Liberian Literary Magazine Promoting Liberian Literature , Arts and Culture
Unscripted
Cher Antoinette
JANUARY 2016 February is celebrated as the month of Love and reaches its climax on the fourteenth day , Valentine ’ s Day . Even though we all know that this day is among the list of overly commercialized events that merchandisers take advantage of , we still LOVE the idea of that one special day where we take the time to show our loved ones how much they mean to us . So to you the readers of KWEE I give you my love and gratitude in the form of poetry taken from my 2013 anthology – My Soul Cries . Oh , by the way , its ’ s also my birthday this month ( smiles !!!).
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LOVE YOUR WAY
I love the way your hand glances across my skin the way your fingers caress each fine silken hair standing erect in the follicles of my back the way eastern breezes embrace as your whispered breath cools falling on the curved arch of my spine
I love the way you hold me close
rocking swaying perfect rhythm to the beat of evening ’ s lullaby bodies bathed by moonlight ’ s kiss
I love the way you push up to me lips nuzzled against my neck my heart jumping skipping playing hop-scotch in my chest pounding so loud you feel it thru my back
I love the way you make me forget the crickets the whistling frogs who watch from the windowsill moths flitting circling gecko reaching belly flattened on the screen heart beating synced with mine ours
the tick tock of the analog clock the siren ’ s wail high , low , fading
labored breathing escalating sliding into murmurs sound of lids closing darkness midnight ’ s symphony
toes exposed intertwined arms , legs , fingers , minds , finds comfort peace in sleep each night I love your way
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WE LIVE , WE LOVE , AS ONE
wide smiles heart swells warm my lover calls my name I am complete now
strong embrace dark knight free me from my troubled space I am at peace now
secure in our strength lives entwined loves interlocked We walk hand in hand
LUNA AMORE
perfect sphere silver tidal pull ebb low and far time for sand in toes
hot body cool waters dipping toes in frothy waves sizzling couple re-engage
eastern breezes touch skin swollen mouths cool souls refreshed love burns hot again
SERANADE
So mellifluous oh Whispers soft as silken thread Rhapsody sings true
© “ Architects of Destiny ” 2014 – Cher-Antoinette
Cher-An toinette is a mother of two , a forensic scientist and is a multiple silver and bronze award winner at the Barbados Nation al Independence Festival of Creati ve Arts ( NIFCA ) in Photography , Visual Arts and Literary Arts .
Cher-can be contacted at cher . insigh t @ gmail . com and has a social media presence at https :// www . facebook . com / Corbi nGirl http :// c h er - insight . blogspot . com and on Twitter @ cherinsigh t Insta gr a m @ CherAntoinetteStudio