburg says:
      13 September 2019 at 8:39 PM

      Thank you, Robin! This is what I love about poetry. The same poem always means different things to different people. Then when someone shares their perspective with me, I can look back and see where they’re coming from. ❤️

  5. Sumana Roy says:
    13 September 2019 at 10:32 PM

    Love this poem of passion and yearning! Wow! ‘ Beleaguered jasmine trill of longing’ seems to set a fire. Wonderful seducing images everywhere. Thoroughly enjoyed every line.

  6. Linda Lee Lyberg says:
    14 September 2019 at 8:42 AM

    Really lovely!

    1. H. Hennenburg says:
      14 September 2019 at 9:54 AM

      Thank you, Linda!

  7. Magaly Guerrero says:
    15 September 2019 at 10:05 AM

    “I am exactly as ordered”. How I love that line. Not just what it says, but also how it makes me think that we can order ourselves every single day anew (and be exactly what we want and need).

    1. H. Hennenburg says:
      15 September 2019 at 10:08 AM

      Oh, that’s lovely, Magaly. Thank you for adding your thoughts to that.

  8. Rommy says:
    14 October 2019 at 11:46 AM

    How desire and being desired can transform us! That teasing ache makes the most sober soul act drunk in a single brush of the hand.

    1. H. Hennenburg says:
      14 October 2019 at 1:03 PM

      Beautiful, Rommy! You’re comment is poetry.

  9. Rosemary Nissen-Wade says:
    21 October 2019 at 12:16 AM

    Deliciously seductive!

    1. H. Hennenburg says:
      21 October 2019 at 8:22 AM

      ❤️

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