The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Fri 6/23/06)

[RetroLounge]

Wan Chu's Wife In Bed

Wan Chu, my adoring husband,
has returned from another trip
selling trinkets in the provinces.
He pulls off his lavender shirt
as I lie naked in our bed,
waiting for him. He tells me
I am the only woman he'll ever love.
He may wander from one side of China
to the other, but his heart
will always stay with me.
His face glows in the lamplight
with the sincerity of a boy
when I lower the satin sheet
to let him see my breasts.
Outside, it begins to rain
on the cherry trees
he planted with our son,
and when he enters me with a sigh,
the storm begins in earnest,
shaking our little house.
Afterwards, I stroke his back
until he falls asleep.
I'd love to stay awake all night
listening to the rain,
but I should sleep, too.
Tomorrow Wan Chu will be
a hundred miles away
and I will be awake all night
in the arms of Wang Chen,
the tailor from Ming Pao,
the tiny village down the river.

Richard Jones

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RL

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[LaraMN]

1. Ohhh boy...

naughty girl! :o

[RetroLounge]

6. Yup...

:hi:

RL

[miss_american_pie]

2. Ouch

:hi:

[RetroLounge]

7. and then some...

:hug:

RL

[wildhorses]

3. OMG...I love it....leaves me wanting to hear

the rest of the story!!!

is there more?

:hi:

[RetroLounge]

8. There's always more to the story

it's up to you to fill in the blanks in your imagination...

:hi:

RL

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Oh, she seems so innocent......

And then.....not so......

Interesting poem......

Thank you, my dear Retro.......

:hug:

[RetroLounge]

9. ...

:hug:

RL

[Callalily]

5. Oh RL!

A very emotional poem. Yearning, love for a husband, and then . . . what? whom? What a bundle of mixed passions!

[RetroLounge]

10. Yeah, as all love triangles end up being

:hi:

:hug:

RL