POEM 1: 01 APRIL 2010

by Greg ~ April 1st, 2010. Filed under: Poems.

Sexy Isles

New Zealand:
The Sexy Isles

a fleshy peninsula here
a broad smile of beach there

muscular mountains
taking the field

rivers bending & stretching
in full view of the hormone-driven sun

coastal trees flaunting their limbs
waves that can barely contain themselves

these spunky isles     so eye-catching
as to turn the head of the wind.

Greg O’Connell © 2010

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18 Responses to POEM 1: 01 APRIL 2010

  1. Therese Broderick
    April 2nd, 2010 at 3:12 am

    Tantalizing images! I think this alluring poem would do very well on a vacation brochure! Good way to start National Poetry Writing Month — leave your readers wanting to come back for more…

  2. Greg
    April 2nd, 2010 at 3:20 am

    Thanks, Therese. I enjoyed your first NaPoWriMo 2010 poem ‘Courante’.

  3. lucychili
    April 2nd, 2010 at 12:01 pm

    New Zealand is all that, compact and rich. =)
    All the best
    Janet

  4. Greg
    April 2nd, 2010 at 12:12 pm

    Thanks, Janet. Yes, it’s a fine place under the sun. I look forward to following your NaPoWriMo poems.

  5. Michelle
    April 2nd, 2010 at 4:12 pm

    This is a wonderfully sensuous description of landscape! Nice work!

  6. Greg
    April 2nd, 2010 at 4:29 pm

    Thanks, Michelle. I look forward to your next…

  7. Kevin Gibbons
    April 3rd, 2010 at 9:22 am

    Can’t say I’ve ever felt so attracted to a country before! Nice work~~

  8. Greg
    April 3rd, 2010 at 9:38 am

    LOL. Cheers, Kevin. Great to hear from a fellow bard. I’ll be sure to check out your blog soon. Right now it’s a cappuccino with my fiancee…priorities! =)

  9. Andy Sewina
    April 4th, 2010 at 2:20 am

    Phew, you should be working for the tourist board!
    Makes me wanna go there!!

  10. Greg
    April 4th, 2010 at 2:21 am

    LOL. Thanks, Andy. It’s a Pacific “slice of heaven” for sure. =)

  11. Linda Jacobs
    April 4th, 2010 at 5:20 am

    Wonderful personification! I like how you sustain it throughout the poem without it getting overdone.

  12. Greg
    April 4th, 2010 at 5:21 am

    Thanks, Linda. I was aiming for sexy, but not trashy…New Zealand is such a natural born beauty. =)

  13. marieiris
    April 4th, 2010 at 6:59 am

    I love this one. I’ve always wanted to visit New Zealand, and your words make it even more inviting :)

  14. Greg
    April 4th, 2010 at 7:00 am

    Thanks, marieiris. We’d love to see you! =)

  15. Marisa Cappetta
    April 4th, 2010 at 9:34 am

    I love this! ‘spunky isles’…I can hear the wink in your voice.

  16. Greg
    April 4th, 2010 at 10:11 am

    Heehee. Thanks, Marisa. It was such an enticing idea. =)

  17. Yousei Hime
    April 6th, 2010 at 6:37 am

    Read from five back to one. Good stuff. I must admit I am partial to teacher-student poems. Look forward to reading more. NaPoWriMo!

  18. Greg
    April 6th, 2010 at 6:45 am

    Thanks, Yousei. Happy poetry writing! =)

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