Kiss

This kiss has travelled miles

kept safe in a pocket

wrapped in silk

it has journeyed oceans

and rocky trails

burning a hole

through days

impatient to be planted

on my lover’s lips

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this kiss

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and

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this kiss

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and

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this

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kiss

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By Carys Owen

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A ‘golden oldie’ from my book ‘Into the Ordinary’ for

8 Replies to “Kiss”

  1. I love the thought of keeping a kiss safe in a pocket, Carys, ‘burning a hole’, and the long journey the giver has to take to plant it on their lover’s lips. What a beautiful story and the ending is perfect!

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