The Lovers’ Chronicle 2 September – seek – art by Romare Bearden

02 September 2023 By Rhett 0 In Random

Dear Zazie, Here is today’s Lovers’ Chronicle from Mac Tag dedicated to his muse. Follow us on twitter @cowboycoleridge. Do you wish you were pleasin’ someone? Rhett

The Lovers’ Chronicle

Dear Muse,

among all, you my attraction

because i have so wanted

i from you wait with answers,

because with you i can see

the one, whose name i utter

because you have my all to give

yours are the questions heeded

because with you i need

this feelin’ near you

together

andante

“Do you know
what you are looking for?”
timin’ is all, in contemplatin’ that

once ago, so damn certain
yet so utterly wrong
and such a price paid for that
you cannot imagine

figured this out
ain’t much livin’
in pretendin’

and more and more
certain of this,
the search lies within’

mactaghighplainssusnetwindmill nothin’ ain’t worth nothin’
without good lines and good light

sad stories all
in the Rockies, as well
the photographer, he knew
he could see it in my eyes
he never got a good shot

neither did we

electric passions
epic arguments
two people
with more baggage
than the Denver airport

so instead of tryin’
we just quit

would you go back
to fix somethin’ worth fixin’
Faulkner said the past is not dead
so would you, were it worth the cost

so good to be with you
but this is a dream
“Yes, and you must wake up.”
but i want to stay with you
“You will find what you seek.”

All I want…
write a little verse
sing a little song
just for you

Takin’ her hand, leadin’ her
Layin’ down with her
Undressin’ and caressin’
Lookin’ at her, she blushes
She has never been prettier
And the look in those blue eyes
As I take her in my arms
Can there ever be
Anything better
Than to be here holdin’ her

Kissin’ her all over,
And over again
Just not possible
To give her too much pleasure
And the look in those blue eyes
As I pull her face towards
Mine to kiss her
Can there ever be
Anything better
Than to be here kissin’ her
Takin’ her hand, leadin’ her
Layin’ down with her
Undressin’ and caressin’

Strummin’ her pleasure,
Gently, but not too,
With my body, persistent
Pulsin’, tremblin’, buildin’
Wait, yes make her wait
And the look in those blue eyes
When she knows she has to wait
Can there ever be
Anything more fun
Than to be here teasin’ her

Takin’ her now, where
She has never been
This right here is my reason
For bein’; holdin’, kissin’,
Teasin’, pleasin’ this woman
And the look in those blue eyes
When she releases at last
Can there ever be
Anything better
Than to be here
Pleasin’ her

Romare Bearden
Romare Bearden, in his army uniform, a photograph taken by Carl Van Vechten, 1944

Today is the birthday of Romare Bearden (Charlotte, North Carolina; September 2, 1911 – March 12, 1988 New York City); artist and writer who depicted African-American life. He worked with many types of media including cartoons, oils and collages. Bearden was the author or coauthor of several books, and was a songwriter who co-wrote the jazz classic “Sea Breeze”, which was recorded by Billy Eckstine, a former high school classmate at Peabody High School, and Dizzy Gillespie. His lifelong support of young, emerging artists led him and his wife to create the Bearden Foundation to support young or emerging artists and scholars. In 1954, at age 42, he married Nanette Bearden, a 27-year-old dancer who herself became an artist and critic.

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