Her Way

Nerve- muscle- bone and sinew

bow in submission

Even her shadow keeps

a respectful distance

as they watch her ink

scrawl stories over the

tapestry of willing skin

-spilling its excess

drop..by…drop

unto a hungry page

© Vivian Zems

Image: My Story by Karina llergo (used with permission)

Vivian Zems

Mum, author and dentist is how I describe myself. I love creating pictures from words. Sometimes a painter, other times a weaver- words are my tool; trying to create something beautiful. When I was nine, my dad introduced me to audio books. I was hooked. With his guidance, I fell into a world where words became life simply by weaving them together. So here I am, living out my passion- reading and writing! Enjoy the ride with me 😁😁

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November 26, 2019

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bone, Ink, muscle, Real toads, shadow, sinew, Skin

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nikitashackleton
November 27, 2019 at 12:06 am

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Beautiful use of language full of sensuality.

I wondered if you might be interesting in taking part in the Community Poem on my blog at http://www.purplehermit.com. You only need to add one line in response to the opening line. Hope you will join in!

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- Vivian Zems
  December 2, 2019 at 9:18 pm
  
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  Thanks! I will!
  
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Björn Rudberg (brudberg)
November 28, 2019 at 8:06 pm

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I love the hunger of that page… and hopefully there is a reader as hungry in turn

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