{"id":199,"date":"2016-11-12T18:43:24","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T12:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.bridgewater.edu\/?page_id=199"},"modified":"2016-11-12T18:43:52","modified_gmt":"2016-11-12T12:43:52","slug":"woman-of-your-dreams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.bridgewater.edu\/mtembo\/culture-of-zambia\/woman-of-your-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"Poem: Woman of Your Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"title\">The Forlon Cry<\/h3>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-200\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.bridgewater.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/380\/2016\/11\/WomenWater-1.jpg\" alt=\"womenwater\" width=\"200\" height=\"297\" \/> I have looked in the corners<br \/>\nOf many chatrooms<br \/>\nBrimming with chattering peoples<br \/>\nSaying nothing<br \/>\nNight and day<br \/>\nMy heart is heavy<br \/>\nSinged with ambers<br \/>\nOf glowing red-hot love<br \/>\nUnfulfilled deep desires<br \/>\nNothing will squelch them<br \/>\nTrish how can I kiss<br \/>\nYour feet<br \/>\nThe very ground you saunter on<br \/>\nTrish I miss your laugh<br \/>\nThe forlon cry of a lonely man<\/p>\n<p>I have gone to all corners<br \/>\nOf many chatrooms<br \/>\nDesperately looking and hoping<br \/>\nTo get even just a glimpse of you<br \/>\nLooking for your smile<br \/>\nOh, the pain of missing you<br \/>\nI knew you when the tree<br \/>\nOutside my window<br \/>\nHad leaves of golden amber<br \/>\nThen they all fell off one day<br \/>\nThe snow is all gone<br \/>\nThe spring bright flowers<br \/>\nOf a thousand beautiful colors<br \/>\nBirds singing lovely melodies<br \/>\nPrecious, how can I can I kiss<br \/>\nYour feet<br \/>\nThe very ground<br \/>\nYou tread on<br \/>\nTrish I miss you so much<br \/>\nThe forlon cry of a lonely man<br \/>\nHas anyone seen Trish?<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title\">The Goddess of Newtownards<\/h3>\n<p>My heart sings<br \/>\nSongs of joy<br \/>\nSince I met you<br \/>\nGoddess of newtownards<br \/>\nThe sun shines brighter<br \/>\nThe world is a kinder place<br \/>\nThe mind is strong<br \/>\nLife has meaning<br \/>\nSince I met you the<br \/>\nI yearn so much to be with you<br \/>\nTo touch you<br \/>\nTo hold you<br \/>\nTo laugh with you<br \/>\nThe future has meaning<br \/>\nSince I met you<br \/>\nThe Goddess of Newtownards<\/p>\n<p>The tears of joy<br \/>\nGlaze my weary eyes<br \/>\nCracking a sweet smile of gratitude<br \/>\nWhen I think of you<br \/>\nHow life can be<br \/>\nSo sweet but so cruel<br \/>\nBeen deathly lovesick<br \/>\nSince I met you<br \/>\nThe Goddess of Newtownards<\/p>\n<p>You have given me life<br \/>\nStrength to wake up in the morning<br \/>\nFor another day<br \/>\nStrength to appreciate<br \/>\nThe secret joy of life<br \/>\nSince I met you<br \/>\nThe Goddess of newtownards<\/p>\n<p>Deep down in your heart<br \/>\nThere is a burning flickering candle<br \/>\nThat is love<br \/>\nProtect it fiercely from<br \/>\nThe violent winds of hate<br \/>\nProtect it fiercely from the<br \/>\nViolent rapture of jealousy<br \/>\nProtect It fiecelyr from the seductive<br \/>\nDesire for material possessions<br \/>\nProtect it fiercely from the<br \/>\nDestructive storms of anger<br \/>\nSince I met you<br \/>\nThe Goddess of Newtownards<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title\">The Rainy Day<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"border alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/people.bridgewater.edu\/%7Emtembo\/menu\/zambia\/Zambia4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The rainy cloudy Saturday<br \/>\nWas made in heaven<br \/>\nTo quench the long<br \/>\nYearnings of lovers<\/p>\n<p>The soft pelting sound<br \/>\nOf rain drops on the roof<br \/>\nDraws lovers closer<br \/>\nUnder the warm blankets<br \/>\nWater drips meandering down<br \/>\nOn the misty window glass<\/p>\n<p>Howling, smooching and swishing<br \/>\nSounds of a kind rumble<br \/>\nThunderstorm of soft rain<br \/>\nSoothe the turbulent souls<br \/>\nOf lovers<br \/>\nEach in their thoughts<br \/>\nThis moment should never end<\/p>\n<p>The hot taste of tea<br \/>\nThe hot taste of coffee<br \/>\nThe hot taste of chocolate<br \/>\nWarms the body and soul<br \/>\nThe gaze into<br \/>\nEach other&#8217;s eyes<br \/>\nMelts into smile<br \/>\nOf twinkling eyes<br \/>\nDrawing the magnetic<br \/>\nFrench kiss<br \/>\nBodies unite in a primordial<br \/>\nDesire for symbiosis<br \/>\nEcstasy and bliss follows<br \/>\nOh! 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