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Bourbon Street - where the moon is…

Only the noise of my steps,
falling in the mist of the night,
shy under the petals of the Universe
Moon is the female hunting
the lions in a desert of peace

Fingers stealing the notes from a song
found in the dark of Bourbon Street

The pale light above my see-through back
shines the heart beating, in the blood of the sound,
born from a rose and a guitar
I dance with the stars, I sing with the wind,
I step where the track follows
the instinct;
I jump to the moon in a vibration of
my own body, drawn in the smoke
from the sand of my feet –
for her smooth face poisoning my sight
will cry a tear of passion to swallow

…while there’s Moon over Bourbon Street!

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Region, Country: Romania, ROU

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Calliope

17 years 10 months ago

Marius...

your words are like magic weaving a picture in my mind and memories in my heart about fullmoon nights on Bourban street, Lacy Where power corrupts,poetry cleanses.
Marius Surleac

Marius Surleac

17 years 10 months ago

thank you Lacy

Lacy, I am happy when I see that you liked it. It is a honor for me to find out you felt like that. Thank you for your kindness. Best wishes, Marius
weirdelf

weirdelf

17 years 10 months ago

Is that Bourbon Street, New Orleans?

Have you been there or, like me, feel you know it through extensive literature and film? Not an important question, the poem works beautifully. The lines "Moon is the female hunting the lions in a desert of peace" are an extraordinary inversion and so powerful.This is true Romantic Poetry in the sense that it raises the reader above the mundane. cheers, Jess
Marius Surleac

Marius Surleac

17 years 10 months ago

yeap, that Bourbon Street!

Hi Jess! I haven't been on the Bourbon Street! You are right, I have wrote after I read about and especially, this poem was written during the listening of more than 20-30 times of "Moon over Bourbon Street" - Sting's song, which increased my visions and my senses. Best regards, Marius
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Calliope

17 years 10 months ago

I happen to live...

...a few miles southwest of New Orleans and you couldn't compare it to anything else ,it is another world unto itself,and this poem reminds me of the nights I've spent walking Bourban Street ,the French Quarter,the Garden District...those nights when it is late and everything is quiet, walking those streets alone,you can feel the atmosphere surrounding you as if you were a welcome love..."come play with me", I hear them say,those souls who made the city what it is,lol,anyway,I guess I get a little carried away ,I think I just need another one of those nights,lol. Again great poem,Marius. Lacy Where power corrupts,poetry cleanses.