Forehead Kisses

forehead kisses

 

 

 

forehead kisses

have vastly become

a lost art

 

like a hand

firmly placed

to the small

of a woman’s back

 

like the syllables

of your name

lying in wait

upon my tongue.

 

 

 

Reviews

[Thomas W Case]

Beautifully understated — every line lingers and evokes such quiet longing. I could feel each gesture.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you most kindly, Thomas! Happy New Year!

[Curly Grace]

Lovely, Kelly. I have a couple of poems that mention the lost art of a hand at the small of my back. Something about being guided so gently through a doorway stirs something in me. I agree, not enough forehead kisses. will read more.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I used to watch my grandfather, as he walked by his lady's side. For as long as I live, I'll never forget the image of his hand at her back. So romantic. Thank you for giving this one a read, Sarah. It's quite dear to me!

[Jimmy Crapped Corn]

this is exceptional erotic writing. and ZI know of the things you speak. My father was a gentleman and taught me all the subtleties of differences in how you touch, shake hands, kiss, dance, touch. Your right its all a lost art because when I do these things, its rare that the female even knows the difference.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you for acknowledging what I brought attention to in writing this poem. Keep the values, Jimmy. You were taught well, and there are those who still very much appreciate it!

[John the Baptist]

Interesting imagery in this one, especially in the last verse. Quite erotic for such a brief piece. Well done.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Thank you, John!

[Ted Kniffen]

Romance...thy name is Kelly. No one sets the mood better.

Well done Kelly

[Kelly Scheppers]

My heart is overwhelmed by such a compliment. How dear, how kind! Thank you, Ted!

[Pete]

i actually still give them in preciousness. touching write for sure. i see how she wishes to reciprocate.

[Kelly Scheppers]

You give me the impression that you're the kind of man that would. Thank you, Pete!

[Einstein Noodle]

ooooooooo so soft pedaled Ms. Legs ... a delight in my subtle seduction ;))) what a beauty says i! ... tho in reading i have to say i thought immediately of the kiss i placed on the forehead of me oldest wonderful daughter ... love love love to ya dahlink! always love and peace and joy!
E.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Your presence always warms my heart, Gene. Thank you my dear friend! xo

[Relic]

I've kissed women on the forehead in the past. Mainly because they were short. lol
Nice one, Kelly. :)

[Kelly Scheppers]

Lol, small in stature, big at heart! Thanks, Tim!

[Vol]

That's the thing about us Romantics, we know what it means to have a slow hand, and an easy touch...

[Kelly Scheppers]

...yes, indeed! Thank you dear Vol!

[Vol]

Kelly, Beautiful!
I first noticed the desperate need for shallow living in my students back in the nineties. A good example was this Senior who wanted to be a guitar player. He was always going on about how the guitarists of the sixties didn't use many chords, and they tended to strum rather than pick, and how he was so much faster. I tried to explain that speed was not the goal, touching the insides of the people who listened was what mattered. I played a couple of songs for him so he could see what passion felt like... "Nights in White Satin," "A Whiter Shade of Pale," and "Classical Gas." I said, "Go home and find out all you can about Michael Bloomfield and Super Session. He just couldn't get it... I gave up when even Cream's "Toad" couldn't break through. The lack of depth and rich thinking all throughout the last forty years tells me that Douglas Adams was right, if the Earth were destroyed, we wouldn't be missed.
Vol

[Betty Hermelee]

Hi Kelly, just loved the way you created this piece....so delicious and soft and warming....and the ending so sensual...it lasts to me like a long guitar strum.... very subtle and sexy!
Warmly, B

[Kelly Scheppers]

Girl, I love the way you give a compliment..."lasting like a long guitar strum!" Thank you sooo much!

[Betty Hermelee]

You are very welcome!!!
Warmly, B