The hearth is alit with a fiery glow
Candlelight in your eyes, a decadent show
Wisps of flames, flickering in the night
Your desire heightening, within my sight
Whisper the sweet somethings, I want to hear
Sweet masculine scent, your breath in my ear
My body glistens, through pores I perspire
Response to images, of what may transpire
I want you my love, take me far, far away
A land of blissful dreams, dawning of a new day
A kiss on the lips, our hands warm they explore
Ignoring the ring of the phone, the knock on the door
As the flames burn and dance, in the fireplace
Minutes will cease transpiring, all time is erased
©Annette (Wengert) Tarpley
1/24/2024
BIO:
Annette (Wengert) Tarpley hails from Roanoke, Virginia where she has resided for the past 30 years. She is originally from Iowa, and has been a nurse for the past 42 years, and a nurse practitioner for the past 14 years. She is the mother of 3 grown children and 5 grandchildren. She has been making jewelry for the past 10 years and has sold numerous pieces at craft events, as well as online, in stores and at a gallery. Some of her pieces can be seen on Facebook under “Tarpley’s Treasures.” She also does other crafts, and for the past 4 years has been writing poetry prolifically, is now an internationally renowned poet, has published books, published online, and is in many anthologies. She is the founder of Facebook’s “The Passion of Poetry” with over 110K members internationally. Many videos can be seen on Facebook, and she is also on Tiktok. Annette is the host of POP-CHAT where she interviews and highlights poets/writers and their works.